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REVISED  ORDINANCES 


OF 


Lincoln,  Neb, 


Tog;ether  with  Special  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Laws  of  Nebraska  Relating  to  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
and  Rules  of  the  Excise  Board. 


COMl'lLKl)  AND  IIEVISED  1!V 

L.  W.  BILLINGSLEY  AND  R J.  GREENE. 


PUBLISHED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL. 


LINCOLN,  NEB,: 

STATE  JOURNAL  COMPANY,  PRINTERS. 

1895. 


COPYRIGHT.  1895, 

BY 

L.  W.  BILLINGSLEY  AND  K.  J.  GREENE. 


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CONTENTS. 


PART  ONE. 


PKOViSlOISb  -KELATING  TO  CITY  GOVERN- 


MENT-STATUTES RELATING  TO  GOVERNMENT 
OF  THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 

1.  Charter  Cities,  First  Class. 

2.  Bonds  and  Oaths,  Official. 

3.  Bonds,  Municipal. 

4.  Bonds,  Contractors  on  Public  Buildiugs. 

5.  Bonds,  Coupons  Detached  by  Auditor. 

6.  Bonds,  Internal  Improvements. 

7.  Bonds,  Refunding. 

8.  Bonds,  Interest. 

9.  Corporations. 

10.  Revenue  from  Internal  Improvements. 

11.  City  Officers,  Not  to  be  Interested  in  Contracts. 

12.  Civil  Rights. 

13.  Exemptions  from  Poll  Tax. 

14.  Insurance  Companies,  Taxation  of. 

15.  Libraries. 

16.  Seat  of  Government. 

17.  Market  Square. 

18.  Union  Square. 


PART  TWO. 


ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER  1. — City  Officers. 


Article  I.. 
Article  II 


Elective  Officers. 
Appointive  Officers. 


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iv  CONTENTS. 

Article  III Official  Oaths  aud  Bonds. 

Article  IV Salaries. 

Article  V Special  Provisions. 

Article  VI Removal  of  Officers. 

CHAPTER  II.— The  Mayor. 

Article  I The  Mayor. 

Article  II President  of  the  Council. 

CHAPTER  III. — Legislative  Department. 

Article  I The  City  Council. 

Article  II The  City  Clerk. 

CHAPTER  IV. — Department  of  Finance. 
Article  I The  City  Treasurer. 

CHAPTER  V.— Judicial  Department. 

Article  I The  Police  Judge  and  Court. 

CHAPTER  VI.— The  Department  of  Public  Works. 

Article  I The  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Article  II The  City  Engineer. 

Article  III The  Street  Commissioner. 

Article  IV The  Sidewalk  Inspector. 

Article  V The  Sewer  Inspector. 

CHAPTER  VII. — Department  of  Law. 

Article  I The  City  Attorney. 

Article  II  The  Deputy  City  Attorney. 

• CHAPTER  VIII.— Department  of  Health. 

Article  I The  Board  of  Health. 

Article  II The  Health  Officer. 

Article  III The  City  rhysician, 

CHAPTER  IX.— Department  of  Police. 

Article  1 The  City  Marshal. 

Article  II Special  Provisions. 

CHAPTER  X.— The  Fire  Department. 

Article  I Chief  of  Eire  Department. 

Article  II Special  Provisions. 


CONTENTS. 


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CHAPTER  XIV. — Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 

Article  1 Accidents. 

Article  II  Additions. 

Article  III Amusements. 

Article  IV Areaways. 

Article  V Auctions  and  Auctioneers. 

Article  VI Barbed-wire  Fence. 

Article  VII .Billiards  and  Ball  Alleys. 

Article  VIII Births. 

Article  IX...  Bread. 

Article  X Building  Permits. 

Article  XI Buildings. 

Article  XII Burial  Permits. 

Article  XIII City  Limits. 

Article  XIV Coaches,  Cabs,  and  Carts. 

Article  XV Coal. 

Article  XVI  Concealed  Weapons. 

Article  XVII Day  Labor. 

Article  XVIII Deaths. 

Article  XIX Dogs. 

Article  XX Elections. 

Article  XX I Election  Districts. 

Article  XXII Electric  Lights. 

Article  XX III Eminent  Domain. 

Article  XXIV Express  Companies. 

Article  XXV Fire. 

Article  XXVI Fire-arms,  Fire-works,  and  Cannons. 

Article  XXVII Fire  Department. 

Article  XXVIII Fire  Escapes. 

Article  XXIX Fire  Limits. 

Article  XXX Flags  and  Decorations  at  the  City  Hall 

Article  XXXI Flower  Pots. 

Article  XXXII Funeral  Trains. 

Article  XXXIII Gaming. 

Article  XXXIV Gas  and  Electric  Light  Property. 

Article  XXXV Gas  Mains. 

Article  XXXVI Grades. 

Article  XXXVII Health. 

Article  XXXVIII Horses. 

Article  XXXIX Hotel  Runners. 

Article  XL Houses  of  Ill-fame. 

Article  XLI Ice. 

Article  XLI  I Intelligence  Offices. 


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CONTENTS. 


Article  XLIII Lamps. 

Article  XLIV Library. 

Article  XLV Licenses. 

Article  XLVI Miscellaneous  Practices,  Misdemeanors. 

Article  XLVJI Nuisances. 

Article  XL VIII Oils. 

Article  XLIX Ordinances. 

Article  L Pawnbrokers. 

Article  LI Plumbers. 

Article  LII Pound. 

Article  LIII Railroads. 

Article  LIV Resident  Merchants. 

Article  LV Scavengers. 

Article  LVI Seals. 

Article  LVII Second-hand  Dealers. 

Article  LVIII Sewers  and  Drains. 

Article  LIX Signs. 

Article  LX Sidewalks. 

Article  LXI ’ Stationary  Engineers. 

Article  LXII. Steam  Carousals. 

Article  LXIII Steam  Engines. 

Article  LXIY Streets. 

Article  LXY Street  Railroads 

Article  LXVI Sunday. 

Article  LXVII Supplies — City  Printing. 

Article  LXVIII Supplies  lor  City  Government. 

Article  LXIX Telegraphs  and  Telephones. 

Article  LXX Wards. 

Article  LXXI Water. 

Article  LXXII..., Weights  and  Measures. 


PART  THREE. 


SPECIAL  ORDINANCES. 

Article  I Funding  Bonds. 

Article  II District  Paving  Bonds,  Assessments  and  Orders. 

Article  III Intersection  Paving  Bonds. 

Article  IV Sewer  Bonds. 

Article  V Water  Bonds. 

Article  VII Electric  Light,  Gas,  and  Oil  Companies. 


CONTENTS.  VI 1 

Article  VIII Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 

Article  IX Railroad  Bonds. 

Article  X Paving  Districts. 

Article  XI Railroads. 

Article  XIII Sidewalk  Districts. 

Article  XIV Street  Railways. 

Article  XV Telephones  and  Telegraphs. 

Article  XVII Viaducts. 


PART  FOUR. 


Articlel Organization  of  Town  of  Lincoln. 

Article  II Organization  as  City  of  Second  Class. 

Article  III Organization  as  City  Second  Class,  more  than  10,000 

Population. 

Article  IV Organization  as  City  First  Class,  less  than  60,000 

Population. 

Article  V Directory,  Officers,  Town  and  City  of  Lincoln. 


APPENDIX. 


Rules  of  Excise  Board. 


INDEX. 


1715. 


AN  ORDINANCE 


Providing  for  the  publication  of  the  ordinances  and  laws  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska. 

Be  if  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Section  1.  That  the  ordinances  and  laws  governing  the  city  of  Lincoln 
as  arranged,  revised,  and  amended  by  L.  W.  Billingsley  and  R.  J.  Greene, 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  ordered  printed  in  book  and  pamphlet  form,  for 
sale  and  distribution  in  bound  volumes,  to  be  entitled  “ Revised  Ordinances 
of  Lincoln,  Neb.” 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  GRAHAM,  Mayor. 

Attest  : J.  W.  BOWEN,  City  Clerk. 

State  OF  Nebraska,  1 ^ 

County  of  Lancaster.  ) ’ 

I,  J.  W.  Bowen,  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  do  hereby  certify  that  the 
above  and  foregoing  is  a true  copy  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance 
providing  for  the  publication  of  the  ordinnnces  and  laws  of  the  city  of  Lin-, 
coin,  Nebraska,”  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city  August  26,  A.  D 
1895,  and  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

I further  certify  that  the  original  ordinance,  of  which  the  foregoing  is  a 
copy  certified,  is  by  law  intrusted  to  my  custody  tor  safe  keeping,  and  is  on 
file  in  my  office. 

Witne.ss  my  hand  and  the  corporate  seal  of  said  city  this  26th  day  of  An. 
gust,  1895. 

[seal.] 


J.  W.  BOWEN,  CHy  Clerk. 


CERTIFICATE  OF  PUBLICATION. 


State  of  Nebraska,  \ 

County  of  Lancaster,  j ^ * 

I,  A.  H.  Mendenhall,  being  first  duly  sworn,  on  oath  say  that  I am  the 
chief  business  manager  and  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  State  Journal 
Company,  a printing  and  publishing  company  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  said 
county  and  state;  that  the  above  and  foregoing  ordinance  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  together  with  other  ordinances  of  said  city,  was  printed  and  pub- 
lished in  book  and  pamphlet  form  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  in  pursuance  of 
the  provisions  of  the  statutes  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  and  the  ordinances 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  by  order  and  under  the  authority  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  by  said  State  Journal  Company,  on  the  26th  day  of  August,  A.  D. 
1895,  and  duly  delivered  to  the  clerk  of  said  city. 

A.  H.  MENDENHALL. 

Subscribed  in  my  presence  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  26th  day  of  Au- 
gust, A.  D.  1895. 

[seal.  ] 


P.  F.  GREENE, 

Notary  Public. 


Constitutional  Provisions,  and  Statutes. 


CONSTITUTIONAL  PEOVISIONS 

In  Eelation  to  City  Goveknments. 


ARTICLE  III. 

1.  (Section  15.)  The  Legislature  shall  not  pass  local  or  spe- 
cial laws  in  any  of  the  following  cases,  that  is  to  say:  for  * * 

* * * * * changing  the  names  of  * * * * * 

places.  ******  * Vacating  * * * town 

plats,  streets,  alleys,  and  public  grounds.  * * * Regulating 

the  jurisdiction  and  duties  of  * * * * * police  magis- 
trates. * * * Incorporating  cities,  towns,  and  villages,  or 

changing  or  amending  the  charter  of  any  town,  city,  or  village. 
Providing  for  the  election  of  officers  in  *****  cities. 

* * * * * Providing  for  the  bonding  of  cities.  * * 

* * Creating,  increasing,  and  decreasing  fees,  percentage, 

or  allowance,  of  public  officers  during  the  term  for  which  said 
officers  are  elected  or  a|)pointed.  * * * * 

ARTICLE  VI. 

2.  (Section  1.)  The  judicial  power  of  the  state  shall  be 
vested  in  a supreme  court,  district  courts,  justices  of  the  peace, 
police  magistrates,  and  in  such  other  courts,  inferior  to  the  dis- 
trict court,  as  may  be  created  by  law  for  cities  and  incorporated 
towns. 

3.  (Section  18.)  * * * * and  police  magistrates  shall 

be  elected  in  and  for  such  districts,  and  have  and  exercise  such 
jurisdiction  as  may  be  provided  by  law. 

3a.  (Section  20).  All  officers  provided  for  in  this  article 
shall  hold  their  offices  until  their  successors  shall  be  qualified, 
and  they  shall  respectively  reside  in  the  district,  county  or  pre- 
cinct for  which  they  shall  be  elected  or  appointed.  The  terms 
of  office  of  all  such  officers,  when  not  otherwise  prescribed  in 
this  article,  shall  be  two  years.  All  officers,  when  not  otherwise 
provided  for  in  this  article,  shall  perform  such  duties  and  re- 
ceive such  compensation  as  may  be  provided  by  law. 

(3) 


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CONSTITUTIONAL  PROVISIONS  IN 


36.  (Section  21.)  In  case  the  office  of  any  judge  of  the 
supreme  court  or  of  any  district  court,  shall  become  vacant  be- 
fore the  expiration  of  the  regular  term  for  which  he  was  elected, 
the  vacancy  shall  be  filled  by  appointment  by  the  governor,  un- 
til a successor  shall  be  elected  and  qualified,  and  such  successor 
shall  be  elected  for  the  unexpired  term  at  the  first  general  elec- 
tion that  occurs  more  than  thirty  days  after  the  vacancy  shall 
have  happened.  Vacancies  in  all  other  elective  offices  provided 
for  in  this  article,  shall  be  filled  by  election,  but  when  the  unex- 
pired term  does  not  exceed  "one  year  the  vacancy  may  be  filled  by 
appointment,  in  such  manner  as  the  legislature  may  provide. 

3c.  (Section  24.)  All  process  shall  run  in  the  name  of ‘‘The 
State  of  Nebraska,^^  and  all  prosecutions  shall  be  carried  on  in 
the  name  of  “ The  State  of  Nebraska.^^ 

ARTICLE  VIIL 

4.  (Section  11.)  No  sectarian  instruction  shall  be  allowed 
in  any  school  or  institution  supported  in  whole  or  in  part  by 
the  public  funds  set  apart  for  educational  purposes ; nor  shall  the 
state  accept  any  grant,  conveyance,  or  bequest  of  money,  lands, 
or  other  property,  to  be  used  for  sectarian  purposes. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

5.  (Section  2.)  The  property  of  * * * * * nuinici- 

pal  corporations,  both  real  and  personal,  shall  be  exempt  from 
taxation.  * * * 

6.  (Section  4.)  The  Legislature  shall  have  no  power  to  re- 
lease or  discharge  any  county,  city,  township,  town,  or  district, 
whatever,  or  the  inhabitants  thereof,  or  any  corporation  or  the 
property  therein,  from  their  or  its  proportionate  share  of  taxes 
to  be  levied  for  state  purposes,  or  due  any  municipal  corpora- 
tion, nor  shall  commutation  for  such  taxes  be  authorized  in  any 
form  whatever. 

7.  (Section  6.)  The  Legislature  may  vest  the  corporate  au- 
thorities of  cities,  towns,  and  villages,  with  power  to  make  local 
improvements  by  special  assessments,  or  by  H|)ecial  taxation  of 
])roperty  benefited.  For  all  other  corporate  purposes,  all  mu- 
nicipal corporations  may  be  vested  with  authority  to  assess  and 
collect  taxes;  but  such  taxes  shall  be  uniform  in  res])cct  to  ])er- 
son  and  j)ro})erty  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  body  imposing 
the  same, 


RELATION  TO  CITY  GOVERNMENTS. 


8.  (Section  7.)  Private  property  shall  not  be  liable  to  be 
taken  or  sold  for  the  payment  of  the  corporate  debts  of  munici- 
pal corporations.  The  Legislature  shall  not  impose  taxes  upon 
municipal  corporations,  or  the  inhabitants  or  property  thereof, 
for  corporate  purposes. 


ARTICLE  XL 

9.  (Section  1.)  No  city,  county,  town,  precinct,  municipality, 
or  other  subdivision  of  the  state,  shall  ever  become  a subscriber 
to  the  capital  stock,  or  owner  of  such  stock,  or  any  portion  or 
interest  therein,  of  any  railroad,  or  private  corporation,  or  asso- 
ciation. 

10.  (Section  2.)  No  such  general  law  shall  be  passed  by  the 
Legislature,  granting  the  right  to  construct  and  operate  a street 
railroad  within  any  city,  town,  or  incorporated  village,  without 
first  requiring  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors  thereof. 

ARTICLE  XII. 

11.  (Section  2.)  No  city,  county,  town,  precinct,  munici- 
pality, or  other  subdivision  of  the  state,  shall  ever  make  dona- 
tions to  any  railroad  or  other  works  of  internal  improvement, 
unless  a proposition  so  to  do  shall  have  been  first  submitted  to 
the  qualified  electors  thereof  at  an  election  by  authority  of  law  ; 
Provided^  That  such  donations  of  a county,  with  the  donations 
of  such  subdivisions,  in  the  aggregate  shall  not  exceed  ten  per 
cent  of  the  assessed  valuation  of  such  county;  Provided  further  ^ 
That  any  city  or  county  may,  by  a two-thirds  vote,  increase  such 
indebtedness  five  per  cen{,  in  addition  to  such  ten  per  cent,  and 
no  bonds  or  evidences  of  indebtedness  so  issued  shall  be  valid 
unless  the  same  shall  have  endorsed  thereon  a certificate  signed 
by  the  Secretary  and  Auditor  of  State,  showing  that  the  same  is 
issued  pursuant  to  law. 


ARTICLE  XIV. 

12.  (Section  2.)  Any  person  who  is  in  default  as  collector 
and  custodian  of  public  money  or  property  shall  not  be  eligible 
to  any  office  of  trust  or  profit  under  the  constitution  or  laws  of 
this  state;  nor  shall  any  person  convicted  of  felony  be  eligible  to 
office  unless  he  shall  have  been  restored  to  civil  rights. 

13.  (Section  3.)  Drunkenness  shall  be  a cau.se  of  impeach- 
ment and  removal  from  office. 


STATUTES 

Relating  to  the  Government  of  the  City  of  Lincoln. 


1. — Charter  Cities  First  Class, 

Chapter  13a.— Cities  of  the  First  Class. 

article  I.  CITIES  OVER  25,000  INHABITANTS. 

14.  § 1.  That  all  cities  having  less  than  one  hundred  thou- 
sand (100,000)  inhabitants,  and  more  than  twenty-five  thousand 
inhabitants,  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  this  act,  and 
be  known  as  cities  of  the  first  (1st)  class. 

15.  § 2.  Whenever  a city  of  the  second  class  shall  have  at- 
tained a population  of  more  than  twenty-five  thousand  (25,000) 
inhabitants  and  such  fact  shall  have  been  duly  certified  to  the 
Governor  by  the  Mayor  of  such  city,  attested  by  the  seal  thereof, 
he  shall  declare  by  public  proclamation  such  city  to  be  a city  of 
the  first  class  and  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

16.  §3.  The  government  of  such  city  shall  continue  in  au- 
thority from  the  date  of  such  proclamation  until  the  re-organi- 
zation under  this  act.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  divide  the 
city  into  not  less  than  six  wards,  to  take  effect  at  the  next  annual 
municipal  election. 

17.  § 4.  The  corporate  limits  of  such  city  shall  remain  as 
theretofore,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  by  ordinance  in- 
clude therein  all  the  territory  contiguous  or  adjacent,  which  has 
been  by  (he  act,  authority,  or  acquiescence  of  the  owners  subdi- 
vided into  parcels  containing  not  more  than  twenty  acres,  and 
the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power,  by  ordinance,  to  com- 
})el  tlie  owners  of  lands  so  brought  within  the  corporate  limits 
to  lay  out  streets,  ways,  and  alleys  to  conform  and  be  contiguous 
with  the  streets,  ways,  and  alleys  of  such  city  (or  otherwise  as 
shall  appear  most  for  the  convenience  of  the  inhabitants  of  such 
city  and  the  public),  and  they  may  vacate  any  public  road  here- 
tofore established  through  such  land  when  necessary  to  secure 
regularity  in  the  general  system  of  its  public  ways. 

(7) 


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STATUTES  RELATING  TO  THE 


18.  § 5.  Land  shall  be  deemed  contiguous  to  such  city  not- 
withstanding any  stream  or  embankment,  or  any  strip  or  parcel 
of  land  not  more  than  two  hundred  (200)  feet  in  width  may  lie 
between  such  land  and  the  corporate  limits  of  such  city. 

19.  § 6.  The  proprietor  or  proprietors  of  any  land  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  any  city  of  the  first  class,  or  contiguous 
to  the  same,  may  lay  out  said  lauds  into  lots,  blocks,  streets, 
avenues,  and  alleys,  and  other  grounds  under  the  name  of  — 
addition  to  the  city  of  — and  shall  cause  an  accurate  map  or  plat 
thereof  to  be  made  out  designating  explicitly  the  lands  so  laid 
out,  and  particularly  describing  the  lots,  blocks,  streets,  avenues, 
and  alleys,  and  grounds  belonging  to  such  addition;  the  lots 
must  be  designated  by  numbers,  and  the  streets,  avenues,  and 
other  grounds  by  name  or  numbers,  and  such  plat  shall  be  ac- 
knowledged before  some  officer  authorized  to  take  the  acknowl- 
edgment of  deeds,  and  have  appended  a certificate  made  by  some 
competent  surveyor,  that  he  has  accurately  surveyed  such  addi- 
tion and  that  the  lots,  blocks,  streets,  avenues,  alleys,  parks, 
commons,  and  other  grounds  are  well  and  accurately  staked  off 
and  marked,  and  when  such  map  or  plat  is  so  made  out,  ac- 
knowledged, and  certified,  and  after  being  approved  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  the  same  shall  be  filed  and  recorded  in  the 
office  of  the  County  Clerk  of  the  county,  and  thereupon  such 
plat  shall  be  equivalent  to  a deed  in  fee  simple  to  said  city  from 
the  proprietor  of  all  streets,  avenues,  alleys,  public  squares, 
parks,  and  commons,  and  of  such  portion  of  the  land  as  is 
therein  set  apart  for  public  and  city  use,  or  is  dedicated  to  char- 
itable, religious,  or  educational  purposes,  and  all  additions  thus 
laid  out  shall  remain  a part  of  said  city,  and  all  additions  now 
or  hereafter  laid  out  adjoining  or  contiguous  to  the  said  corj)orate 
limits  shall  be  included  in  the  same,  and  be  and  become  there- 
upon a part  of  such  city  for  all  purposes  whatsoever,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  such  addition  shall  be  entitled  to  all  the  rights  and 
privileges,  and  subject  to  all  the  laws,  ordinances,  rules,  and  reg- 
ulations of  the  city  to  which  said  land  is  an  addition;  Provided^ 
the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power  by  ordinance  to  compel 
the  owners  of  any  such  addition  to  lay  out  streets,  avenues,  and 
alleys,  so  as  to  have  the  same  correspond  in  width  and  direction, 
and  be  continuations  of  the  streets,  ways,  and  alleys  in  the  city 
or  additions  thereto,  contiguous  to  or  near  the  proposed  addition, 
and  no  addition  shall  have  any  validity,  right  or  privilege  as  an 
addition  unless  the  terms  and  conditions  of  such  ordinance  are 


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complied  with,  and  tlie  plats  thereof  submitted  to  and  approved 
by  the  Mayor  and  Council,  and  such  approval  endorsed  thereon. 

20.  § 7.  The  corporate  name  of  each  city  organized  under  or 

governed  by  this  act  shall  be  the  city  of and  all  process 

whatever,  affecting  any  such  city,  shall  be  served  upon  the  Mayor, 
or  Acting  Mayor,  or  in  the  absence  of  both  of  said  officers  from 
the  city,  then  upon  the  City  Clerk. 

21.  § 8.  No  right  of  property  accrued  to  any  city,  corporation, 
or  person  under  any  law  heretofore  in  force,  shall  be  affected  by 
this  act,  and  all  city  ordinances  now  in  force  and  not  repugnant 
to  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  remain  and  continue  in  force 
until  altered  or  repealed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  When  any 
such  city  or  town  shall  be  incorporated  under  the  provisions  of 
this  act,  all  its  said  trusts,  rights,  and  privileges  shall  be  trans- 
mitted to  and  vested  in  such  latter  corporation,  and  all  actions 
heretofore  commenced  by  or  against  any  city,  or  town  which  shall 
become  a city,  governed  under  the  provisions  of  this  act,  shall  be 
in  no  manner  affected  by  this  act,  but  all  such  actions  shall  be 
continued  to  final  judgment  and  satisfaction  as  if  this  act  had  not 
been  passed. 

22.  § 9.  Each  city  governed  by  the  provisions  of  this  act 
shall  be  a body  corporate  and  politic,  and  shall  have  powers: 
First. — To  sue  and  be  sued.  Second. — To  purchase  and  hold 
real  and  personal  property  for  the  use  of  the  city,  and  real  estate 
sold  for  taxes.  Third. — To  sell  and  convey  any  real  or  personal 
estate  owned  by  the  city,  and  make  such  order  respecting  the 
same  as  may  be  deemed  conducive  to  the  interests  of  the  city. 
Fourth. — To  make  all  contracts  and  to  do  all  other  acts  in  rela- 
tion to  the  pro{)erty  and  concerns  of  the  city  necessary  to  the  ex- 
ercise of  its  corporate  ])owers.  Fifth. — To  exercise  such  other 
and  further  powers  as  may  be  conferred  by  law.  The  powers 
hereby  granted  shall  be  exercised  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of 
such  city  as  hereinafter  set  forth,  but  they  shall  not  have  power 
to  sell  any  real  estate  of  the  city  unless  authorized  to  do  so  by  a 
vote  of  the  majority  of  the  electors  of  such  city  at  a special  elec- 
tion therefor. 

23.  § 10.  Each  city  governed  by  this  act  shall  be  divided 
into  not  less  than  six  wards,  as  compact  in  form  and  equal  in 
])opulation  as  may  be,  and  no  ward  shall  contain  less  than  six 
thousand  (6,000)  inhabitants,  the  boundaries  of  which  shall  be 
defined  by  ordinance.  Each  ward  shall  constitute  an  election 
district;  Provided,  That  when  any  ward  shall  contain  over  five 


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huiulred  (500)  legal  voters  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  divide 
such  ward  into  two  or  more  election  districts. 

24.  § 11.  Precinct  lines  in  tliat  j)art  of  any  county  not  under 
township  organization,  embraced  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
any  city  governed  by  this  act,  shall  correspond  with  the  ward 
lines  in  such  city,  and  such  precinct  shall  correspond  in  number 
with  the  ward  of  the  city,  and  be  co-extensive  with  tlie  same; 
Provided^  That  when  a ward  is  divided  into  election  districts, 
the  precinct  corresponding  with  Such  ward  shall  be  divided  so  as 
to  correspond  with  the  election  district;  And  provided,  further, 
That  no  justices  of  the  peace  or  constable  shall  be  elected  in 
such  precinct,  and  every  such  city  shall  constitute  a district  for 
the  election  of  justices  of  the  peace  and  constables,  and  in  every 
such  district  there  shall  be  elected  two  justices  of  the  peace  and 
two  constables  at  the  time  provided  by  law  for  the  election  of 
such  officers  in  other  districts. 

25.  § 12.  The  general  city  election  in  all  cities  governed  by 
this  act  shall  be  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  April,  annually ; the 
polls  shall  be  opened  at  such  place  in  each  election  district  as 
may  be  designated  by  the  Mayor  or  be  fixed  by  ordinance,  and 
shall  be  kept  open  between  the  hours  of  eight  o’clock  a.  m.,  and 
seven  o’clock  p.  M.,  and  no  longer. 

26.  § 13.  At  the  first  annual  election  after  such  proclamation 
by  the  Governor,  a Mayor,  Treasurer,  Clerk,  Water  Commis- 
sioner, City  Attorney,  City  Engineer,  and  Police  Judge  shall  be 
elected  by  a plurality  of  votes  for  the  term  of  two  years,  and 
biennially  thereafter.  In  cities  governed  by  the  provisions  of 
this  act  each  ward  shall  elect  from  its  residents  two  (2)  Council- 
men  for  the  term  of  one  and  two  years  respectively,  and  one  an- 
nually thereafter  for  two  years.  In  cities  of  this  class  now  or 
hereafter  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  act  whenever  by  reason 
of  an  increase  of  wards  in  such  city,  any  ward  shall  be  without 
representation  it  shall  be  lawful  and  proper  at  the  next  succeed- 
ing election  to  elect  two  Council  men  for  each  of  such  wards  for 
the  term  of  one  and  two  years  respectively,  and  one  Councilman 
annually  thereafter  for  two  years.  Officers  whose  terms  are  un- 
expired shall  hold  tlieir  offices  for  their  unexpired  terms,  and 
elections  shall  be  made  as  vacancies  occur.  There  shall  also  be 
in  each  city  governed  by  this  act  an  Excise  Board,  consisting  of 
the  Mayor,  who  shall  be  ex  officio  member  and  the  chairman 
thereof,  and  two  members  elected  by  the  city  at  large,  who  shall 
hold  their  offices  for  two  years.  The  terms  of  all  elective  offi- 


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cers  shall  commence  on  the  Tuesday  next  after  their  election  and 
continue  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified.  Each 
Councilman  hereafter  elected  in  any  such  city,  before  entering 
u[)on  the  duties  of  his  office,  shall  be  required  to  give  a bond  to 
said  city  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  with  two  or  more 
good  and  sufficient  sureties,  residents  of  said  city,  who  shall  each 
justify  that  he  is  worth  at  least  two  thousand  dollars  over  and 
above  all  debts,  liabilities  and  exemptions;  conditioned  for  the 
faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  the  Councilman  giving  the 
same,  and  further  conditioned  that  if  said  Councilman  shall  vote 
for  any  expenditure  of  money,  or  the  creation  of  any  liability  in 
excess  of  the  amount  allowed  by  law,  or  shall  vote  for  the  trans- 
fer of  any  sum  of  money  from  one  fund  to  another  where  such 
transfer  is  not  allowed  by  law,  that  such  Councilman  and  the 
sureties  signing  said  bond  shall  be  liable  thereon. 

27.  §14.  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  and  the  Inspector  of 
Meats  and  Live  Stock,  Building  Inspector  who  shall  be  a per- 
son of  practical  experience  in  the  erection  and  construction  of 
buildings,  and  such  other  offices  as  may  be  provided  for  by  this 
act,  except  the  Marshal  and  Police,  and  not  elective,  may  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  assent  of  the  Council. 
Any  of  such  officers  may  be  removed  at  any  time  by  a vote  of 
three-fourths  of  all  the  members  of  the  Council.  All  confirma- 
tion of  officers  by  the  Council  shall  be  made  viva  voce,  and  the 
concurrence  of  a majority  shall  be  required,  and  the  vote  by 
yeas  and  nays  shall  be  recorded.  The  City  Marshal  and  such 
number  of  Police  as  the  Excise  and  Police  Board  may  authorize 
shall  be  appointed  and  may  be  removed  by  the  Excise  Board  as 
hereinafter  provided,  and  in  case  of  emergency  the  Mayor  may 
appoint  a necessary  number  of  special  police,  who  shall  be  re- 
movable at  the  pleasure  of  the  Mayor. 

28.  § 15.  The  qualification  of  the  electors  in  the  several 
wards  shall  be  the  same  as  is  required  for  the  electors  under  the 
laws  of  the  state,  and  they  shall  also  have  resided  in  the  city 
three  months  and  in  the  ward  seven  days.  At  a meeting  of  the 
Council  on  the  first  Monday  after  any  city  election,  the  returns 
shall  be  canvassed,  and  they  shall  cause  the  Clerk  to  make  out 
and  deliver  certificates  of  election  to  the  persons  found  to  be 
elected,  and  a neglect  of  such  officer  to  qualify  within  ten  days 
after  the  delivery  to  him  of  such  certificate  shall  be  deemed  a re- 
fusal to  accept  the  office  to  which  he  may  have  been  elected. 

29.  § 16.  Regular  meetings  of  the  Council  shall  be  held  at 


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such  times  as  may  be  fixed  by  ordinance  and  special  meetings 
whenever  called  by  the  Mayor  or  any  four  Council  men.  Two- 
thirds  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  Council  shall  constitute  a 
quorum  for  the  transaction  of  any  business,  but  a less  number  may 
adjourn  from  time  to  time  and  compel  the  attendance  of  absent 
members. 

30.  § 17.  The  salaries  of  all  officers  shall  be  fixed  by  ordi- 

nance, not  exceeding  the  following  sums  per  year,  respectively: 
The  Mayor,  one  thousand  (|1,000)  dollars  per  annum;  Treas- 
urer, three  thousand  ($3,000j  dollars  per  annum;  Deputy  Treas- 
urer, twelve  hundred  ($1,200)  dollars  per  annum;  one  assistant 
nine  hundred  ($900)  dollars  per  annum  ; each  Councilman  and 
member  of  the  Excise  Board  except  the  Mayor,  three  hundred 
($300)  dollars  per  annum;  Clerk,  two  thousand  ($2,000)  dollars 
per  annum,  including  the  making  of  the  tax  list;  Deputy  City 
Clerk  twelve  hundred  ($1,200)  dollars  per  annum;  Marshal  one 
hundred  ($100)  dollars;  Captain  of  Police,  ninety  ($90)  dollars, 
and  Policemen,  seventy  ($70)  dollars  each  per  month;  City  En- 
gineer, eighteen  hundred  ($1,800)  dollars  per  annum;  Street 
Commissioner,  seventy-five  ($75)  dollars  per  month;  City  At- 
torney, fifteen  hundred  ($1,500) dollars  per  annum;  Deputy  City 
Attorney  nine  hundred  ($900)  dollars  per  annum;  Water  Com- 
missioner one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars  per  annum;  Inspector 
of  Meats  and  Live  Stock,  seventy  ($70)  dollars  per  month; 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  twelve  hundred 
($1,200)  dollars  per  annum,  and  the  other  two  members  of  said 
board,  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  per  annum.  The  foregoing 
to  be  construed  as  limitations  and  not  fixed  salaries.  All  other 
officers  and  employes  of  the  city,  except  Police  Judge,  shall  re- 
ceive such  compensation  as  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  shall  fix 
by  ordinance  at  the  time  of  their  employment.  Providing, 
however,  That  if  any  officer  absent  himself  from  the  city  for  the 
period  of  sixty  days  or  more  he  shall  forfeit  his  salary  during 
such  absence,  and  if  absent  for  ninety  days  his  office  may  be 
declared  vacant  by  the  Mayor  and  three-fourths  of  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Council.  The  emoluments  of  no  officer,  whose  elec- 
tion or  appointment  is  required  by  this  act,  shall  be  increased  or 
diminished  during  the  term  for  which  he  was  elected  or  ap- 
pointed, and  no  person  who  shall  have  resigned  or  vacated  any 
office,  shall  be  eligible  to  the  same  or  any  appointive  office  dur- 
ing the  time  for  which  he  was  elected  or  ap})ointed.  No  one 
shall  be  appointed  an  Inspector  or  other  public  officer  who  has 


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not  been  qualified  by  practical  experience  in  the  particular  line 
of  industry  that  requires  his  attention  and  constitutes  the  duties 
of  his  office. 

31.  § 18.  The  compensation  of  the  Police  Judge  shall  be 
fifteen  hundred  (1,500)  dollars  per  annum,  to  be  retained  out  of 
the  fees  collected  by  him,  for  his  services.  Provided^  This  shall 
not  include  any  sums  he  may  receive  for  his  services  as  an  ex- 
amining magistrate,  and  in  cases  under  the  statutes.  He  shall 
keep  in  a suitable  book,  to  be  provided  by  the  citjq  an  accurate 
account  of  all  fees  and  costs  by  him  collected  in  cases  for  viola- 
tion of  city  ordinances. 

32.  § 19.  All  officers  shall  be  qualified  electors  of  the  city, 
entitled  to  vote  at  all  elections  therein. 

33.  § 20.  The  Mayor  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the 
City  Council,  and  shall  have  a casting  vote  when  the  Council  is 
equally  divided,  except  as  is  otherwise  herein  provided,  and  none 
other,  and  shall  have  the  superintending  control  of  all  the  offi- 
cers and  affairs  of  the  city,  and  shall  take  care  that  the  ordinances 
of  the  city  and  the  provisions  of  this  act  are  complied  with,  and 
may  administer  oaths,  and  shall  sign  the  commissions  and  ap- 
pointments of  all  the  officers  a[)pointed  in  the  city. 

34.  § 21.  Tiie  mayor  shall  have  the  power  to  sign  or  veto 
any  ordinance  passed  by  the  City  Council,  and  to  sign  or  veto 
any  order,  by-law,  resolution,  award  of,  or  vote  to  enter  into 
any  contract,  or  the  allowance  of  any  claim  ; })rovided,  that  any 
ordinance,  order,  by-law,  resolution,  award,  or  vote  to  enter  into 
any  contract,  or  the  allowance  of  any  claim,  vetoed  by  the  Mayor, 
may  be  passed  over  his  veto  by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the 
members  elected  to  the  Council  notwithstanding  his  veto,  and 
should  the  mayor  neglect  or  refuse  to  sign  any  ordinance  or  reso- 
lution and  return  the  same  with  his  objection  in  writing,  at  the 
next  regular  meeting  ot  the  Council,  tlie  same  shall  become  a 
law  without  his  signature.  Provided^  That  the  Mayor  may  veto 
any  item  or  items  of  any  appropriation  bill,  and  approve  the  re- 
mainder thereof,  and  the  item  or  items  so  vetoed  may  be  passed 
by  the  council  over  his  veto  as  in  other  cases. 

35.  § 22.  He  shall,  from  time  to  time,  communicate  to  the 
city  council  such  information  and  recommend  such  measures  as, 
in  his  opinion,  may  tend  to  the  improvement  of  the  finances  of 
the  city,  the  police,  health,  comfort,  and  general  prosperity  of 
the  city,  and  shall  have  such  jurisdiction  as  maybe  vested  in  him 
by  ordinance,  over  all  places  within  five  miles  of  the  corporate 


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limits  of  the  city,  for  the  enforcement  of  health  or  quarantine 
ordinance,  and  regulation  thereof,  and  shall  have  jurisdiction  in 
all  matters  vested  in  him  by  ordinance,  excepting  taxation,  with- 
in one-half  mile  of  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city. 

36.  § 23.  In  case  of  any  vacancy  in  the  office  of  Mayor,  or 
in  case  of  his  absence  or  disability,  the  President  of  the  Council 
shall  exercise  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  office  of  Mayor  until 
such  vacancy  shall  be  filled  or  such  disability  removed,  or  in  case 
of  temporary  absence,  until  the  Mayor  returns,  and  performs 
such  other  duties  as  may  be  required  by  law.  The  Mayor  may 
require  any  male  inhabitant  of  the  city  between  the  ages  of 
eighteen  and  fifty  to  aid  in  enforcing  the  laws. 

37.  § 24.  The  Mayor  shall  have  power,  after  conviction,  to 
remit  fines  and  forfeitures  and  to  grant  reprieves  and  pardons  for 
all  offenses  under  the  ordinances  of  the  city. 

38.  § 25.  The  City  Clerk  shall  have  the  custody  of  all  laws 
and  ordinances,  and  shall  keep  a correct  journal  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  Council;  he  shall  also  keep  a record  of  all  outstand- 
ing bonds  against  the  city,  showing  tlie  number  and  amount  of 
each,  for  what  and  to  whom  the  said  bonds  were  issued,  and  when 
any  bonds  were  purchased,  paid,  or  canceled,  said  record  shall 
show  the  fact,  and  in  his  annual  report  he  shall  describe  particu- 
larly the  bonds  issued  and  sold  during  the  year,  and  the  terms 
of  sale,  with  each  and  every  item  of  expense  thereof;  he  shall 
also  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  required  by  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  city.  He  shall  also  make,  at  the  end  of  each 
month,  a report  showing  the  amount  appropriated  to  each  fund, 
and  the  whole  amount  of  warrants  drawn  thereon,  which  shall 
be  spread  at  large  upon  the  minutes.  And  said  Clerk  may,  in 
case  the  Council  deem  such  assistance  necessary,  ai)point  a deputy, 
who  shall  give  a bond  as  required  of  his  principal  and  whose 
salary  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  nine  hundred  dollars  ($900) 
per  annum. 

39.  § 26.  The  Treasurer  shall  be  required  to  give  bonds  in 
not  less  than  three  hundred  thousand  ($300,000)  dollars  or  he 
may  be  required  to  give  bond  in  double  the  sum  of  money  esti- 
mated by  the  council  to  be  at  any  time  in  his  hands,  belonging  to 
the  city  and  school  districts,  and  he  shall  be  the  custodian  of  all 
moneys  belonging  to  the  corporation;  he  shall  keep  a separate 
account  of  each  fund  or  appropriation,  and  the  debits  and  credits 
belonging  thereto;  he  shall  give  every  person  paying  money  into 
the  treasury  a receipt  therefor,  specifying  date  of  payment,  and 


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on  wliat  account  paid;  he  shall  also  file  copies  of  receipts,  with 
his  monthly  reports;  he  shall,  at  the  end  of  each  and  every 
month,  and  as  often  as  may  be  required,  render  an  account  to  the 
City  Council,  under  oath,  showing  the  state  of  the  treasury  at  the 
date  of  each  account,  the  amount  of  money  remaining  in  such 
fund,  and  the  amount  paid  therefrom,  and  the  balance  of  money 
in  the  treasury;  he  shall  also  accompany  such  accounts  with  a 
statement  of  all  the  receipts  and  disbursements,  together  with  all 
warrants  redeemed  and  paid  by  him,  which  said  warrants,  with 
any  and  all  vouchers  held  by  him,  shall  be  filed  with  his  said  ac- 
count in  the  Clerk’s  office,  and  if  said  Treasurer  neglect  or  fail 
for  the  space  of  thirty  days  from  the  end  of  any  month  to  render 
his  said  account,  his  office  may,  by  resolution  of  the  Mayor  and 
Council,  be  declared  vacant,  andtheCity  Council  shall  fill  the  va- 
cancy by  appointment  until  the  next  election  for  city  officers. 
The  Treasurer  may  employ  and  appoint  a deputy  who  shall  be 
allowed  a salary  of  not  more  than  twelve  hundred  ($1,200)  dol- 
lars per  annum,  and  an  assistant  at  not  more  than  nine  hundred 
($900)  dollars  per  annum,  to  be  fixed  by  the  council  at  the  time 
of  his  employment,  and  the  Treasurer  shall  be  liable  upon  his 
bond  for  the  acts  of  such  deputy. 

40.  § 27.  The  City  Attorney  shall  be  the  legal  adviser  of  the 

Council  and  city  officers;  he  shall  commence,  prosecute,  and  de- 
fend suits  and  actions  commenced,  prosecuted,  or  defended  on  be- 
half of  the  corporation,  shall  attend  all  meetings  of  the  Council 
and  give  them  his  opinion  upon  any  matter  submitted  to  him, 
either  orally  or  in  writing  as  may  be  required;  Provided,  That 
he  shall  not  be  required  to  prosecute  complaints  for  offenses  against 
the  city  ordinances  in  Police  Court,  except  on  the  request  of  the 
Mayor,  Council,  or  Police  Judge.  And  provided  further,  that 
in  case  any  citizen  or  citizens  shall  be  of  opinion  that  any  civil 
liability,  arising  out  of  contract  or  otherwise,  exists  in  behalf  of 
the  city,  against  any  person,  persons  or  incorporation,  he  or  they 
may  demand  of  the  City  Attorney  that  he  begin  and  prosecute 
an  action  against  such  person,  persons  or  incorporation  in  the 
name  of  said  city,  for  the  enforcement  of  such  liability  or  the 
recovery  of  any  amount  or  property  to  which  the  city  may  in  his 
or  their  opinion,  be  entitled  by  reason  thereof,  and  if  the  said 
city  attorney  shall  refuse  to  begin  and  prosecute  such  action,  or 
shall  neglect  so  to  do  for  the  term  of  one  week  after  such  demand, 
it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  citizen  or  citizens  making  such  demand, 
to  begin  and  prosecute  such  action  in  the  name  and  upon  the  be- 


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half  and  for  the  benefit  of  said  city,  upon  filing,  with  the  peti- 
tion therein,  an  undertaking  with  one  or  more  sureties,  ap})roved 
by  the  clerk  of  the  court  in  which  the  action  is  brought,  con- 
ditional for  the  payment  of  all  the  costs  that  may  be  incurred  in 
said  action,  if  the  same  shall  be  unsuccessful.  But  the  city  shall 
not  in  any  ev^nt  be  liable  or  responsible  for  attorneys’  or  coun- 
sel fees  incurred  in  the  prosecution  of  any  such  action,  and  it  shall 
be  lawful  for  any  citizen  or  citizens  at  their  own  expense  and 
charge  to  associate  any  attorney  or  attorneys  with  the  City  At- 
torney in  the  prosecution  or  defense  of  any  action  to  which  said 
city  may  be  a })arty. 

41.  § 28.  The  City  Engineer  shall  make  a record  of  the  min- 
utes of  his  surveys  and  of  all  work  done  for  the  city,  including 
sewers  and  extensions  of  water  system,  and  accurately  make  such 
plats,  sections,  profiles,  maps,  plans,  details  and  specifications  as 
may  be  necessary  in  the  prosecution  of  any  public  work,  which 
shall  be  public  records  and  belong  to  the  city,  and  be  turned  over 
to  his  successor. 

42.  § 29.  The  City  Engineer  shall  make  estimate  of  the  cost 
of  labor  and  materials  which  may  be  done  or  furnished  by  con- 
tract with  the  city,  and  make  all  surveys,  estimates  and  calcu- 
lations necessary  to  be  made  for  the  establishment  of  grades, 
building  of  culverts,  sewers,  waterworks,  bridges,  curbings  and 
gutters,  and  the  improvement  of  streets  and  erection  and  repair 
of  buildings,  and  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  the  Council 
may  require.  Before  the  City  Council  shall  make  any  contract 
for  building  waterworks,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  any  sewers, 
bridges,  or  work  on  the  streets,  or  any  other  work  or  improve- 
ment to  cost  over  two  hundred  dollars  ($200),  an  estimate  of  the 
total  cost  thereof,  together  with  detailed  plans  and  specifications 
thereof,  shall  be  made  by  the  City  Engineer  and  submitted  to 
the  Council,  and  if  approved  by  the  Council  such  ])lans  and 
specifications  shall  be  returned  to  the  City  Engineer  and  kept  by 
him  subject  to  public  inspection,  and  the  work  and  imj)rovement 
shall  be  done  substantially  in  accordance  therewith,  and  no  con- 
tract shall  be  entered  into  for  any  work  or  improvement  for  a 
price  exceeding  such  estimate,  and  in  advertising  for  bids  for  any 
such  work,  the  Council  shall  cause  the  amount  of  such  estimate 
to  be  published  therewith.  Such  advertisements  shall  beat  least 
ten  days  in  some  daily  newspaper  of  general  circulation,  pub- 
lished in  the  city;  Provided,  That  in  case  any  such  work  or  im- 
provement; is  to  be  paid  for  by  special  tax  or  assessement,  no  con- 


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tract  shall  be  entered  into  until  such  work  or  improvement  shall 
have  been  requested  in  writing  by,  and  the  plans  and  specifications 
thereof  shall  have  been  ap[)roved  by  the  owners  of  a majority  of 
the  real  estate  proposed  to  be  assessed  with  the  cost  thereof,  and 
no  material  change  shall  be  made  in  such  plans  and  specifications, 
nor  any  change  or  changes  which  shall  increase  the  cost  of  such 
work  above  said  estimate,  except  with  the  consent  of  a majority 
of  the  owners  of  real  estate  to  be  taxed  therefor  expressed  in 
writing.  Such  majority  to  be  estimated  according  to  front  foot 
or  square  foot  as  the  Council  may  determine. 

43.  § 30.  The  Marshal  shall  have  the  immediate  superin- 
tendence of  the  Police,  and  the  Marshal  and  Policemen  shall 
have  power,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  arrest  all  olfenders 
against  the  laws  of  the  state  or  of  the  city,  by  day  or  by  night, 
in  the  same  manner  as  a sheriff  or  constable,  and  to  keep  them 
in  the  city  prison,  or  other  place,  to  prevent  their  escape  until  a 
trial  or  examination  may  be  had  before  a proper  officer,  and  shall 
have  the  same  powers  as  sheriffs  and  constables  in  relation  to  all 
criminal  matters,  and  all  process  issued  by  the  Police  Judge. 

44.  § 31.  The  Street  Commissioner  shall,  subject  to  the 
orders  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  have  general  charge,  direction 
and  control  of  all  work  in  the  streets,  sidewalks,  culverts,  and 
bridges  of  the  city,  except  matters  in  charge  of  the  Hoard  "of 
Public  Works,  and  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  the  Coun- 
cil may  require. 

45.  § 32.  The  Mayor  or  Council  shall  have  power  when 
he  or  they  deem  it  necessary,  to  require  any  officer  of  the  city 
to  exhibit  his  accounts,  or  other  pajier,  and  to  make  reports  to 
the  Council  in  writing,  touching  any  subject  or  matter  they  may 
require  pertaining  to  his  office. 

46.  § 33.  On  the  passage  or  adoption  of  every  resolution  or 
order  to  enter  into  a contract,  or  accepting  of  work  done  under 
contract  by  the  Mayor  or  Council,  the  yeas  and  nays  shall  be 
called  and  recorded,  and  to  pass  or  adopt  any  by-laws,  ordinance 
or  any  such  resolution,  or  order,  a concurrence  of  a majority  of 
the  whole  number  of  members  elected  to  the  Council  shall  be 
re(]uired. 

47.  § 34.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  the  care,  super- 
vision, and  control  of  all  ])ublic  highways,  bridges,  streets,  alleys, 
public  squares,  and  commons  within  the  city,  and  shall  cause  the 
same  to  be  kept  open  and  in  repair  and  free  from  nuisances. 

48.  § 35.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  full  power  to 


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prevent  forestalling,  to  prohibit  or  regulate  huckstering  in  the 
market,  to  prescribe  the  kind  and  description  of  articles  which 
may  be  sold  and  the  stand  or  places  to  be  occupied  by  vendors, 
and  may  authorize  the  immediate  seizure  and  arrest  or  removal 
from  the  markets  of  any  persons  violating  its  regulations  as  es- 
tablished by  ordinance,  together  with  any  article  of  produce  in 
their  possession,  and  the  immediate  seizure  and  destruction  of 
tainted  or  unsound  meat  or  other  provisions.  Nothing  in  this 
act  contained  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  authorize  the  Council  to 
pass  an  ordinance  for  the  purpose  of  assessing  any  tax,  assess- 
ment, fine,  or  punishment  upon  any  farmer  or  producer  for  sell- 
ing at  any  time  within  the  city  any  article  of  provision  or 
vegetables  grown  or  j)roduced  by  him. 

49.  § 36.  All  claims  against  the  city  must  be  presented  in 

writing  with  a full  account  of  the  items,  verified  by  the  oath  of 
the  claimant  or  his  agent,  that  the  same  is  correct,  reasonable,  and 
just,  and  no  claim  shall  be  audited  or  allowed  unless  presented 
or  verified  as  provided  for  in  this  section,  and  read  in  open 
Council.  The  vote  of  each  Councilman  upon  the  allowance  of 
any  claim  shall  be  entered  upon  the  minutes;  Frovided,  That 
no  claim  arising  either  on  contract  or  tort  exceeding  the  sura  of 
twenty-five  dollars  shall  be  allowed  until  the  sarae  shall  have 
been  read  in  open  Council  and  the  name  of  the  claimant  and  the 
amount  and  nature  of  the  claim  published  once  in  a daily  news- 
paper published  and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city.  Not 
more  than  five  words  shall  be  used  in  stating  the  nature  of  any 
such  claim.  Any  taxpayer  in  such  city  or  the  claimant  may, 
after  the  allowance  of  any  claim  required  by  this  section  to  be 
published,  appeal  therefrom  to  the  district  court  of  the  county 
in  which  such  city  is  situated  by  giving  notice  of  such  appeal 
to  the  City  Clerk  within  two  days  after  the  allowance  of  the 
same,  and  filing,  within  ten  days  after  such  allowance,  a bond  or 
obligation  in  favor  of  said  city  with  the  Clerk  thereof,  and  with 
good  and  sufficient  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  said  Clerk,  con- 
ditioned that  said  appellant  shall  prosecute  said  appeal  to  effect 
and  without  any  unnecessary  delay,  and  pay  all  costs  that  may 
be  adjudged  against  said  appellant;  and  in  an  appeal  by  a tax- 
])ayer,  in  ease  the  claimant  finally  recovers  judgment  for  as  much 
or  a greater  sum,  exclusive  of  interest,  as  allowed  by  the  council, 
such  appellant  shall  pay  all  costs  made  by  such  appellate  pro- 
ceedings; and  in  an  appeal  by  a claimant,  in  case  such  claimant 
does  not  recover  of  said  city  as  large  a sum,  exclusive  of  inter- 


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est,  as  allowed  by  such  council,  said  claimant  shall  pay  all  costs 
made  by  said  appeal.  The  procedure  of  such  aj)peal  shall  be  in 
all  respects  as  near  as  may  be  like  the  procedure  on  appeal  from 
the  county  board  to  the  District  Court.  In  case  of  appeal  no 
warrant  sliall  issue  for  the  payment  of  any  claim  until  said  ap- 
peal is  finally  determined.  And  to  maintain  an  action  against 
said  city  for  any  unliquidated  claim  it  shall  be  necessary  that 
the  party  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  within  three 
months  from  the  time  such  right  of  action  accrued,  a statement 
giving  full  name  and  the  time,  place,  nature,  circumstance,  and 
cause  of  the  injury  or  damage  complained  of.  No  appeal  bond 
shall  be  required  of  the  city  by  any  court  in  any  case  of  ap- 
peal by  said  city. 

50.  § 37.  Each  and  every  fund  created  by  this  act  shall  be 
strictly  devoted  to  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  created,  and 
shall  not  be  diverted  therefrom,  and  any  member  of  the  City 
Council  voting  to  so  divert  the  money  in  any  fund  shall  be  liable 
to  a suit  for  damages  for  the  amount  of  funds  so  diverted ; Pro- 
vided^ That  any  surplus  remaining  in  any  fund  after  all  obliga- 
tions against  the  same  shall  have  been  satisfied,  and  which  sur- 
plus is  no  longer  required  for  the  purpose  for  which  such  fund 
was  created,  may  be  transferred  to  any  other  fund  by  order  of 
the  Council. 

51.  § 38.  All  moneys  received  in  any  special  assessment 
shall  be  held  by  the  Treasurer  as  a special  fund  to  be  applied  to 
the  payment  of  the  improvement  for  which  the  assessment  was 
made;  and  such  money  shall  be  used  for  no  other  purpose  what- 
ever; Provided^  That  any  surplus  remaining  in  any  fund  after 
all  obligations  against  the  same  shall  have  been  satisfied,  may  be 
transferred  to  any  other  fund  by  order  of  the  Council. 

52.  § 39.  The  fiscal  year  of  each  city  shall  commence  on  the 
first  Monday  in  September. 

53.  § 40.  The  City  Council  shall,  within  the  last  quarter  of 
each  fiscal  year,  pass  an  ordinance  to  be  termed  the  ‘^Annual  Ap- 
propriation Biiy^  in  which  such  corporate  authorities  may  ap- 
propriate such  sum  or  sums  of  money  as  may  be  deemed  neces- 
sary to  defray  all  necessary  expenses  and  liabilities  of  such 
corporations,  not  exceeding  in  the  aggregate  the  amount  of  tax 
authorized  to  be  levied  during  the  then  ensuing  year;  and  in 
such  ordinance  shall  specify  the  object  and  purposes  for  which 
such  appropriations  are  made,  and  the  amount  appropriated  for 
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at  any  other  time  within  such  fiscal  year,  unless  the  proposition 
to  make  such  appropriation  has  been  sanctioned  by  a majority 
of  the  legal  voters  of  such  city,  either  by  a petition  signed  by 
them,  or  at  a general  or  special  election  duly  called  therefor; 
and  all  appropriations  shall  end  with  the  fiscal  year  for  which 
they  were  made;  Provided^  That  the  fund  arising  from  road 
taxes  and  ^‘bridge  taxes,’^  as  in  this  chapter  provided,  shall  be 
deemed  especially  appropriated,  aud  shall  not  be  included  in  the 
annual  appropriation  ordinance;  And  provided  further^  That 
nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  the  Council  from 
appropriating  other  money  in  the  annual  appropriation  bill  for 
the  use  of  streets,  grades,  and  bridges. 

54.  § 41.  Before  such  annual  appropriation  bill  shall  be 
passed,  the  Council  shall  prepare  an  estimate  of  the  probable 
money  necessary  for  all  purposes  to  be  raised  in  said  city  during 
the  fiscal  year  for  which  the  appropriation  is  to  be  made,  includ- 
ing interest  and  principal  due  on  the  bonded  debt  and  sinking 
fund,  itemizing  and  classifying  the  different  objects  and  branches 
of  expenditures  as  near  as  may  be,  with  a statement  of  the  en- 
tire revenue  of  the  city  for  the  previous  fiscal  year,  and  shall 
enter  the  same  at  large  upon  its  minutes  and  cause  the  same  to 
be  published  for  one  week  in  some  daily  newspaper  published 
and  of  general  circulation  in  the  city. 

55.  § 42.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  no  power  to 
appropriate,  issue  or  draw  any  order  or  warrant  on  the  Treasurer 
for  money  unless  the  same  shall  have  been  appropriated  or  or- 
dered by  ordinance,  or  the  claim  for  the  payment  of  which  such 
order  or  warrant  is  issued  has  been  allowed  according  to  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter,  and  appropriations  for  the  class  or 
object  out  of  which  such  claim  is  payable,  has  been  made  as  ap- 
proved in  section  forty-one  (41).  Neither  the  City  Council  nor 
any  department  or  officer  of  the  corporation  shall  add  to  the 
corporation  expenditures,  iu  any  one  year,  anything  over  and 
above  the  amount  provided  for  in  the  annual  appropriation  bill 
for  that  year,  except  as  herein  otherwise  especially  provided. 
And  no  expenditure  for  any  improvement  to  be  paid  for  out  of 
the  general  fund  of  the  corporation  shall  exceed  in  any  one  year 
the  amount  provided  for  such  an  improvement  in  the  annual  ap- 
propriation bill.  Provided^  however,  That  nothing  herein  con- 
tained shall  prevent  the  City  Council  from  ordering,  by  a unani- 
mous vote  of  all  the  members  elect  any  apparatus  or  machinery, 
the  necessity  of  which  is  caused  by  any  casualty,  accident  or 


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emcrgeucy  happening  after  such  annual  appropriation  is  made, 
or,  by  a like  vote,  from  making  necessary  appropriations  for 
quarantine  or  hospital  purposes  in  case  of  outbreak  of  a virulent 
epidemic  or  contagious  disease.  The  City  Council  may,  by  a 
like  vote,  order  the  Mayor  to  borrow  a sufficient  sum  to  provide 
for  the  expense  necessary  to  be  incurred  in  making  any  such  re- 
pairs, or  restoration  of  improvements,  or  purchase  of  apparatus 
or  machinery,  the  necessity  of  which  has  arisen,  as  is  last  above 
mentioned,  or  to  pay  the  city  employes  or  laborers,  for  a space 
of  time  not  exceeding  the  close  of  the  next  fiscal  year,  which 
sum  and  the  interest  shall  be  added  to  the  amount  authorized  to 
be  raised  in  the  next  general  tax  levy,  and  embraced  therein. 

56.  § 43.  All  ordinances  and  resolutions  or  orders  for  the 
appropriation  or  payment  of  money  shall  require  for  their  pas- 
sage or  adoption  the  concurrence  of  a majority  of  all  members 
elected  to  the  Council.  Ordinances  of  a general  or  permanent  na- 
ture shall  be  fully  and  distinctly  read  on  three  different  days,  unless 
two-thirds  of  the  Council  shall  dispense  with  the  rule.  No  or- 
dinance shall  contain  any  subject  which  shall  not  be  clearly  ex- 
pressed in  its  title,  and  no  ordinance  or  section  thereof  shall  be 
revised  or  amended  unless  the  new  ordinance  contains  the  entire 
ordinance  or  section  as  revised  or  amended,  and  the  ordinance  or 
section  so  amended  shall  be  repealed. 

57.  § 44.  Upon  allowance  of  claims  by  the  Council  the  order 
for  the  payment  shall  specify  the  particular  fund  or  appropria- 
tion out  of  which  they  are  payable  as  sj)ecified  in  the  annual 
appropriation  bill  passed  in  the  manner  hereinbefore  provided, 
and  no  order  or  warrant  shall  be  drawn  in  excess  of  ninety  per 
centum  of  the  current  levy  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  drawn, 
unless  there  shall  be  sufficient  money  in  the  treasury  at  the  credit 
of  the  proper  fund  for  its  payment,  excepting  as  to  funds  raised 
by  special  assessment  for  public  improvements.  All  warrants 
drawn  upon  the  Treasurer  must  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
countersigned  by  the  Clerk,  stating  the  particular  fund  or  ap- 
propriation to  which  the  same  is  chargeable,  and  the  person  to 
whom  payable,  and  for  what  particular  object;  no  money  shall 
be  otherwise  paid  than  upon  such  warrants  so  drawn ; each  war- 
rant shall  specify  the  amount  levied  and  appropriated  to  the  fund 
upon  which  it  is  drawn  and  the  amount  already  expended  of 
such  fund. 

58.  § 45.  No  contract  shall  hereafter  be  made  by  the  City 
Council  or  any  committee  or  member  thereof,  and  no  expense 


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shall  be  incurred  by  any  of  the  officers  or  departments  of  the 
corporation,  whether  the  object  of  the  expenditure  shall  have 
been  ordered  by  the  City  Council  or  not,  unless  an  appropriation 
shall  have  been  previously  made  concerning  such  expense,  except 
as  herein  otherwise  expressly  provided. 

59.  § 46.  No  officer  of  any  city  shall  be  interested,  directly 
or  indirectly,  in  any  contract  to  which  the  corporation,  or  any 
one  for  its  benefit,  is  a party;  and  such  interest  in  any  such  con- 
tract shall  avoid  the  obligation  thereof  on  the  part  of  said  cor- 
poration. Nor  shall  any  officer  of  the  city  be  interested,  directly 
or  indirectly,  in  any  contract  to  perform  any  work  for  or  furnish 
any  material  to  any  contractor  or  sub-contractor  intended  for  use 
or  which  shall  be  used  by  the  latter  in  the  performance  of  any 
contract  with  the  city.  Nor  shall  any  officer  of  the  city,  directly 
or  indirectly,  sell  or  furnish  any  material  to  such  contractor  or 
sub-contractor  to  be  used  or  which  shall  be  used  by  such  con- 
tractor or  sub-contractor  in  the  performance  of  any  such  contract, 
or  any  employe  of  the  city  in  performance  thereof.  Any  viola- 
tion of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  avoid  the  obligation 
of  every  such  contract  on  the  part  of  the  city  and  defeat  any 
recovery  for  any  materials  so  sold  or  furnished.  Nor  shall  any 
officer  receive  any  pay  or  perquisites  from  the  city  other  than  his 
salary,  as  provided  by  ordinance  and  this  charter,  and  the  City 
Council  shall  not  pay  or  appropriate  any  money  or  other  valuable 
thing  to  any  person,  not  an  officer,  for  the  performance  of  any 
act,  service,  or  duty,  the  doing  or  performance  of  which  shall 
come  within  the  proper  scope  of  the  duties  of  any  officer  of  such 
corporation,  unless  the  same  is  specially  appropriated  and  ordered 
by  a unanimous  vote  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the  Council. 

60.  § 47.  All  ordinances  shall  be  passed  pursuant  to  such 
rules  and  regulations  as  the  Council  may  provide,  and  all  such 
ordinances  may  be  proved  by  the  certificate  of  the  Clerk  under 
the  seal  of  the  city,  and  when  printed  or  published  in  book  or 
pamphlet  form,  and  purporting  to  be  published  by  the  authority 
of  the  city,  shall  be  read  and  received  in  evidence  in  all  courts 
and  places  without  further  proof.  The  passage,  approval,  and 
publication  or  posting  of  said  ordinances  shall  be  sufficiently 
proved  by  a certificate  under  the  seal  of  the  city,  from  the  Clerk 
thereof,  showing  that  such  ordinance  was  passed  and  approved, 
and  when  and  in  what  paper  the  same  was  published,  and  when 
and  by  whom,  and  where  the  same  was  posted  up.  And  when 
ordinances  are  published  in  book  or  pamphlet  form,  purporting 


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to  be  published  by  authority  of  the  City  Council,  the  same  need 
not  be  otherwise  published,  and  such  book  or  painpldet  shall  be 
received  as  evidence  of  the  passage  and  legal  publication  of  such 
ordinances,  as  of  the  dates  mentioned  in  such  book  or  pamphlet, 
in  all  courts  without  further  proof. 

()1.  §48.  The  style  of  ordinances  shall  be:  Be  it  ordained 

by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  and  all  ordinances  of  a 

general  nature  shall,  within  one  month  after  they  are  passed,  be 
published  in  some  newspaper  published  within  the  city,  or  in 
pamphlet  form,  to  be  distributed  or  sold,  as  may  be  provided  by 
ordinance,  and  every  ordinance  fixing  a penalty  or  forfeiture  for 
its  violation  shall  not  take  effect  until  one  week  after  its  publica- 
tion in  the  manner  above  prescribed;  Provided,  however,  That 
in  case  of  riots,  infectious  or  contagious  diseases,  or  other  im- 
pending danger,  or  any  other  emergency  requiring  its  immediate 
operation,  such  ordinance  shall  take  effect  upon  the  proclamation 
of  the  mayor,  immediately  upon  its  first  publication  as  above 
provided.  All  other  ordinances  shall  take  effect  immediately 
after  their  passage  and  approval,  unless  otherwise  provided  in 
the  ordinance  itself. 

62.  § 49.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power  to  levy 

and  collect  taxes  for  general  purposes,  not  exceeding  ten  mills  on 
the  dollar  valuation  in  any  one  year,  on  all  real  estate  and  per- 
sonal property  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  taxable 
according  to  the  laws  of  this  state,  and  such  tax  for  interest  and 
sinking  fund  of  the  bonded  debt  as  may  be  requisite  and  author- 
ized by  law.  And  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  also  have 
power  to  levy  and  collect  on  all  such  property  for  the  sole  and 
exclusive  purpose  of  maintaining  and  paying  the  Police  Depart- 
ment of  said  city,  not  to  exceed  three  (3)  mills  on  the  dollar 
valuation  in  any  one  year;  taxes  levied  for  said  purposes  to  con- 
stitute a special  fund  therefor,  and  shall  also  have  power  to  levy 
and  collect  on  all  such  property  for  the  sole  and  exclusive  pur- 
pose of  maintaining  and  paying  the  Fire  Department  of  any  such 
city,  not  to  exceed  five  (5)  mills  on  the  dollar  valuation  in  any 
one  year;  taxes  levied  for  said  purpose  to  constitute  a special 
fund  therefor.  The  valuation  of  such  pro[)erty  to  be  taken  from 
the  assessment  rolls  of  the  proper  county,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  County  Clerk  to  permit  the  City  Clerk  to  make  out 
from  the  assessment  rolls  of  the  county  an  assessment  roll  for 
the  city  of  all  property  liable  to  taxation  as  above  specified,  which 
the  City  Clerk  shall  complete  on  or  before  the  third  Monday  in 


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June  of  each  year,  unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Council; 
upon  the  completion  of  such  copy  of  said  assessment  roll  tlie 
City  Clerk  shall  add  to  said  roll  any  and  all  real  estate  in  said 
city  which  is  exempt  from  taxation  for  general  purposes,  and  as- 
sess the  same  as  near  as  may  be  to  correspond  with  the  assessed 
value  of  like  property  on  said  county  roll,  and  enter  the  same  in 
a separate  column  for  the  purpose  of  special  assessment  in  said 
city,  authorized  by  law,  and  shall  be  subject  to  equalization. 
The  Council  shall  also  have  the  power  to  assess,  levy,  and  collect  a 
poll  tax,  not  to  exceed  three  (3)  dollars,  upon  every  male  inhab- 
itant of  said  city  between  the  ages  of  twenty-one  (21)  and  fifty 
(50)  years,  sane,  and  not  a public  charge  as  a pauper  or  a mem- 
ber of  the  Police  or  Fire  Department.  The  Council  shall  also 
have  power  to  assess,  levy,  and  collect  a special  tax  on  all  dogs 
in  the  city,  and  the  fund  so  arising  shall  be  paid  into  the  special 
police  fund  of  the  city.  The  road  taxes  collected  from  property 
in  the  city  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer  and  expended  as 
the  Council  may  direct. 

63.  § 50.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  act  as  a board  of 

equalization  for  the  city,  to  equalize  all  assessments,  and  to  cor- 
rect any  error  in  the  listing  or  valuation  of  property,  and  to  sup- 
ply any  omissions  in  the  same,  and  shall  have  the  same  power 
as  County  Commissioners  have  in  similar  cases.  And  when 
such  roll  is  completed  the  Council  shall  hold  a session  of  not 
less  than  five  (5)  days  as  a board  of  equalization,  giving  notice 
of  such  sitting  at  least  six  days  prior  thereto  through  a newspa- 
per published  and  of  general  circulation  in  the  city.  The  Coun- 
cil, sitting  as  such  board  of  equalization,  shall  ascertain  whether 
the  valuations  in  one  ward  bear  a just  relation  to  all  the  wards 
in  the  city,  and  may  increase  or  diminish  the  aggregate  valuation 
of  property  in  any  ward  by  adding  to  or  deducting  such  sum 
upon  the  dollar  as  may  be  necessary  to  produce  a just  relation 
between  all  the  valuations  of  all  the  wards  in  the  city,  but  shall 
in  no  instance  reduce  the  aggregate  valuation  of  all  the  wards 
below  the  aggregate  valuations  thereof  as  made  by  the  assessors, 
neither  shall  it  increase  the  aggregate  valuation  of  all  the  wards, 
except  in  such  amount  as  may  be  actually  necessary  and  inci- 
dental to  a proper  and  just  equalization.  And  in  all  cases  be- 
fore any  special  tax,  except  sidewalk  tax,  shall  be  finally  levied, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Council  to  sit  as  a board  of  equaliza- 
tion for  the  purpose  of  equalizing  any  such  proposed  levy,  spe- 
cial taxes,  or  assessments,  and  correcting  any  error  therein,  giv- 


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iiig  notice  of  sitting  in  the  same  manner  as  j)rovide(l  in  this 
section,  stating  in  such  notice  the  purpose  for  which  it  will  sit, 
and  it  shall  continue  such  session  for  not  less  than  two  (2)  days, 
and  at  such  session  it  shall  hear  all  complaints  that  the  owners 
of  the  property  so  to  be  assessed  and  taxed  may  make,  and  it 
shall  ,be  its  duty  to  equalize  any  such  assessments  by  correcting 
any  errors  therein,  and  thereupon  said  assessment  and  special  taxes 
shall  be  finally  levied,  and  the  same  shdl  be  a lien  upon  all  the 
property  of  such  persons  that  may  be  listed  and  assessed  for  taxa- 
tion that  year;  Provided,  That  no  complaint  that  another  is  as- 
sessed too  low  shall  be  acted  upon,  and  no  assessment  shall  be 
increased  until  the  person  so  assessed  shall  be  notified  of  such 
complaint  or  of  such  proposed  increased  assessment,  if  a resident 
of  the  city. 

64.  § 51.  As  soon  as  the  assessment  roll  shall  have  been  equal- 
ized, and  the  annual  levy  made  thereon,  the  City  Clerk  shall 
immediately  make  out  a tax  list,  which  shall  be  as  nearly  as 
practicable  in  the  form  prescribed  by  law  for  the  tax  list  to  be 
furnished  County  Treasurers,  and  he  shall  deliver  such  tax  list 
to  the  City  Treasurer  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  October  next, 
after  the  date  of  the  levy  in  each  year;  errors  in  the  names  of 
persons  assessed  may  be  corrected  by  the  Treasurer  and  the  tax 
collected  from  the  person  intended,  and  in  case  the  Treasurer  find 
that  anydand  has  been  omitted  in  the  assessment,  he  shall  report 
that  fact  to  the  Council,  who  may  assess  the  same  and  direct  the 
correction  of  the  tax  list. 

65.  § 52.  On  the  first  day  of  January  next  succeeding  the 
levy  thereof,  all  unpaid  city  taxes  shall  become  delinquent,  and 
shall  thereafter  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  one  per  centum  per 
month.  Provided,  That  if  one-half  of  such  tax  is  paid  on  or 
before  the  same  becomes  delinquent  and  the  remaining  one-half 
on  or  before  the  first  day  of  June  following,  no  interest  shall 
be  charged  thereon.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer 
to  proceed,  as  soon  as  practicable,  after  the  first  day  of  January, 
to  make  such  delinquent  tax  out  of  the  personal  property  of  such 
delinquent,  if  any  such  property  can  be  found  within  the  city  ; 
no  demand  of  taxes  shall  be  necessary,  but  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  every  person  owing  any  municipal  tax  or  taxes  in  such  city 
to  attend  at  the  Treasurer’s  office  and  pay  the  same. 

66.  § 53.  To  each  tax  list  so  delivered  a warrant  under  the 
hand  of  the  City  Clerk  shall  be  annexed,  to  be  substantially  in 
the  following  form,  to-wit : 


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In  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  tiie  state  of  Nel)raska: 

To City  Treasurer  of  the  city  of 

in  Nebraska.  You  are  hereby  commanded  to  collect  from  each 
of  the  persons  and  corporations  named  in  the  annexed  tax  list 
and  the  owners  of  the  real  estate  described  therein,  the  taxes  set 
down  in  such  list  opposite  their  respective  names,  and  the  sev- 
eral parcels  of  land  described  therein  ; and  in  case  any  person 
or  corporation  upon  whom  any  such  tax  or  sum  is  imposed,  or 
who  by  law  is  required  to  pay  the  same,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to 
pay  the  full  amount  thereof,  before  the  first  day  of  January  next, 
you  are  to  levy  and  collect  the  same  by  distress  and  sale  of  the 
goods  and  chattels  of  the  person  or  corporation  so  taxed  as  are 
by  law  required  to  pay  such  tax.- 

Given  under  my  hand  and  official  seal  this  day  of 

-A.b.  18... 


City  Clerk  of  the  City  of 

67.  § 54.  Such  warrant  shall  fully  authorize  and  empower 
the  City  Treasurer  to  levy  on  any  personal  property  belonging 
to  any  such  delinquent,  and  collect  therefrom  any  municipal 
taxes  then  due  from  such  delinquent,  and  such  warrant  shall  be 
a full  and  complete  justification  to  the  Treasurer  in  any  action 
brought  to  recover  damages  or  costs  for  any  act  or  proceeding  by 
him  done  or  taken  in  conformity  with  the  commands  thereof. 

68.  § 55.  The  powers,  rights,  duties,  and  proceedings  of  the 
City  Treasurer  in  cities  governed  by  this  act,  and  of  such  deputies 
as  he  may  appoint,  shall  in  all  respects,  as  far  as  applicable,  and 
except  as  herein  otherwise  provided,  be  the  same  in  respect  to 
the  collection  of  municipal  taxes  and  assessments  as  those  of 
County  Treasurers  in  like  cases  with  reference  to  the  collection 
of  county  taxes;  and  he  shall  be  paid  fees  of  one  and  one-half 
per  centum  of  all  taxes  collected  by  him,  not  to  exceed  twelve 
hundred  dollars  per  year  as  before  limited. 

69.  § 56.  All  municipal  taxes  shall  be  collected  from  the 
personal  proper^V  of  the  person,  persons,  or  body  cor[)orate, 
owing  the  same,  whenever  the  same  is  practicable,  and  whenever 
personal  property  cannot  be  found  belonging  to  such  person,  per- 
sons, or  bodies  corporate,  then,  and  in  that  case,  all  such  delin- 
quent municipal  faxes  as  may  have  been  levied  on  any  real  estate 
within  such  city  shall  be  collected  by  the  County  Treasurer  of 
the  county  in  which  such  city  is  situated,  by  sale  of  such  real 
estate  the  same  as  in  the  case  of  delinquent  county  taxes. 


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70.  § 57.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  fnlhpower  and 
authority  to  pass  any  and  all  ordinances  not  inconsistent  with 
the  laws  of  this  state  that  they  may  deem  necessary  to  secure  the 
speedy  and  thorough  collection  of  all  municipal  taxes  and  spe- 
cial assessments. 

71.  ,§  58.  All  municipal  taxes  and  all  local  special  assess- 
ments in  such  city  shall  be  paid  in  cash  and  warrants  of  said  city 
drawn  on  the  fund  for  which  the  same  is  offered;  Provided^ 
That  coupons  on  any  bonds  of  such  city  shall  be  received  for 
any  tax  or  assessment. 

72.  § 59.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer,  on  or 
before  the  fifteenth  day  of  Se[)tember  of  each  year,  to  make  out 
a complete  delinquent  list  of  all  lots,  lands,  or  parcels  of  real 
estate,  the  taxes  and  assessments  on  which  for  the  previous  year 
remain  uncollected  at  that  time,  with  the  amount  of  such  taxes 
or  assessments,  together  with  penalty  and  interest  due  from  each 
lot  or  parcel  of  real  estate  set  opposite  the  same,  arranging  the 
several  lots,  lands,  or  parcels  of  real  estate  in  such  list  in  the 
order  that  they  appear  on  the  tax  lists,  stating  also  in  each  case 
the  pur})ose  for  wliich  the  tax  or  assessment  was  levied.  The 
County  Treasurer  shall  receive  such  delinquent  list  and  advertise 
the  real  estate  therein  described  for  sale  for  such  delinquent 
taxes,  or  assessments,  at  the  same  time  he  advertises  the  sale  of 
real  estate  for  delinquent  county  taxes,  by  adding  the  amount  of 
such  delinquent  city  taxes  and  assessments  to  the  amount  of  de- 
linquent state,  county,  and  other  taxes,  and  he  shall  sell  such 
lots,  lands,  or  parcels  of  real  estate  for  the  pur[)ose  of  paying  all 
such  delinquent  taxes  or  assessments,  and  shall  credit  such  city 
for  the  amount  of  taxes  or  assessments  so  collected,  which  shall 
be  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Treasurer  of  such  city.  In  the 
sale  of  any  real  estate  as  above  provided  for,  and  in  the  giving 
of  certificates  of  sale  and  tax  deeds  therefor,  the  County  Treas- 
urer shall  proceed  in  the  same  manner  as  is  or  may  be  provided 
by  law  for  his  proceedings  in  the  sale  of  real  estate  for  delin- 
quent county  taxes,  and  with  like  power  and  authority;  and  the 
real  estate  so  sold  may  be  redeemed  within  the  time  and  upon 
the  same  terms  and  conditions  in  every  respect  as  is  or  may  be 
provided  by  law  for  the  redemption  of  real  estate  sold  for  delin- 
quent county  taxes.  Provided^  That  under  this  act  the  County 
Treasurer  shall  beauthorized  to  collect  only  by  saleof  real  estate; 
And  provided,  further,  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer, 
upon  any  taxes  being  collected  by  him  after  the  delinquent  tax 


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list  shall  Imve  been  delivered  to  the  County  Treasurer,  to  forth- 
with notify  the  County  Treasurer  of  such  collection  that  the 
same  may  be  cancelled  on  the  delinquent  tax  list;  Provided^ 
further,  That  the  failure,  neglect,  or  refusal  of  the  City  Treas- 
urer to  make  the  tax  assessed  against  any  real  estate  by  distress 
and  the  sale  of  personal  property  of  the  owners  thereof,  shall 
not  in  any  wise  affect  or  invalidate  the  sale  of  such  lands  for 
such  tax. 

73.  § 60.  Special  assessments  upon  real  estate  shall  be  a lien 
from  the  date  of  the  levy  and  interest  on  all  unpaid  installments 
shall  be  payable  annually,  and  municipal  taxes  thereon  from  the 
date  fixed  by  the  general  revenue  law,  which  lien  shall  be  per- 
petual ; and  in  case  of  sale  of  any  property  for  such  tax  or  spe- 
cial assessment  the  same  shall  be  governed  by  the  general  reve- 
nue act,  and  the  rights  and  limitations  shall  be  the  same  as  in 
other  tax  sales,  except  as  provided  in  this  act. 

74.  § 61.  Irregularities  in  making  assessments  and  returns 
thereof,  in  the  equalization  of  assessments  and  in  the  mode  and 
manner  of  advertising  the  sale  of  any  property,  shall  not  invali- 
date or  affect  the  sale  thereof,  when  advertised  and  sold  for  de- 
linquent city  taxes  or  special  assessments  as  herein  provided;  nor 
shall  the  sale  of  any  real  estate  for  any  such  taxes  or  assessments 
be  invalid  on  account  of  such  real  estate  having  been  listed  in  any 
other  name  than  that  of  the  rightful  owner. 

75.  § 62.  The  foregoing  provisions  shall  apply  to  all  taxes 
now  due  or  heretofore  delinquent  or  that  may  hereafter  become 
due  and  delinquent.  Whenever  any  municipal  tax  or  taxes 
levied  for  any  former  year  shall  remain  uncollected  because  of 
any  defect,  error  or  irregularity  in  either  the  power  or  manner 
of  making  the  levy  thereof,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  such  city  to  again  levy  the  tax  upon  the  property  so  de- 
linquent, in  lieu  of  such  former  tax  or  taxes,  and  at  the  same  rate 
and  upon  the  same  assessment  as  such  former  tax  or  taxes  were 
levied,  and  such  tax  or  taxes  shall  be  inserted  in  tlie  tax  list  and 
shall  be  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  other  general  taxes  are. 
The  City  Council  may  at  any  time  correct  any  error  or  defect  or 
supply  any  omission  in  the  assessment  or  listing  of  any  property 
subject  to  municipal  tax,  made  for  the  purpose  of  taxation  for  the 
then  current  fiscal  year^and  may  require  any  and  all  persons  to  ap- 
pear and  answer  under  oath  as  to  their  possession  or  control  of  per- 
sonal property  subject  to  municipal  taxation.  These  provisions 
shall  apply  equally  to  general  municipal  taxes  and  to  special  as- 


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sessinents,  as  far  as  may  be  applicable,  unless  otherwise  provided 
in  the  ordinance  levying  the  same.  Special  taxes  and  assessments 
shall,  except  deferred  yearly  installments  for  paving  purposes, 
be  deemed  delinquent  if  not  paid  in  fifty  days  after  the  passage 
and  approval  of  the  ordinances  levying  the  same  in  each  case, 
and  a penalty  of  five  (5)  per  cent.,  together  with  interest  at  the 
rate  of  one  (1)  per  cent,  a month,  shall  be  paid  on  all  delinquent 
special  taxes  or  assessments  from  the  time  the  same  shall  become 
delinquent. 

76.  § 63.  The  Treasurer  of  the  county  shall  pay  over  on  de- 
mand to  the  Treasurer  of  any  city  all  money  received  by  him 
arising  from  taxes  levied  belonging  to  such  city,  together  with 
all  money  collected  as  a tax  on  dogs  from  the  residents  of  such 
corporation,  for  the  use  of  the  general  fund  therein,  and  also  all 
moneys  arising  from  the  levy  of  the  road  tax  against  or  upon 
})roperty  in  said  city,  which  shall  be  expended  upon  the  streets 
and  grades  in  said  city. 

77.  § 64.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  moneys  be- 
longing to  the  city,  and  the  Clerk  and  Treasurer  shall  keep  their 
books  and  accounts  in  such  a manner  as  the  Mayor  and  Council 
shall  prescribe.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep  a daily  cash  book, 
which  shall  be  footed  and  balanced  daily.  And  such  books  and 
accounts  shall  always  be  subject  to  inspection  of  the  Mayor,  mem- 
bers of  the  Council,  and  such  other  person  as  they  may  designate. 

78.  § 65.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep  all  moneys  in  his  hands 
belonging  to  the  city  separate  and  distinct  from  his  own  moneys, 
and  he  is  hereby  expressly  prohibited  from  using,  either  directly 
or  indirectly,  the  corporation  money  or  warrants  in  his  custody 
and  keeping,  for  his  own  use  and  benefit,  or  that  of  any  other 
person  or  persons  whomsoever.  Any  violation  of  this  provision 
shall  subject  him  to  immediate  removal  from  office  by  the  City 
Council,  who  are  hereby  authorized  to  declare  such  office  vacant; 
and  the  City  Council  shall  appoint  a successor,  who  shall  hold 
his  office  for  the  remainder  of  the  unexpired  term  of  such  officer 
so  removed. 

79.  § 66.  The  Treasurer  shall  report  to  the  Mayor  and 
Council  annually,  and  oftener  if  requiretl,  at  such  time  as  may 
be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  a full  and  detailed  account  of  all  re- 
ceipts and  expenditures  during  the  preceding  fiscal  year,  and  the 
‘state  of  the  treasury.  He  shall  also  keep  a register  of  all  war- 
rants redeemed  and  paid  during  the  year,  describing  such  war- 
rants, their  date,  amount,  number,  the  fund  from  which  paid,  aud 


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persons  to  whom  paid,  specifying  also  the  time  of  payment,  and 
all  such  warrants  shall  be  examined  by  the  finance  committee  at 
the  time  of  making  such  annual  report. 

80.  § 67.  In  addition  to  the  powers  herein  granted,  cities 
governed  under  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  have  power  by 
ordinances : 

81.  I.  To  levy  taxes  for  general  revenue  purposes,  on  all 
property  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  taxable  according  to  the 
laws  of  the  state  of  Nebraska. 

82.  II.  To  levy  any  other  tax  or  special  assessment  author- 
ized by  law,  and  to  appropriate  money,  and  provide  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  debts  and  expenses  of  the  city. 

83.  III.  To  provide  for  the  grading  and  repairing  of  any 
street,  avenue,  or  alley,  and  the  construction  of  bridges,  culverts, 
viaducts,  and  sewers,  and  shall  defray  the  repairs  of  the  same 
out  of  the  proper  fund  of  such  city;  but  no  street  shall  be 
graded  except  the  same  be  ordered  done  by  the  affirmative  vote 
of  two-thirds  of  the  City  Council.  The  Mayor  and  Council 
shall  have  power  to  require  any  railroad  company  or  companies, 
owning  or  operating  any  railroad  track  or  tracks  upon  or  cross 
any  public  street  or  streets  of  the  city,  to  erect,  construct,  recon- 
struct, complete  and  keep  in  repair  any  viaduct  or  viaducts  upon 
or  along  such  street  or  streets,  and  over  or  under  such  track  or 
tracks,  including  the  approaches  of  such  viaduct  or  viaducts  as 
may  be  deemed  and  declared  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  neces- 
sary for  the  safety  and  protection  of  the  public;  P7‘ovided,  that 
the  approaches  to  any  such  viaduct,  which  any  railroad  company 
or  companies  may  be  required  to  construct,  reconstruct  and  keep 
in  repair,  shall  not  exceed  for  each  viaduct  a total  distance 
of  eight  hundred  feet.  Whenever  any  such  viaduct  shall  be 
deemed  and  declared  by  ordinance  necessary  for  the  safety  and 
protection  of  the  public,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  provide 
for  appraising,  assessing  and  determining  the  damages,  if  any, 
which  may  be  caused  to  any  property  by  reason  of  the  con- 
struction of  such  viaduct  and  its  approaches.  The  proceeding 
for  such  purpose  shall  be  the  same  as  provided  herein  for  the 
purpose  of  determining  damages  to  property  owners  by  reason 
of  the  change  of  grade  of  a street,  and  such  damages  shall  be 
paid  by  the  city,  and  may  be  assessed  by  the  City  Council,  against 
property  benefited,  and  the  cost  of  approaches  beyond  said  dis- 
tance of  eight  hundred  feet  may  also  be  assessed  by  the  council 
against  property  benefited  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  any 


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such  viaduct  and  its  approaches.  The  width,  height  and  strength 
of'  any  such  viaduct  and  the  approaches  thereto,  the  material 
therefor,  and  the  manner  of  construction  thereof  sliall  be  as  re- 
(|uired  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  as  may  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  When  two  or  more  railroad  com- 
panies own  or  operate  separate  lines  to  be  crossed  by  any  such 
viaduct,  the  proportion  thereof  and  the  approaches  thereto,  to  be 
constructed  by  each,  or  the  cost  to  be  borne  by  each,  shall  be  de- 
termined by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  After  completion  of  any 
such  viaduct,  any  reveuue  derived  therefrom  by  the  crossing 
thereon  of  street  railway  lines  or  otherwise,  shall  constitute  a 
special  fund  and  shall  be  applied  in  making  repairs  to  such  via- 
duct. All  ordinary  repairs  to  any  such  viaduct  or  to  the  ap- 
proaches thereto,  shall  be  paid  out  of  such  fund,  or  shall  be 
borne  by  the  city.  Vide  192. 

84.  IV.  To  open,  widen,  or  otherwise  improve,  vacate,  care 
for,  control,  name,  and  re-name  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  or  lane, 
parks,  and  squares,  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  also  to 
create,  open,  and  improve  any  new  street,  avenue,  alley,  or  lane  ; 
Provided^  That  all  damages  sustained  by  the  owners  of  the  prop- 
erty thereon  shall  be  ascertained  in  the  manner  herein  provided  ; 
Provided  further^  That  whenever  any  street,  alley,  or  lane  shall 
be  vacated,  the  same  shall  revert  to  the  owners  of  the  adjacent 
real  estate  one-half  on  each  side  thereof. 

85.  V.  On  written  petition  of  not  less  than  one-half  of  the 
owners  of  feet  front  of  the  laud  fronting  on  any  street  or  any 
specified  part  thereof,  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  order  such 
street  or  such  specified  part  thereof  to  be  sprinkled  with  water 
at  such  time  or  times  as  the  Council  may  deem  })roper.  Such 
sprinkling  shall  be  done  by  contract,  awarded  to  the  lowest  bid- 
der in  each  case,  or  for  the  entire  city  or  specified  district  thereof. 
To  pay  the  expense  of  such  s[)rinkling,  the  Council  may  make 
special  assessments  upon  the  lands  abutting  upon  such  street  or 
specified  part  thereof,  either  on  the  valuation  thereof,  or  listed 
for  taxation,  or  by  foot  front.  Such  assessments  shall  be  col- 
lected by  special  taxes. 

86.  VI.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  set  aside  a sj)ace 
designated  as  the  sidewalk  space,  on  each  side  of  all  streets  and 
avenues,  for  sidewalks  and  the  ])lanling  of  trees  and  grass,  and 
may  require  and  regulate  the  planting  and  protecting  of  the 
trees  and  grass  and  the  construction  of  sidewalks  in  such  space. 
Such  space  shall  extend  from  lot  line  to  curb.  Whenever  any 


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street  or  avenue  shall  have  been  brought  to  the  esiablished  grade 
or  permanently  improved,  the  Council  may  require  the  owner 
of  the  real  estate  adjacent  thereto  to  bring  the  sidewalk  space 
along  or  in  front  of  such  real  estate  to  the  established  grade  and 
to  lay  a sidewalk  thereon  of  such  width  and  materials  as  the 
Council  may  determine,  and  in  case  any  such  property  owner 
shall  refuse  and  neglect  to  cause  such  grading  to  be  done  or  side- 
walk constructed  within  thirty  days  after  being  notified  in  the 
manner  prescribed  by  ordinance,  the  Council  may  order  said 
grading  to  be  done  and  said  sidewalk  constructed,  and  assess  the 
cost  thereof  against  the  real  estate  in  front  of  which  the  said 
work  was  done.  Whenever  any  street  or  avenue  shall  have  been 
brought  to  the  established  grade  or  permanently  improved,  the 
Council  may  require  the  owners  of  the  real  estate  adjacent 
thereto,  to  bring  the  sidewalk  space  along  or  in  front  of  such 
real  estate  to  the  established  grade,  and  to  lay  a sidewalk  thereon, 
of  such  width  and  material  and  in  such  space  in  said  sidewalk 
space  as  the  Council  may  determine  and  shall  have  so  ordered 
by  proper  ordinances.  And  in  case  any  such  property  owners 
shall  refuse  and  neglect  to  cause  such  grading  to  be  done  or  said 
sidewalk  constructed  within  thirty  days  after  being  notified  in 
the  manner  provided  by  ordinance,  the  Council  may  order  said 
grading  to  be  done  and  said  sidewalk  constructed  in  conformity 
with  the  ordinances  regulating  the  same,  and  shall  have  power 
to  take  up  and  remove  all  walks  not  laid  in  conformity  with 
such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed.  And  said 
Council  shall  at  the  beginning  of  each  municipal  year,  receive 
bids  for  the  erection  of  all  sidewalks  hereinafter  to  be  laid  or  re- 
laid  as  provided  herein,  and  shall  award  therefor  a contract  to 
the  lowest  bidder  for  the  year,  and  said  contractor  shall  be  re- 
quired to  lay  or  re-lay  all  sidewalks  as  ordered  by  the  said 
Council  in  accordance  with  the  ordinances  of  said  city  and  the 
said  contractor  shall  receive  his  pay  for  such  work  from  the  as- 
sessments against  the  real  estate  in  front  of  which  the  said  work 
was  done;  and  that  the  cost  of  all  such  work,  laying  and  re- 
laying such  walks  in  conformity  with  such  ordinances  shall  be 
assessed  against  the  real  estate  in  front  of  which  the  said  work 
was  done.  And  the  City  Treasurer  of  said  city  shall  pay  over 
to  such  contractor  upon  order  of  the  Council  all  assessments  or 
special  taxes  against  such  real  estate  collected,  together  with  the 
interest  and  penalty  collected  thereon  which  shall  in  each  ease 
be  full  compensation  to  such  contractor  for  any  work  so  done 


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under  his  said  contract  along  and  in  front  of  any  property  upon 
which  said  assessment  or  tax*sliall  have  been  collected.  The 
Council  may  by  ordinance  provide  for  the  laying  of  temporary 
plank  sidewalks  upon  the  natural  surface  of  the  ground  upon 
streets  not  brought  to  the  established  grade,  and  in  case  of  re- 
fusal or  neglect  of  any  property  owner,  in  front  of  or  along 
the  side  of  whose  lot  such  sidewalk  may  be  ordered,  to  construct 
the  same  within  thirty  days  after  being  served  with  notice  in  the 
manner  prescribed  by  ordinance,  the  Council  may  cause  the 
same  to  be  constructed  and  assess  the  cost  thereof  on  the  prop- 
*erty  in  front  of  which  the  same  shall  be  laid.  In  case  any 
property  owner  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  repair  the  sidewalk  ad- 
jacent to  his  property  within  two  (2)  days  after  being  notified  so 
to  do  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  ordinance,  the  proper  officer 
may  cause  said  walk  to  be  repaired,  and  shall  report  the  cost 
thereof  to  the  Council,  when  the  same  may  be  assessed  against 
such  property.  The  cost  of  grading  sidewalk  space,  and  the 
construction,  replacement  or  repair  of  sidewalks  as  herein  })ro- 
vided,  shall  be  assessed  at  a regular  meeting  of  the  Council,  by 
a resolution  fixing  the  cost  of  such  giading,  construction,  or  re- 
pairs along  the  lot  adjacent  thereto,  as  a special  assessment 
thereon,  and  the  amount  charged  against  the  same,  with  the  vote 
thereon  by  yeas  and  nays,  shall  be  spread  at  length  upon  the 
minutes.  Notice  of  the  time  of  holding  such  meeting,  and  the 
purpose  for  which  it  is  held  shall  be  published  once  in  some 
newspaper  published  and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city,  at 
least  five  days  before  (he  same  shall  be  held,  or  in  lieu  thereof, 
personal  service  may  be  had  upon  the  persons  owning  the  ])r()p- 
erty  to  be  assessed.  All  such  assessments  shall  be  known  as 
special  sidewalk  assessments,  and,  with  the  cost  of  notice,  shall 
be  levied  and  collected  as  a separate  tax,  in  addition  to  the  taxes 
for  general  revenue  purposes,  subject  to  the  same  })enalties,  and 
collected  in  like  manner  as  other  city  taxes,  but  such  special  as- 
sessment shall  draw  interest  at  one  (Ifo)  per  cent,  per  month. 
The  same  shall  be  certified  by  the  City  Clerk  to  the  City  Treas- 
ure, who  shall  place  the  same  on  the  tax  list  of  the  current  year 
against  such  property.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  real 
estate  owners  and  occupants  to  keep  the  sidwalk  along  side  or  in 
front  of  the  same  in  good  repair  and  free  from  snow  and  ice  and 
other  obstructions,  and  they  shall  be  liable  for  all  damages  or 
injuries  occasioned  by  reason  of  the  defective  condition  of  any 
such  sidewalk. 


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87.  VII.  To  raise  revenue  by  levying  and  collecting  a license 
tax  on  any  corporation  or  business  within  the  limits  of  the  city, 
and  regulate  the  same  by  ordinance,  except  as  otherwise  in  this 
act  provided.  All  such  taxes  shall  be  uniform  in  resj)ect  to  the 
class  upon  which  they  are  imposed;  Provided,  however,  Tliat  all 
scientiHcand  literary  lectures  and  entertainments  shall  be  exempt 
from  such  taxation,  as  well  as  concerts  and  all  other  musical  en- 
tertainments given  exclusively  by  the  citizens  of  the  city. 

88.  VIII.  To  regulate,  license,  or  prohibit  the  running  at 
large  of  dogs,  and  guard  against  injuries  or  annoyances  there- 
from, and  to  authorize  the  destruction  of  the  same  when  running 
at  large  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance. 

89.  IX.  To  remove  all  obstructions  from  the  sidewalks, 
curbstones,  gutters,  and  cross-walks  at  the  expense  of  the  owners 
or  occupiers  of  the  grounds  fronting  thereon,  or  at  the  expense 
of  the  person  placing  the  same  there,  and  to  regulate  the  build- 
ing of  bulk-heads,  cellars,  and  basement  ways,  stairways,  rail- 
ways, window  and  doorways,  awnings,  hitching  posts  and  rails, 
lamp  posts,  awning  posts,  and  all  other  structures  projecting 
upon  or  over  adjoining  excavation  through  and  under  the  side- 
walks in  said  city. 

90.  X.  To  compel  persons  to  fasten  their  horses  or  other 
animals  attached  to  vehicles  while  standing  in  the  streets  and 
provide  penalties  for  the  neglect  thereof. 

91.  XI.  To  regulate  the  transportation  of  articles  through 
the  streets,  and  to  prevent  injuries  to  the  streets  from  overloaded 
vehicles. 

92.  XII.  To  prevent  and  remove  all  encroachments  into  and 
upon  all  sidewalks,  streets,  avenues,  alleys,  and  other  city  prop- 
erty, and  to  prevent  and  punish  all  horse-racing,  fast  driving,  or 
riding  in  the  streets,  highways,  alleys,  bridges,  or  place  in  the 
city,  and  all  games,  practices,  or  amusements  therein  likely  to 
result  in  damage  to  any  person  or  property;  to  regulate,  prevent, 
and  punish  the  riding,  driving,  or  passing  of  horses,  mules,  oxen, 
cattle,  or  other  teams,  or  any  vehicle  drawn  thereby,  over,  upon, 
or  across  sidewalks,  or  along  any  street  of  the  city;  to  regulate 
and  prevent  the  use  of  streets,  sidewalks,  and  public  grounds,  for 
signs,  sign  posts,  awnings,  telegraph,  telephone,  or  other  poles, 
racks,  bulletin  boards,  and  the  posting  of  hand  bills  and  adver- 
tisements; to  regulate  traffic  and  sales  upon  the  street,  sidewalks, 
and  public  places;  to  punish  and  prohibit  cruelty  to  animals;  to 
regulate  and  prevent  the  moving  of  buildings  through  or  upon 
the  streets. 


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93.  XII 1.  To  make  contracts  with  and  authorize  any  person, 
company,  or  association  to  erect  gas  works,  electric  or  otlier  light 
works,  in  said  city,  and  give  such  persons,  company,  or  associa- 
tion the  privilege  of  furnishing  light  for  the  streets,  lanes,  and 
alleys  of  said  city,  for  any  length  of  time  not  exceeding  five 
years. 

94.  XIV.  To  provide  for  the  lighting  of  streets,  laying 
down  of  gas  pipes,  and  erection  of  lamp  posts,  and  to  regulate 
the  sale  and  use  of  gas  and  electric  or  other  lights,  the  charge 
therefor,  and  the  rent  of  gas  meters  within  the  city,  and  to  re- 
quire the  removal  from  the  streets,  avenues,  and  alleys,  and  the 
placing  under  ground  of  all  telegraph,  electric,  and  telephone 
wires. 

95.  XV.  To  regulate  levees,  depots,  depot  grounds,  and 
places  for  storing  freight  and  goods,  and  to  provide  for  and  regu- 
late the  passage  of  railways  through  the  streets  and  public 
grounds  of  the  city,  reserving  the  rights  of  all  persons  injured 
thereby. 

96.  XVI.  To  regulate  the  crossing  of  railway  tracks,  and 
to  provide  precautions  and  {)rescribe  rules  regulating  the  same, 
and  to  regulate  the  running  of  railway  engines,  cars,  and  trucks 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  and  prescribe  rules  relating  thereto, 
and  govern  the  speed  thereof,  and  to  make  any  other  and  further 
provisions,  rules,  and  restrictions  to  prevent  accidents  at  the 
crossings  and  on  the  tracks  of  railways,  and  to  |)revent  fires  from 
engines,  and  to  regulate  and  prescribe  the  manner  of  running 
street  cars,  to  require  the  heating  and  cleaning  of  the  same,  and 
to  fix  and  determine  the  fare  charged.  To  require  the  lighting 
of  any  railway  within  the  city,  the  cars  of  which  are  propelled 
by  steam,  in  such  manner  as  they  shall  prescribe,  and  fix  and  de- 
termine the  number,  style,  and  size  of  the  lamp  posts,  burners, 
lamps,  and  all  other  fixtures  and  apparatus  necessary  for  such 
lighting,  and  the  points  of  location  for  such  lamp  [)osts,  and  in 
case  the  owner  owning  or  operating  such  railway  shall  fail  to 
comply  with  such  requirements,  the  Council  may  cause  the  same 
to  be  done,  and  may  assess  the  expense  thereof  against  such  com- 
pany, and  the  same  shall  constitute  a lien  on  any  real  estate  be- 
longing to  such  company  and  being  within  such  city,  and  may 
be  collected  in  the  manner  as  taxes  for  general  purposes;  to  re- 
quire railroad  companies  to  keep  flagmen  at  all  railroad  cross- 
ings of  streets,  and  to  provide  protection  against  the  injury  to 
persons  and  [)roperty  in  the  use  of  such  railroads  ; to  compel  any 


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railroad  to  raise  or  lower  tlieir  railroad  tracks  to  conform  to  the 
general  grade  which  may  at  any  time  l)e  established  by  such  city, 
and  where  such  tracks  run  lengthwise  through  or  over  any  street, 
alley,  or  highway,  to  keep  the  same  level  with  the  street  surface; 
to  compel  and  require  railroad  companies  to  keep  open  the  streets, 
and  to  construct  and  keep  in  repair  ditches,  drains,  sewers,  and 
culverts,  along  and  under  their  railroad  tracks,  and  to  pave  their 
whole  right  of  way  on  all  paved  streets,  and  keep  the  same  in 
repair. 

97.  XVII.  To  exercise  the  power  of  eminent  domain  and 
to  take  private  property  for  public  use,  within  or  without  the 
city,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  or  establishing  market  houses 
and  market  places,  streets,  hospitals,  public  buildings,  cemeteries, 
or  for  any  necessary  or  authorized  public  purpose;  Provided^ 
however y That  in  all  cases  the  city  shall  make  the  person  or  per- 
sons whose  property  shall  be  taken  or  injured  thereby  adequate 
compensation  therefor,  to  be  determined  by  proceedings  instituted 
in  the  county  court  and  conducted  as  by  law  provided  for  con- 
demnations by  railway  companies. 

98.  XVIII.  To  establish  and  maintain  public  libraries  and 
reading  rooms,  to  purchase  books,  papers,  maps,  and  manuscript 
therefor,  and  to  receive  donations  and  bequests  of  money  or  prop- 
erty for  the  same,  in  trust  or  otherwise,  and  pass  necessary  by-laws 
and  regulations  for  the  protection  and  government  of  the  same. 

99.  XIX.  To  purchase,  hold,  and  improve  public  grounds 
and  parks  within  or  without  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  provide 
for  the  protection  and  preservation  of  the  same,  and  to  provide 
for  the  planting  and  protection  of  shade  or  ornamental  and  use- 
ful trees;  ProMedy  That  in  ca^e  the  cost  of  any  such  improve- 
ment shall  exceed  the  sum  of  $5,000  it  shall  not  be  authorized 
until  the  ordinance  providing  therefor  shall  first  be  submitted  to 
and  ratified  by  a majority  of  the  legal  voters  voting  thereon. 

100.  XX.  To  borrow  money  on  the  credit  of  the  city  and  to 
pledge  the  credit,  revenue,  and  public  property  of  the  city  for  the 
payment  thereof,  wh.en  authorized  in  the  manner  herein  provided. 

101.  XXI.  To  provide  for  issuing  bonds  for  the  purpose  of 
funding  any  and  all  indebtedness  now  existing  or  hereafter 
created  of  the  city,  now  due  or  to  become  due,  when  the  same 
shall  have  been  authorized  by  a vote  of  the  people;  Provided, 
That  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  not  fund  any  bonded  debt  at 
a higher  rate.  Such  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  after  ten  years,  at 
the  option  of  the  city. 


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102.  XXII.  To  make  provisions  for  a sinking  fund  to  })ay 
accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  j)rincipal  of  the 
bonded  ind^ebtedness  of  the  city,  and  to  levy  and  collect  taxes  on 
all  taxable  property  in  the  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  and  to  provide  that  the  said  tax 
shall  be  paid  in  cash;  and  whenever  any  city  has  heretofore  issued 
bonds  by  virtue  of  any  special  authority  derived  from  the  legis- 
lature of  the  territory  or  state,  the  council  shall  have  the  power 
to  levy  and  collect  taxes  for  the  purpose  of  paying  such  bonds  as 
is  provided  in  the  laws  giving  such  authority. 

103.  XXIII.  To  divide  the  city  into  wards,  establish  the 
boundaries  thereof,  and  number  the  same. 

104.  XXIV.  To  provide  for  the  registration  of  voters,  and 
may  prohibit  persons  from  voting  at  any  or  all  city  elections  who 
shall  not  have  first  complied  with  such  regulations  and  have  been 
registered  as  required  by  such  ordinance.  Such  ordinance  or  or- 
dinances may  be  repealed,  re-enacted,  and  amended  from  time  to 
time,  as  in  other  cases;  Provided^  That  the  registration  of  the 
last  general  election  shall  be  valid  for  any  special  election.  To 
appoint  judges  and  clerks  of  elections  provided  by  ordinance  for 
the  election  of  city  officers,  and  prescribing  the  manner  of  con- 
ducting the  same,  and  the  returns  thereof,  and  for  deciding  con- 
tested elections,  and  for  holding  special  elections  for  any  purpose 
herein  provided  and  to  fix  a compensation  of  all  officers  of  elec- 
tion. To  regulate  the  holding  cf  primary  elections,  at  which  no 
person  shall  be  permitted  to  vote,  except  such  person  be  an  elector 
of  the  city  and  affiliated  with  the  political  party  holding  such 
primary  election  at  the  last  prior  general  election,  that  judges 
at  such  primary  elections  shall  be  sworn,  and  may  administer 
oaths,  and  that  any  persons  violating  the  regulations  so  estab- 
lished, or  who,  being  disqualified,  shall  vote  at  such  primary 
election,  or  who  shall  aid,  counsel,  or  abet  any  disqualified  per- 
son in  voting  thereat,  may  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  (100)  dollars  and  shall  stand  committed  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid,  and  shall  be  disqualified  to  vote  at  any 
city  or  primary  election  for  the  period  of  one  year  thereafter. 

105.  XXV.  To  f)rovide  for  removing  officers  of  the  city  for 
misconduct,  whose  offices  are  created  and  made  elective  by  this 
act,  and  to  provide  for  filling  such  vacancies  as  may  occur  in  any 
elective  office  by  appointment  by  the  Mayor,  by  assent  of  the 
Council,  to  hold  until  the  next  general  election. 

106.  XXVI.  To  regulate  and  prescribe  the  powers  and 


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duties  and  the  compensation  of  the  officers  of  tlie  city  not  herein 
provided  for. 

107.  XXVII.  To  require  all  officers  or  servants  elective  or 
a})poiutive  iu  pursuance  of  this  act,  except  police  officers,  to  give 
bond  and  security  for  the  faithful  performance  of  their  duties. 
No  officer  shall  become  security  upon  the  official  bond  of  an- 
other, or  uj)on  any  contractor’s  bond,  license,  or  appeal  bond 
given  to  the  city,  or  under  any  ordinance  thereof,  or  from  con- 
victions in  the  Police  Court. 

108.  XXVIII.  To  require  from  any  officer  of  the  city,  at 
any  time,  a report  in  detail  of  the  transactions  in  his  office  or  of 
any  matters  connected  therewith. 

109.  XXIX.  To  provide  for  and  cause  to  be  taken  the 
census  of  the  city. 

110.  XXX.  To  purchase  and  own  grounds  for,  and  to  erect 
and  establish  market  houses  and  market  places,  and  to  regulate 
and  govern  the  same,  to  prescribe  the  fees  to  be  charged  persons 
for  stalls  therein,  provided  that  the  revenue  so  derived  shall  be 
applied,  First,  to  the  payment  of  the  salaries  of  officers  appointed 
to  take  charge  of  said  market  house;  Second,  to  the  payment  of 
repairs  of  said  market  house,  and  Third,  to  the  payment  of  the 
cost  of  erecting  said  market  house;  and  after  all  salaries,  repairs, 
and  costs  of  construction  have  been  paid,  the  surplus,  if  any  re- 
maining, shall  be  disposed  of  as  the  Council  shall  direct,  and 
also  to  contract  with  any  person  or  persons,  or  association  of  per- 
sons, companies,  or  corporations,  for  the  erection  and  regulation 
of  said  market  houses  and  market  places,  on  such  terms  and 
conditions  and  in  such  manner  as  the  Council  may  prescribe,  and 
raise  all  necessary  revenue  therefor  as  herein  provided;  and  they 
may  locate  such  market  houses  and  market  places  and  buildings 
aforesaid  on  any  streets,  alleys,  or  public  grounds,  or  on  any 
land  purchased  for  such  purpose;  and  to  provide  for  the  erection 
of  all  other  useful  and  necessary  buildings  for  the  use  of  the 
city,  and  for  the  protection  and  safety  of  all  property  owned  by 
the  city;  Provided,  That  any  such  improvement  costing  in  the 
aggregate  a sum  greater  than  five  thousand  dollars  shall  not  be 
authorized  until  the  ordinance  providing  therefor  shall  be  first 
submitted  to  and  ratified  by  a majority  of  the  legal  voters  voting 
thereon. 

111.  XXXI.  To  fix  the  rate  of  tax  to  be  paid  for  the  use 
of  water  furnished  by  the  city,  or  any  person  or  corporation  by 
means  of  water  works,  and  provide  by  ordinance  that  any  tax 


(iOVKK^^MEJ^T  OF  THE  CITY  OF  LINCOIiN. 

I’or  the  use  of  water  furnished  by  said  city  shall  be  a lieu  on  tlie 
property  where  same  is  furnished. 

112.  X!KX11.  To  establish,  alter,  and  change  the  channel 
of  water  courses,  and  to  wall  and  cover  them  over,  to  establish, 
make,  and  regulate  public  wells,  cisterns,  aqueducts,  and  reser- 
voirs of  water,  and  to  provide  for  filling  the  same. 

113.  XXXIII.  To  provide  for  the  organization  of  a fire 
department,  to  procure  fire  engines,  hooks,  ladders,  buckets,  and 
other  apparatus,  and  to  organize  fire  engine,  hook  and  ladder 
and  bucket  companies,  and  to  prescribe  rules  of  duty  and  the 
government  thereof,  with  such  penalties  as  the  Council  may 
deem  proper,  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  to  make 
all  necessary  appropriations  therefor,  and  to  establish  regulations 
for  the  prevention  and  extinguishment  of  fires.  To  prescribe 
limits  within  which  no  building  shall  be  constructed  except  of 
brick,  stone,  or  other  incombustible  material,  with  fireproof  roof, 
and  to  impose  a penalty  for  the  violation  of  such  ordinance,  and 
to  cause  the  destruction  or  removal  of  any  building  constructed 
or  repaired  in  violation  of  such  ordinance;  and  after  such  limits 
are  established  no  special  permits  shall  be  given  for  the  erection 
or  reparation  of  buildings  of  combustible  material.  To  regu- 
late the  construction  and  inspection  of  and  order  the  suppression 
of  and  cleaning  of  fire  places,  chimneys,  stoves,  stove-pipes,  over 
boiler’s,  kettles,  forges,  or  any  apparatus  used  in  any  building, 
manufactory,  or  business  which  may  be  dangerous  in  causing  or 
promoting  fires,  and  to  prescribe  limits  within  which  dangerous 
or  obnoxious  and  offensive  business  may  not  be  carried  on. 

114.  XXXIV.  To  establish  standar’d  weights  and  measures, 
and  regulate  the  weights  and  measures  to  be  used  in  the  city,  and 
to  regulate  the  weighing  and  measuring  of  every  commodity 
sold  in  the  city,  in  all  cases  not  otherwise  provided  by  law,  and 
to  prohibit  and  |)unish  the  use  of  imperfect  weights,  measures, 
and  weighing  apf)aratus. 

115.  XXXV.  To  provide  for  the  inspection  and  weighing 
of  hay,  grain,  and  coal,  the  measuring  of  wood  and  fuel  to  be 
used  in  the  city,  and  to  determine  the  place  or  places  of  the  same, 
and  to  regulate  and  prescribe  the  place  or  places  of  exposing  for 
sale,  hay,  coal,  and  wood;  to  fix  the  fees  and  duties  of  persons 
authorized  to  perform  such  duties. 

116.  XXXVI.  To  impose  fines,  forfeitures,  and  penalties 
for  the  breach  of  any  ordinance,  and  also  for  the  recovery  and 
collection  of  the  same,  and  in  default  of  payment  to  provide  for 


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coufinement  in  the  city  prison,  or  to  hard  labor  in  the  city  upon 
the  streets  or  elsewhere,  for  the  benefit  of  the  city. 

117.  XXXVII.  To  restrain,  prohibit,  and  suppress  unli- 
censed tippling  shops,  billiard  tables,  bowling  alleys,  and  houses 
of  prostitution,  opium  joints,  dens,  and  other  disorderly  houses 
and  practices,  games  and  gambling  houses,  desecration  of  the 
Sabbath  day,  commonly  called  Sunday,  and  to  prohibit  all  pub- 
lic amusements,  shows,  exhibitions,  or  ordinary  business  pursuits 
upon  said  day,  and  all  lotteries  or  fraudulent  devices  and  prac- 
tices for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  money  or  property,  and  all 
shooting  galleries  and  ail  kinds  of  public  indecencies. 

118.  XXXVIII.  To  [)revent  and  restrain  riots,  routs, 
noises,  disturbances,  or  disorderly  assemblies  in  any  street,  house, 
or  place  in  the  city;  to  regulate,  punish,  and  prevent  the  dis- 
charge of  fire-arms,  rockets,  powder,  fireworks,  or  any  other 
dangerous  combustible  material  in  the  streets,  lots,  grounds, 
alleys,  or  about  or  in  the  vicinity  of  any  buildings;  to  regulate, 
})revent,  and  punish  the  carrying  of  concealed  weapons;  to  ar- 
rest, regulate,  punish,  fine,  or  set  at  work  on  the  streets  or  else- 
where, all  vagrants  and  persons  found  in  said  city  without  visible 
means  of  support  or  some  legitimate  business;  to  regulate  and 
prevent  the  transportation  of  gunpowder  or  other  explosive  or 
combustible  articles,  tar,  pitch,  rosin,  coal  oil,  benzine,  turpen- 
tine, hemp,  cotton,  nitro-glycerine,  dynamite,  petroleum,  or  any 
of  the  productions  thereof,  and  other  material  of  like  nature, 
and  the  use  of  lights  in  stables,  shops,  or  other  places,  and  the 
building  of  bonfires;  to  regulate  and  prohibit  the  piling  of  build- 
ing material  or  any  excavation  or  obstruction  in  the  street. 

119.  XXXIX.  To  provide  for  the  punishment  of  persons 
disturbing  the  peace  and  good  order  of  the  city  by  clamor  and 
noise,  by  intoxication,  drunkenness,  fighting,  or  using  obscene 
or  profane  language  in  the  streets,  or  other  public  places,  or 
otherwise  violating  the  public  peace  by  indecent  and  disorderly 
conduct  or  by  lewd  or  lascivious  behavior. 

120.  XL.  To  provide  for  the  punishment  of  vagrants, 
tramps,  or  common  street  beggars,  common  prostitutes,  habitual 
disturbers  of  the  peace,  pickpockets,  gamblers,  burglars,  thieves, 
watch  stuffers,  ball  game  players,  persons  who  practice  any  game, 
trick,  or  device  with  intent  to  swindle;  persons  who  abuse  their 
families,  and  suspicious  persons  who  can  give  no  reasonable  ac- 
count of  themselves. 

121.  XLI.  To  recjuire  any  and  all  lots  or  pieces  of  ground 


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within  the  cit;)^  to  be  drained  or  filled,  so  as  to  prevent  stagnant 
water  or  any  other  nuisance  accuniulating  thereon,  and  upon  the 
failure  of  the  owners  of  such  lots  or  pieces  of  ground  to  fill  or 
drain  the  same  when  so  required,  the  Council  may  cause  such 
lots  or  })ieces  of  ground  to  be  drained  or  filled,  and  the  cost  and 
expenses  thereof  shall  be  levied  upon  the  property  so  filled  or 
drained,  and  collected  as  any  other  special  tax. 

122.  XLII.  To  prevent  any  person  from  bringing,  having, 
depositing,  or  leaving  n[)on  or  near  his  premises,  or  elsewhere 
within  the  city,  any  dead  carcass,  or  putrid  beef,  pork,  fish,  hides, 
or  skins  of  any  kind,  or  any  other  unwholesome  substance,  and 
to  compel  the  removal  of  the  same. 

123.  XLIII.  To  regulate,  license,  or  suppress  halls,  opera 
houses,  churches,  places  of  amusement,  entertainment,  or  in- 
struction, or  other  building  used  for  the  assembly  of  citizens, 
and  to  cause  them  to  be  provided  with  sufficient  and  ample 
means  of  exit  and  entrance,  and  to  be  suj)plied  with  necessary 
and  appropriate  appliances  for  the  extinguishment  of  fire,  and 
for  escape  from  such  place  in  case  of  fire,  and  to  prevent  the 
overcrowding,  and  to  regulate  the  j)lacing  and  use  of  seats,  chairs, 
benches,  scenery,  curtains,  blinds,  screens,  or  other  appliances 
therein,  and  to  provide  that  for  any  violation  of  any  such  regu- 
lation a penalty  of  two  hundred  dollars  shall  be  imposed,  and 
that  upon  conviction  of  any  such  licensee  of  any  violation  of 
any  ordinance  regulating  such  places,  the  license  of  any  such 
j)lace  shall  be  revoked  by  the  Mayor  and  Council;  and  when- 
ever the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  by  resolution  declare  any  such 
j)lace  to  be  unsafe,  the  license  thereof  shall  be  thereby  revoked, 
and  the  Council  may  provide  that  in  any  case  where  they  have 
so  revoked  a license,  any  owner,  proprietor,  manager,  lessee,  or 
])erson  opening,  using,  or  permitting  such  place  to  be  opened  or 
used  for  any  purpose  involving  the  assemblage  of  more  than 
twelve  persons,  shall  upon  conviction  thereof  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  two  hun- 
dred dollars. 

124.  XLIV.  To  prescribe  the  thickness,  strength,  and  man- 
ner of  constructing  stone,  brick,  and  other  buildings,  and  pre- 
scribe the  number  and  construction  and  means  of  exit  and  en- 
trance and  the  number  and  construction  of  fire  escapes,  and  to 
require  the  keeper  or  proprietor  of  any  hotel,  boarding  house,  or 
dormitory  to  ])rovide  and  maintain  such  sufficient  and  such  num- 
ber of  ladders,  ropes,  balconies,  and  stairways,  and  other  ap[)li- 


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ances  as  by  ordinance  may  be  prescribed  to  facilitate  the  escape 
of  persons  from  any  such  buildings  in  case  of  fires. 

125.  XLV.  To  regulate  or  prohibit  the  running  at  large  of 
cattle,  hogs,  horses,  mules,  sheep,  goats,  dogs,  and  other  animals, 
and  to  cause  such  as  may  be  running  at  large  to  be  impounded 
and  sold  to  discharge  the  costs  and  penalties  provided  for  the 
violation  of  such  prohibitions,  and  the  fees  and  expense  of  im- 
pounding and  keeping  the  same,  and  of  such  sale. 

126.  XLVI.  To  provide  for  the  erection  of  all  needful  pens, 
pounds,  and  buildings  for  the  use  of  the  city,  within  or  without 
the  city  limits,  and  to  appoint  and  compensate  keepers  thereof, 
and  to  establish  and  enforce  rules  governing  the  same. 

127.  XLVII.  To  regulate,  license,  or  prohibit  the  sale  of 
domestic  animals,  or  of  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise,  at  public 
auction  on  the  streets,  alleys,  highways,  or  any  public  grounds 
within  the  city;  to  regulate  or  license  the  auctioneering  of  goods, 
wares,  and  merchandise. 

128.  XLYIII.  To  make  regulations  to  prevent  the  intro- 
duction of  contagious,  infectious,  or  malignant  diseases  into  the 
city,  and  to  create  a Board  of  Health,  to  make  quarantine  laws 
fur  that  purpose,  and  to  enforce  the  same  within  five  miles  of  the 
city. 

129.  XLIX.  To  erect,  establish,  and  regulate  work  houses 
and  poor  houses,  houses  of  correction,  jails,  station  houses,  and 
other  necessary  buildings,  and  to  provide  for  the  government 
and  support  of  the  same. 

130.  L.  To  made  regulations  to  secure  the  general  health  of 
the  city;  to  prescribe  rules  for  the  prevention,  abatement,  and 
removal  of  nuisances ; to  make  and  prescribe  regulations  for  the 
construction,  location  and  keeping  in  order  of  all  slaughter 
houses,  stock  yards,  warehouses,  stables,  or  other  places  where 
offensive  matter  is  kept,  or  is  likely  to  accumulate,  within  the 
corporate  limits,  or  within  five  miles  thereof. 

131.  LI.  To  j)urchase,  hold,  and  pay  for,  in  the  manner 
herein  provided,  lands  not  exceeding  eighty  acres,  in  one  body, 
outside  of  the  limits  of  such  city,  for  the  purpose  of  the  burial 
of  the  dead,  and  all  necessary  grounds  for  hospital  grounds  and 
water  works,  and  to  have  and  exercise  police  jurisdiction  over 
the  same,  and  over  any  cemetery  lying  near  said  city,  and  used 
by  inhabitants  thereof. 

132.  LII.  To  survey,  plat,  map,  grade,  fence,  ornament,  and 
otherwise  improve  all  burial  and  cemetery  grounds,  and  avenues 


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4.3 


leading  thereto  owned  by  such  city;  to  construct  walks,  rear  and 
protect  ornamental  trees  therein,  and  provide  for  paying  the  ex- 
penses thereof. 

133.  LIII.  To  convey  cemetery  lots  owned  by  such  city,  by 
certificates  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  countersigned  by  the  Clerk 
under  the  seal  of  the  city,  specifying  that  the  person  to  whom 
the  same  is  issued  is  the  owner  of  the  lot  or  lots  described  therein 
by  number  as  laid  down  on  such  plat,  or  map,  for  the  purpose  of 
interment,  and  such  certificate  shall  vest  in  the  proprietor,  his  or 
her  heirs  and  assigns,  a right  in  fee  simple  to  such  lot  for  the  sole 
purpose  of  interment,  under  the  regulation  of  the  City  Council, 
and  such  certificate  shall  be  entitled  to  be  recorded  in  the  office 
of  the  Register  of  Deeds  of  the  proper  county  without  further 
acknowledgment,  and  such  description  of  lots  shall  be  deemed 
and  recognized  as  sufficient  description  thereof. 

134.  LIV.  To  limit  the  number  of  cemetery  lots  which  shall 
be  owned  by  the  same  person  at  the  same  time ; to  })rescribe  rules 
for  enclosing,  adorning,  and  erecting  monuments  and  tomb  stones 
on  cemetery  lots;  to  prohibit  any  diversion  of  the  use  of  such 
lots  and  any  impro})er  adornment  thereof,  but  no  religious  test 
shall  be  made  as  to  the  ownership  of  lots,  the  burial  therein,  or 
the  ornamentation  of  graves  or  lots. 

135.  LV.  To  pass  rules  and  ordinances  imposing  penalties 
and  fines  not  exceetling  one  hundred  dollars,  regulating,  protect- 
ing, and  governing  the  cemetery,  the  owners  of  lots  therein,  vis- 
itors thereof,  and  trespassers  therein.  And  the  officers  of  such 
city  shall  have  as  full  jurisdiction  and  power  in  the  enforcing  of 
such  rules  and  ordinances  as  though  they  related  to  the  city  itself. 

136.  LVI.  To  make  all  such  ordinances,  by-laws,  rules,  reg- 
ulations, and  resolutions  not  inconsistent  with  the  laws  of  the 
state  as  may  be  expedient,  in  addition  to  the  special  powers  in 
this  section  granted,  maintaining  the  peace,  good  government,  and 
welfare  of  the  city,  and  its  trade,  commerce,  and  manufactories, 
and  to  enforce  all  ordinances  by  inflicting  penalties  for  the  viola- 
tion thereof,  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for  any  one  of- 
fense, recoverable  with  costs,  together  with  judgment  of  impris- 
onment, until  the  amount  of  said  judgment  and  costs  shall  be 
paid. 

137.  LVII.  To  elect  one  of  their  own  body,  who  will  be 
styled  the  ‘^President  of  the  Council,’^  and  who  shall  ])reside  at 
all  meetings  of  the  Council  in  the  absence  of  the  Mayor,  and  in 
the  absence  of  the  Mayor  and  President  to  elect  one  of  their  own 


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body  to  occupy  bis  place  temporarily,  and  who  shall  be  styled 
‘^Acting  President  of  the  Council;’^  and  the  President  or  Acting 
President,  when  occupying  the  place  of  Mayor,  shall  have  the 
same  privileges  as  other  members  of  the  Council,  and  all  acts  of 
the  President  or  Acting  President,  while  so  acting,  shall  be  as 
binding  upon  the  Council  and  upon  the  city  as  if  done  by  the 
Mayor. 

138.  LVIII.  To  provide  for  the  revision  of  the  ordinances 
from  time  to  time  and  for  their  publication  in  pamphlet  or  book 
form,  with  or  without  the  statutes  relative  to  cities  governed  by 
this  act. 

139.  LTX.  To  purchase  or  otherwise  acquire  ground  for  and 
erect,  establish,  regulate,  and  repair  a city  hospital,  and  when 
authorized  thereto  by  a vote  of  a majority  of  the  electors  at  any 
election,  may  issue  bonds  of  the  city  for  an  amount  not  exceeding 
in  any  one  year  the  sum  of  $10,000  for  that  purpose. 

140.  LX.  The  management,  direction,  and  control  of  such 
hospital,  when  completed  and  ready  for  use,  and  the  furnishing 
thereof,  shall  be  vested  in  a board  of  commissioners,  called  the 

Board  of  Hospital  Commissioners,’^  subject  to  the  ordinances 
of  the  Council.  Such  board  shall  consist  of  the  Mayor,  who 
shall  by  virtue  of  his  office  be  its  president,  and  one  trustee  from 
each  ward,  appointed  by  the  Mayor  with  the  consent  of  the 
Council,  each  of  which  commissioners  shall  be  a resident  free- 
hold elector  of  the  city,  and  they  shall  not  receive  any  compensa- 
tion for  their  services.  The  term  of  the  appointed  members  of 
the  board  shall  be  three  years,  but  when  any  such  board  is  first 
organized  the  Mayor  shall  ap[)oint  two  members  for  one  year,  two 
for  two  years,  and  two  for  three  years  respectively,  and  thereafter 
two  members  shall  be  appointed  each  year  for  the  full  term  of 
three  years.  A majority  of  the  board  shall  constitute  a quorum. 

141.  LXI.  The  board  shall  hold  regular  meetings  at  such 
time  and  place  as  may  be  agreed  upon,  and  cause  to  be  kept  a 
full  record  of  its  proceedings.  It  shall  have  power  to  employ  a 
superintendent,  steward,  and  nurses  and  such  other  employes  as 
the  Council  may  provide.  The  steward  shall  act  as  clerk  of  the 
board.  The  compensation  of  all  employes  shall  be  fixed  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  and  the  board  shall  have  power  to  contract 
for  all  necessary  supplies  for  such  hospital. 

142.  LXlI.  Tlie  board  shall  establish  such  rules  for  the 
government  of  such  hospital  and  the  admission  of  persons  to 
its  privileges  as  it  may  deem  expedient.  It  shall  also  appoint  a 


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corps  of  four  physicians  and  four  surgeons,  who  shall  be  remov- 
able at  the  pleasure  of  the  board  and  who  shall  be  qualified  and 
reputable  members  of  their  profession,  and  who  shall  receive  no 
compensation.  One  of  said  physicians  and  surgeons  shall  be  in 
daily  attendance  for  three  months  in  succession  of  each  year,  and 
meetings  of  the  full  corps  for  consultation  shall  be  held  whenever 
deemed  necessary  by  the  number  then  in  attendance.  No  re- 
ligious or  sectarian  association,  organization,  or  body  shall  be 
permitted  to  manage  or  control  said  hospital. 

143.  LX  III.  The  Council  may  enter  into  an  agreement  with 
a corporation  or  association,  organized  for  charitable  purposes  in 
such  municipal  corporation  for  the  erection  and  management  of 
a hospital  for  the  sick  and  disabled,  and  have  a permanent  inter- 
est therein,  to  such  an  extent  and  upon  such  terms  and  condi- 
tions as  may  be  agreed  upon  between  the  Council  and  such  cor- 
poration or  association.  And  the  Council  shall  provide  for  the 
payment  of  the  amount  agreed  upon,  for  any  interest  therein 
so  acquired,  either  in  one  payment  or  in  installments,  or  so  much 
from  year  to  year  as  the  parties  may  stipulate;  Provided^  Such 
agreement  shall  not  be  made  if  the  city  shall  have  exercised  the 
powers  conferred  by  the  preceding  subdivisions  of  this  section, 
and  established  a hospital  as  therein  provided. 

144.  § 69.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  open,  extend, 
widen,  narrow,  grade,  curb,  gutter,  and  pave,  or  otherwise  im- 
prove and  keep  in  good  repair,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  done,  in 
any  manner  they  may  deem  proper,  any  street,  avenue,  or  alley 
within  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  may  grade  partially  or  to  the 
established  grade,  or  park,  or  otherwise  improve  any  width  or 
part  of  any  street,  avenue,  or  alley,  and  to  defray  the  cost  and 
expense  of  such  improvements  or  any  of  them,  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  such  city  shall  have  power  and  authority  to  levy  and 
collect  special  taxes  and  assessments  upon  the  lots  and  pieces  of 
ground  adjacent  to  or  abutting  upon  the  street,  or  alley  thus  in  whole 
or  in  part  opened,  widened,  curbed  and  guttered,  graded,  parked, 
extended,  constructed  or  otherwise  improved  or  repaired,  or  which 
may  be  specially  benefited  by  any  of  said  improvements;  Pro- 
vided^ That  the  above  provisions  shall  not  apply  to  ordinary 
repairs  of  streets  or  alleys;  Provided,  further,  That  where  any 
street  is  to  be  graded  under  the  provisions  of  this  section,  but 
not  to  the  established  grade,  it  shall  be  done  only  after  the  own- 
ers representing  three-fifths  (3-5)  of  the  front  feet  of  the  prop- 
erty abutting  on  the  part  of  such  street  to  be  so  partially  graded 


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shall  have  petitioned  the  City  Council  for  such  work  to  be  done; 
Provided  further yT\\2Li  curbing  and  guttering  shall  not  be  ordered 
or  required  to  be  laid  on  any  street,  avenue,  or  alley  not  ordered 
to  be  [)aved,  except  on  a petition  of  three-filths  (3-5)  of  the  own- 
ers of  the  property  abutting  along  the  line  of  that  portion  of 
the  street,  avenue,  or  alley  to  be  curbed  and  guttered.  The 
Mayor  and  Council  of  any  city  governed  by  this  act  shall  have 
power  to  pave,  repave,  or  macadamize  any  street  or  alley  or  part 
thereof,  in  any  city,  and  for  that  purpose  to  create  suitable  pav- 
ing districts,  which  shall  be  consecutively  numbered,  such  work 
to  be  done  under  contract  and  under  the  superintendence  of  the 
Board  of  Public  Works  of  thecity.  Such  work  shall  be  ordered 
done  only  after  the  owners  of  lots  or  lands  abutting  u{)on  the 
streets  or  alleys  within  any  paving  district,  representing  three- 
fifths  (3-5)  of  front  feet  thereon,  shall  have  petitioned  the  Coun- 
cil to  pave,  repave,  or  macadamize  such  streets  or  alleys,  and  in 
all  cases  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing,  there  shall  be  used 
such  material  as  such  majority  of  owners  shall  determine  upon; 
Provided^  The  Council  shall  be  notified  in  writing  by  said  own- 
ers of  such  determination,  within  thirty  days  next  after  the  pas- 
sage and  approval  of  the  ordinance  ordering  such  paving,  re- 
paving, or  macadamizing.  In  case  such  owners  fail  to  designate 
the  material  they  desire  used  in  such  paving,  repaving,  or  ma- 
cadamizing, in  the  manner  and  within  the  time  provided  above, 
the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  determine  upon  the  material  to  be 
used.  The  cost  of  grading,  paving,  macadamizing,  or  repaving 
the  streets  and  alley  within  any  paving  district,  except  the  inter- 
section of  streets  and  space  opposite  alleys  within  such  districts, 
shall  be  assessed  upon  the  lots  and  lands  especially  benefited 
thereby  in  such  district,  in  proportion  to  such  benefits  to  be  de- 
termined by  the  Mayor  and  Council  under  the  provisions  of  this 
act.  The  assessment  of  the  special  taxes  for  paving  purposes 
herein  provided  for  shall  be  made  as  follows:  The  total  cost  of 
the  improvement  shall  be  levied  at  one  time  upon  the  property, 
and  become  delinquent  as  hereinafter  provided:  One-tenth 
(1-10)  of  the  total  amount  shall  become  delinquent  in  fifty  (50) 
days  after  such  levy,  one-tenth  (1-10)  shall  become  due  in  one 
year,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  two  years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  three 
years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  four  years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  five 
years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  six  years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  seven 
years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  eight  years,  one-tenth  (1-10)  in  nine 
years.  Each  of  said  installments,  except  the  first,  shall  become 


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(lelinqiieiit  fifty  (50)  days  after  becoming  due,  and  shall  draw  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent.  (6%)  per  annum  from  the  time  of 
the  levy  aforesaid,  payable  annually  until  the  same  shall  become 
deliiKpient,  and  after  the  same  shall  become  delinquent  a penalty 
of  one  per  cent.  (1%)  the  first  month,  two  per  cent.  (2%)  the  sec- 
ond month,  and  thereafter  until  paid,  shall  be  paid  thereon,  as 
in  the  case  of  other  special  taxes.  The  Council  shall  have  power 
to  require  owners  of  real  estate  adjacent  to  any  street  about  to  be 
paved,  to  lay  service  pipe  to  connect  such  real  estate  with  city 
water  mains,  and  in  case  any  such  owner  shall  neglect  or  refuse 
to  lay  the  same  before  such  paving  is  laid,  the  Council  may  cause 
such  service  pipe  to  be  laid,  and  assess  the  cost  thereof  in  the 
same  manner  as  assessments  for  sidewalks.  Such  taxes  shall  be 
collected  and  enforced  as  in  other  cases  of  special  taxes.  In  all 
cases  of  special  taxes  the  City  Treasurer  shall  have  authority,  after 
the  same  or  any  part  thereof  shall  have  become  delinquent,  to  seize 
])ersonal  property  of  the  person  who  owns  the  real  estate  upon 
which  such  taxes  have  be  levied,  and  to  sell  such  personal  prop- 
erty for  the  satisfaction  of  such  taxes,  upon  the  same  advertise- 
ment and  in  the  same  manner  that  constables  are  now  authorized 
by  law  to  seize  and  sell  personal  property  upon  execution;  but 
failure  to  seize  and  sell  personal  property  shall  in  nowise  affect 
the  lien  of  the  tax  or  any  proceedings  authorized  by  law  to  en- 
force the  tax.  In  case  of  omissions,  errors,  or  mistakes  in  mak- 
ing such  assessments  or  levy  in  respect  to  the  total  cost  of  the 
improvement,  or  deficiencies,  or  otherwise  it  shall  be  competent 
for  the  Council  to  make  a supplemental  assessment  and  levy  to 
supply  such  deficiencies,  omissions,  errors,  or  mistakes.  The  cost 
of  grading,  paving,  macadamizing,  or  repaving  the  intersection 
of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  or  in  any  paving  district 
shall  be  paid  by  the  city  as  hereinafter  provided,  but  nothing 
herein  contained  shall  be  hereby  construed  to  exempt  any  street 
or  any  other  railway  company  from  paving  or  repaving  its  whole 
right  of  way,  including  all  space  between  one  foot  beyond  the 
outer  rails,  at  its  own  cost,  whenever  any  street  shall  be  ordered 
graded,  paved,  or  repaved  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city, 
as  provided  by  law;  Provided^  That  in  lieu  of  the  above  and 
until  elanuary  1st,  189f3,  such  street  railways  shall  only  be  re- 
quired to  pave  between  the  rails  of  each  track.  For  the  purpose 
of  paying  the  cost  of  grading,  paving,  macadamizing,  or  repav- 
ing the  streets  and  alleys  in  any  paving  district  exclusive  of  the 
intersections  of  streets  and  s})aces  opposite  alleys  therein,  the 


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Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power  and  may  by  ordinance 
cause  to  be  issued  bonds  of  the  city,  to  be  called  “District 

paving  Bonds  of  District  No payable  in  not  exceeding 

ten  years  from  date,  and  to  bear  interest  payable  annually,  not 
exceeding  tlie  rate  of  six  per  cent.,  per  annum,  with  interest 
coupons  attached,  and  in  such  cases  shall  also  provide  that 
such  special  taxes  and  assessments  shall  constitute  a sinking 
fund  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds  and  interest;  Provided, 
That  the  entire  cost  of  grading,  paving,  repaving,  or  macad- 
amizing any  such  streets  or  alleys,  properly  chargeable  to  any 
lots  or  lands  within  any  such  paving  district  according  to  the 
front  feet  thereof,  may  be  paid  by  the  owner  of  such  lots  or 
lands  within  fifty  days  from  the  levy  of  such  special  taxes,  and 
thereupon,  such  lots  or  lands  shall  be  exempt  from  any  lien  or 
charge  therefor,  and  if  said  assessment  or  any  part  thereof  shall 
fail  or  for  any  reason  be  invalid,  the  Mayor  and  Council  may 
make  other  and  further  assessments  upon  said  lots  or  lands  as 
may  be  required  to  collect  from  the  same  the  cost  of  any  grad- 
ing, paving,  or  macadamizing,  properly  chargeable  thereto  as 
herein  provided.  Whenever  the  Mayor  and  Council  deem  it 
expedient  they  shall  have  power  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the 
cost  of  grading,  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersec- 
tions of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  the  city,  to  issue 
bonds  of  the  city  to  run  not  more  than  twenty  years,  and  to  bear 
interest  payable  semi-annually,  at  a rate  not  exceeding  six  per 
cent,  per  annum,  with  coupons  attached,  to  be  called  “ Paving 
Bonds,^’  and  the  proceeds  gf  which  shall  be  used  for  no  other 
purpose  than  paying  for  the  cost  of  grading,  paving,  repaving, 
or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  the 
city;  Provided,  That  the  aggregate  amount  of  such  bonds  issued 
in  one  year  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  fifty  thousand  ($50,000) 
dollars;  And  provided,  further,  That  no  such  bonds  shall  be 
issued  until  the  question  of  issuing  the  same  has  been  submitted 
to  the  electors  of  the  city,  at  a general  or  special  election  therein, 
and  authorized  by  a vote  of  the  majority  of  the  electors  voting 
at  such  election.  Provided,  further.  That  in  all  cases  in  which 
any  city  shall  have  prior  to  the  passage  of  this  act  issued  and 
disposed  of  bonds  for  the  purpose  hereinbefore  provided  to  pro- 
vide a fund  for  payment  of  paving  or  curbing  in  compliance 
with  the  terms  of  contract  therefor,  and  by  reason  of  delay  of 
the  contractor  in  completing  such  contract,  any  of  said  bonds 
shall  have  matured,  or  shall  mature,  before  the  city  shall  have 


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been  able  to  levy  a tax  for  payment  thereof,  and  the  city  may 
have  j)aid,  or  shall  pay  said  bonds  from  the  proceeds  of  said  sale 
to  prevent  default  thereof,  or  that  any  be  still  overdue  and  un- 
paid, in  such  cases  said  bonds  may  be  re-issued  to  mature  at  such 
times  beyond  the  maturity  of  all  other  bonds  of  the  same  series 
as  the  assessments  made  for  such  improvement  will  meet  the  re- 
issued bonds  when  mature.  And  Provided^  further^  That  here- 
after no  bonds  shall  be  issued  or  sold  except  as,  and  when,  the 
obligations  of  the  city  require  the  payment  of  the  money  by  the 
city.  If  in  any  city  governed  by  this  act  there  shall  be  any 
real  estate  not  subject  to  assessment  or  special  taxes  for  paving 
purposes,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power  to  grade  and 
pave  in  front  of  the  same  and  to  pay  the  cost  thereof  that  would 
otherwise  be  chargeable  on  such  real  estate  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  herein  provided  for  the  grading  and  paving  of  intersec- 
tions of  streets  and  paying  therefor.  The  word  ^Mot,’’ as  in  this 
act  used,  shall  be  taken  to  mean  a ‘Mot’’  as  described  and  desig- 
nated upon  the  recorded  plat  of  such  city,  and  in  case  there  is  no 
recorded  plat  of  any  such  city  it  shall  mean  a lot  as  described 
and  designated  upon  any  generally  recognized  map  of  such  city. 
The  word  “land shall  mean  any  subdivided  real  estate;  Pro- 
videdj  That  if  the  lots  and  real  estate  abutting  upon  that  part  of 
the  streets  ordered  graded,  paved,  repaved  or  macadamized  as 
shown  upon  any  such  recorded  plat  or  map  are  not  of  a uniform 
depth,  or  if  for  any  other  reason  it  shall  appear  just  and  proper 
to  the  Mayor  and  Council,  the  Mayor  and  Council  are  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  determine  and  establish  the  depth  to 
which  the  real  estate  shall  be  charged  and  assessed,  with  the  cost 
of  improvement,  which  shall  be  determined  and  established  ac- 
cording tp  the  benefits  accruing  to  the  property  by  reason  of  the 
improvement.  Real  estate  may  be  so  charged  and  assessed  to  a 
greater  depth  than  the  depth  of  the  lots  as  shown  upon  any 
such  map  or  plat.  The  Mayor  and  Council  may,  in  determining 
whether  the  requisite  majority  of  owners  who  are  hereinbefore 
authorized  to  petition  for  grading,  paving,  repaving,  or  mac- 
adamizing and  determine  the  kind  of  material  to  be  used 
therefor,  have  joined  in  such  petition  and  determination,  con- 
sider and  take  into  account  all  the  owners  of  real  estate  to 
be  charged  and  assessed  with  the  cost  of  improvement.  The 
provisions  of  this  section  in  regard  to  the  depth  to  which  the 
real  estate  may  be  charged  and  assessed  shall  apply  to  all  special 
taxes  that  may  be  levied,  in  proportion  to  the  foot  front  in 
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cities  governed  by  this  act.  Whenever  curbing,  or  curbing  and 
guttering  is  done  upon  any  street  or  avenue  in  any  paving  dis- 
trict in  wliich  paving  has  been  ordered,  and  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  deem  it  expedient  so  to  do,  they  shall  have  the 
power  and  authority,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  such 
curbing  and  guttering,  to  cause  to  be  issued  bonds  of  the  city,  to 
be  called  Curbing  and  Guttering  Bonds,’’  of  paving  district 

No payable  in  not  exceeding  ten  years  froni  date,  and  to 

bear  interest,  payable  annually,  not  exceeding  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent  per  annum,  with  interest  coupons  attached,  and  in  such 
cases  shall  assess  at  one  time  the  total  cost  of  such  curbing,  and 
guttering  or  curbing  as  the  case  may  be,  upon  the  property  abut- 
ting or  adjacent  to  the  portion  of  the  street  or  avenue  so  im- 
proved, according  to  special  benefits,  such  assessment  to  become 
delinquent  the  same  as  special  taxes  for  paving  purposes,  and  to 
draw  the  same  rate  of  interest  and  to  be  subject  to  the  same  pen- 
alties and  may  be  paid  in  the  same  manner  as  special  taxes  for 
paving  purposes,  and  the  special  tax  so  assessed  shall  constitute 
a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds  and  interest.  All 
grading,  paving,  macadamizing,  curbing,  or  guttering,  of  any 
streets,  avenues  or  alleys  in  the  city  for  which,  or  part  thereof, 
a special  tax  shall  be  levied,  shall  be  done  by  contract  with  the 
lowest  responsible  bidder,  to  be  determined  by  the  Council. 
Provided,  That  whenever  the  property  owners  representing  a 
majority  of  the  property  in  any  paving  district  or  along  that 
})ortion  of  any  street,  avenue  or  alley  to  be  improved,  shall  pe- 
tition the  Mayor  and  Council  to  have  such  grading,  paving  and 
macadamizing,  curbing  or  guttering  done  by  days’  work  the 
same  shall  be  done  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  the 
Board  of  Public  Works.  Provided,  also,  that  in  all  matters  of 
contract  with  the  city  for  work  to  be  done  or  material  furnished, 
])arties  contracting  shall  give  bond  to  the  city,  with  not  less  than 
Bvo  sureties  in  one-half  the  amount  of  said  contract  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  the  same,  sureties  on  said  bonds  shall  be 
resident  freeholders  of  the  county  within  which  said  city  is  situ- 
ate, and  shall  justify  under  oath  that  they  are  worth  double  the 
amount  for  which  they  may  sign  said  bond,  over  and  above  all 
debts,  liabilities,  obligations  and  exemptions.  Provided,  also. 
That  no  contracts  or  extensions  of  contracts  for  a period  of  more 
than  two  years  shall  at  any  time  be  made  or  entered  into  with- 
out first  having  submitted  the  same  to  a vote  of  the  people  at 
some  general  or  special  election,  held  in  accordance  with  exist- 


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iiig  laws  governing  the  voting  of  bonds.  Sucli  provision  shall 
not  apply  to  guarantee  for  paving  or  other  work  done  for  or  ma- 
terial furnished  to  said  city.  No  action  shall  at  any  time  be 
taken  contemplating  the  extension  or  renewal  of  franchises 
heretofore  granted. 

145.  § 70.  All  grading,  paving,  macadamizing,  or  gutter- 
ing of  any  streets,  avenues,  or  alleys  in  the  city,  for  which,  or 
any  part  thereof,  a special  tax  shall  be  levied,  shall  be  done  by 
contract  with  the  lowest  responsible  bidder,  to  be  determined  by 
the  Council. 

146.  §71.  The  cost  and  expense  of  grading,  filling,  paving, 
culverting,  curbing,  guttering,  or  otherwise  improving,  con- 
structing, or  repairing  streets,  avenues,  alleys,  and  sidewalks  at 
their  intersection  may  be  included  in  the  special  tax  levied  for 
the  construction  or  improvement  of  any  one  street,  avenue,  al- 
ley, or  sidewalk,  as  may  be  deemed  best  by  the  Council. 

147.  § 72.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  lay  off  the  city 
into  suitable  districts  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a system  of 
sewerage  and  drainage;  to  provide  such  system  and  regulate  the 
construction,  repairs,  and  use  of  sewers  and  drains,  and  of  all 
proper  house  connections  and  branches,  and  to  provide  penalties 
for  any  obstruction  of,  or  injury  to,  any  sewer  or  part  thereof, 
or  for  violation  of  such  regulations. 

148.  §73.  Special  taxes  may  be  levied  by  the  Mayor  and 
Council  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  constructing  such 
sewers  or  drains  within  the  city,  such  taxes  to  be  levied  upon 
the  real  estate  lying  and  being  within  the  sewerage  districts  in 
which  such  sewer  or  drain  may  be  situated,  to  the  extent  of 
benefits  to  such  property  by  reason  of  such  improvement,  the 
benefits  to  such  property  to  be  determined  by  the  Council,  as  in 
other  cases  of  special  assessments  provided;  and  all  taxes  or  as- 
sessments made  for  sewerage  or  draining  purposes  shall  be  lev- 
ied and  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  other  special  assessments, 
except  sidewalk  taxes,  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  penalty. 
And  where  sewers  are  constructed  and  any  assessment  to  cover 
the  cost  thereof  shall  be  declared  void,  or  doubts  exist  as  to  the 
validity  of  such  assessment,  the  Mayor  and  Council,  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  such  improvement,  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  empowered  to  make  a re-assessment  of  such  cost  on 
the  lots  and  real  estate  lying  and  being  within  the  sewerage  district 
in  which  any  such  sewer  may  be  situated,  to  the  extent  of  the  bene- 
fits to  such  property  by  reason  of  such  improvement,  and  such  re- 


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assessment  shall  he  made  substantially  in  the  manner  provided  for 
making  original  assessments  of  like  nature  as  herein  provided, 
and  any  sums  which  may  have  been  paid  toward  such  improve- 
ment, upon  any  lots  or  real  estate  included  in  such  re-assess- 
ment, shall  be  applied  under  the  direction  of  the  Council  to  the 
credit  of  the  persons  and  property  on  account  of  which  the 
same  was  paid,  and  in  case  the  credit  shall  exceed  the  sum  re- 
assessed against  such  persons  and  property  as  herein  provided 
for,  the  Council  shall  cause  such  excess,  with  lawful  interest,  to 
be  refunded  to  the  party  who  made  payment  thereof;  and  the 
taxes  re-assessed  and  not  paid  under  a prior  assessment  shall  be 
collected  and  enforced  in  the  same  manner  as  other  special  (axes, 
and  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  jienalty;  Provided,  That  no 
sewers  shall  be  constructed  unless  the  owners  of  a majority  of 
the  real  estate  in  such  district  subject  to  assessment  therefor  shall 
first  petition  therefor. 

149.  § 74.  Special  assessments  or  taxes  made  or  levied  to 

pay  for  local  improvements,  except  for  sidewalks,  shall  be  made 
and  assessed  in  the  following  manner:  First — Such  assessment 
shall  be  made  by  the  Council  at  any  meeting  by  a resolution 
stating  the  cost  of  the  construction  or  repairs  of  the  said  im- 
provement or  work,  and  the  benefit  accruing  to  the  property  in 
the  district  to  be  taxed  and  the  benefit  to  each  separate  piece  of 
property  taxed,  which,  with  the  vote  thereon  by  yeas  and  nays, 
shall  be  recorded  in  a book  provided  for  that  purpose.  Notice 
of  the  time  of  holding  such  meeting  and  the  purpose  for  which 
it  is  to  be  held  shall  be  published  in  some  newspaper  published 
and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city  at  least  ten  days  before 
the  same  shall  be  held.  After  such  assessment  the  Council  shall 
sit  as  a board  of  equalization,  as  provided  in  section  fifty  of  this 
act;  Provided,  That  no  property  shall  be  taxed  for  an  amount 
exceeding  the  special  benefit  accruing  thereto  by  reason  of  such 
improvement,  and  if  the  aggregate  amount  of  taxes  which  may 
be  levied  under  the  terms  of  this  section  shall  be  less  than  the 
total  cost  of  such  improvement  as  provided  for  in  this  act,  then 
the  excess  of  such  cost  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  general  fund. 
Special  taxes  may  be  levied  and  collected  as  the  improvements 
are  completed  in  front  of  or  along  or  upon  the  block  or  piece  of 
ground,  or  at  the  time  the  improvement  is  entirely  completed  or 
otherwise,  according  as  the  Council  shall  determine.  No  special 
tax  or  assessment  which  the  Mayor  and  Council  had  or  shall 
have  acquired  jurisdiction  to  make  shall  be  void  on  account  of 


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any  irregularity,  defect,  error,  or  informality  in  any  proceeding 
under  this  act. 

150.  § 75.  When  any  special  tax,  except  sidewalk  tax,  is 
levied,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  issue  a certifi- 
cate describing  such  lot  or  piece  of  ground  by  number  and  block, 
and  stating  the  amount  of  special  tax  levied  thereon,  and  the 
purpose  for  which  such  tax  was  levied,  and  when  the  same  shall 
become  due  and  delinquent,  and  he  shall  forthwith  deliver  a 
duplicate  of  such  certificate  to  the  City  Treasurer,  who  shall, 
without  delay,  give  at  least  five  days  notice  through  a news- 
paper published  in  the  city,  of  the  time  when  such  tax  will  be- 
come delinquent;  to  every  such  certificate  the  City  Clerk  shall 
api)end  a warrant  in  the  usual  form,  requiring  such  City  Treas* 
urer  to  collect  such  special  tax  or  taxes,  by  distress  and  sale  of 
goods  and  chattels  of  the  person,  persons,  or  bodies  corporate, 
owing  any  such  special  tax  or  taxes,  if  the  same  be  not  paid  be- 
fore the  time  fixed  for  the  same  to  become  delinquent,  and  to 
make  his  return  of  such  warrant  with  his  doings  thereon  on  or 
before  the  fifteenth  day  of  July  next  thereafter. 

151.  § 76.  It  shall  be  sufficient  in  any  case  to  describe  the 
lot  or  piece  of  ground  as  the  same  is  ])latted  or  recorded,  although 
the  same  belong  to  several  persons,  but  in  case  any  lot  or  piece 
of  ground  belong  to  different  persons,  the  owner  of  any  part 
thereof  may  jiay  his  portion  of  the  tax  on  such  lot  or  piece  of 
ground,  and  his  proper  share  may  be  determined  by  the  City 
Treasurer. 

152.  § 77.  When  any  improvement  mentioned  in  this  act  is 
completed  according  to  contract,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City 
Engineer  to  carefully  inspect  the  same  and  if  the  improvement  is 
found  to  be  properly  done,  such  Engineer  shall  accept  the  same, 
and  forthwith  report  his  acceptance  thereof’  to  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Works,  who  shall  report  the  same  to  the  Council  with  recom- 
mendation that  the  same  be  approved  or  disapproved,  and  the 
City  Council  may  confirm  or  reject  such  acceptance.  When  the 
ordinance  levying  the  tax  makes  the  same  due  as  the  improvement 
is  completed  in  front  of  or  along  any  block  or  piece  of  ground, 
the  Engineer  may  accept  the  same  in  sections  from  time  to  time, 
if  found  to  be  done  according  to  contract,  reporting  his  accept- 
ance as  in  other  cases. 

153.  § 78.  All  street  railway  companies  now  existing  or 
hereafter  created,  in  any  city  governed  by  this  act,  or  that  shall 
hereafter  be  organized  thereunder,  shall  be  required  to  pave  or 


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repave  between  and  to  one  foot  beyond  tlieir  outer  rails,  or  in  case 
said  railway  use  more  than  one  track  in  any  street,  they  shall 
pave  between  and  to  one  foot  beyond  their  outer  rails  where  such 
company  owns,  at  their  own  cost;  Provided^  that  in  lieu  of  the 
above  and  until  January  1st,  1891,  such  street  railways  shall 
only  be  required  to  pave  between  the  rails  of  each  track.  When- 
ever any  street  shall  be  ordered  paved  or  rej^aved  by  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  such  city,  such  paving  or  repaving  shall  be  done 
at  the  same  time,  and  shall  be  of  the  same  material  and  charac- 
ter as  the  paving  or  repaving  of  the  street  upon  which  said  rail- 
way track  is  located,  unless  other  material  be  specially  ordered  by 
the  Board  of  Public  Works.  Such  street  railway  companies  shall 
be  required  to  keep  that  portion  of  the  street  required  by  them 
to  be  paved  in  repair,  using  for  said  purpose  the  same  material 
as  the  streets  upon  which  the  track  is  laid  at  the  point  of  repair, 
or  such  other  material  as  the  Board  of  Public  Works  may  re- 
quire and  order  upon  streets  in  cities  governed  by  this  act,  as 
streets  are  hereafter  paved  or  repaved,  street  railway  companies 
shall  be  required  to  lay,  in  the  best  approved  manner,  the  strap 
or  flat  rail.  The  track  of  all  railway  companies,  when  located 
upon  the  streets  or  avenues  of  the  city,  shall  be  kept  in  repair 
and  safe  in  all  respects  for  the  use  of  the  traveling  public,  and 
such  companies  shall  be  liable  for  all  damages  resulting  by  rea- 
son of  neglect  to  keep  such  tracks  in  repair,  or  for  obstructing 
the  streets  or  avenues  of  such  city.  For  injuries  to  persons  or 
property  arising  wholly  from  the  failure  of  such  company  to 
keep  their  tracks  in  proper  repair  and  from  obstruction,  such 
companies  shall  be  liable  and  the  city  shall  be  exempt  from  lia- 
bility. The  words  ^^street  railway  company,^^  as  used  in  this 
act,  shall  be  taken  to  mean  and  include  any  persons,  companies, 
corporations,  or  associations  owning  any  street  railway  in  any 
such  city. 

154.  § 79.  In  the  event  of  the  refusal  or  neglect  of  such 

street  railway  companies  to  pave,  repave,  or  repair  when  so  di- 
rected by  the  Mayor  and  Couneil,  upon  the  grading,  ])aving,  or 
repaving  of  any  street  upon  which  their  track  is  laid,  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  have  power  to  pave,  repave,  or  repair  the  same, 
and  the  cost  and  expense  of  such  paving,  repaving,  or  repairing 
may  be  collected  by  levy  and  sale  of  any  real  or  personal 
property  of  said  street  railway  company,  the  same  as  special 
taxes  are  collected.  Special  taxes  for  paying  the  cost  of  such 
paving,  repaving,  macadamizing,  or  repairing  of  any  such  street 


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railway  may  be  levied  upon  the  track,  including  the  ties,  iron, 
road-bed  and  right-ot-way,  sidetrack  and  appurtenances,  includ- 
ing buildings  and  real  estate  belonging  to  such  company  or  per- 
son, and  used  for  the  purpose  of  such  street  railway  business, 
all  as  one  property,  or  upon  such  part  of  such  tracks,  appurten- 
ances, and  property  as  may  be  within  the  district  paved,  repaved, 
macadamized,  or  repaired,  or  any  part  thereof,  and  shall  be  a 
lien  upon  the  property  upon  which  levied  from  the  time  of  the 
levy  until  satisfied.  No  mortgage,  conveyance,  pledge,  transfer, 
or  encumbrance  of  any  such  property  of  any  such  company,  or 
person,  of  any  of  its  rolling  stock  or  personal  property,  created 
or  suffered  by  any  such  company,  or  party,  after  the  time  when 
any  street  or  part  thereof,  upon  which  any  sucli  street  railway 
shall  have  been  laid,  shall  have  been  ordered  paved,  re})aved, 
macadamized,  or  repaired,  shall  be  made  or  suffered,  except  sub- 
ject to  the  actual  or  prospective  lien  of  such  special  taxes,  whether 
actually  levied  or  not,  if  such  levy  be  in  contemplation.  The 
Treasurer  shall  have  the  power  and  authority  to  seize  any  per- 
sonal property  belonging  to  any  such  person  or  company  for  the 
satisfaction  of  any  such  special  taxes  when  delinquent  and  to 
sell  the  same  upon  the  same  advertisement  and  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  constables  are  now  authorized  to  sell  personal  property 
upon  execution  at  law,  but  failure  to  do  so  shall  in  no  wise  affect 
or  impair  the  lien  of  the  tax  or  any  proceeding  allowed  by  law 
for  the  enforcement  thereof.  The  railroad  track  or  any  other 
I)roperty  upon  which  such  special  taxes  shall  be  levied,  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  may  be  sold  for  the  })ayment 
of  such  special  taxes  in  the  same  manner  and  with  the  same 
effect  as  real  estate  upon  which  such  special  taxes  may  be  levied, 
may  be  sold.  It  shall  also  be  competent  for  any  such  city  to 
bring  a civil  action  against  any  party  owning  or  operating  any 
such  street  railway  and  liable  to  pay  said  taxes,  to  recover  the 
amount  thereof,  or  any  part  thereof  delinquent  and  unpaid,  in 
any  court  having  jurisdiction  of  the  amount,  and  obtain  judg- 
ment and  have  execution  therefor,  and  no  property,  real  or  per- 
sonal, shall  be  exempt  from  any  such  execution ; Provided^  That 
real  estate  shall  not  be  levied  upon  by  execution,  exce[)t  by  exe- 
cution out  of  the  district  court  ou  a judgment  therein,  or  tran- 
script of  a judgment  filed  therein,  as  now  provided  by  law.  No 
])ro})erty  seized  by  the  Treasurer  as  hereinbefore  provided,  or 
upon  any  such  execution,  shall  be  taken  from  the  officer  holding 
the  same  on  any  order  of  replevin.  No  defense  shall  be  allowed 


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in  any  such  civil  action,  except  such  as  goes  to  the  groundwork, 
equity,  and  justice  of  tlie  lax,  and  tlie  burden  of  proof  shall  rest 
upon  the  party  assailing  the  tax.  In  case  part  of  such  special 
tax  shall  be  sliown  to  be  invalid,  unjust,  and  inequitable,  judg- 
ment shall  be  rendered  for  such  amount  as  is  just  and  equitable, 
and  costs  shall  follow  the  judgment.  It  shall  be  competent  for 
the  Mayor  and  Council,  upon  the  written  application  of  any 
company,  association,  corporation,  or  person  owning  any  such 
street  railway,  to  provide  that  such  special  tax  shall  become  de- 
linquent and  payable  in  installments,  as  in  case  of  taxes  levied 
upon  abutting  real  estate  as  hereinbefore  provided,  but  such  ap- 
plication shall  be  taken  and  deemed  a waiver  of  any  and  all 
objections  to  such  taxes  and  to  the  validity  thereof.  Such  appli- 
cation shall  be  made  at  or  before  the  final  levy  of  such  taxes. 
The  provisions  of  this  act  in  regard  to  the  levy,  collection,  and 
enforcement  of  special  taxes  to  pay  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving, 
macadamizing,  or  repairing  of  any  such  street  railways  shall 
apply  to  all  such  special  taxes  hereafter  levied. 

155.  § 80.  There  shall  be  in  each  city  a Board  of  Public 

Works  which  shall  consist  of  three  memWs,  residents  of  said 
city,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  assent  of 
the  Council,  before  the  first  Monday  of  June  following  its  or- 
ganization under  this  act,  for  the  term  of  one,  two,  and  three 
years  respectively,  the  term  of  office  of  each  to  be  designated  by 
the  Mayor,  and  annually  thereafter  there  shall  be  appointed,  as 
hereinbefore  provided,  one  member,  whose  terra  of  office  shall  be 
three  years.  The  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  assent  of  the  Council, 
shall  designate  one  of  the  members  of  such  board  to  be  the  chair- 
man thereof.  The  salary  of  the  members  of  such  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Works  shall  be  fixed  by  ordinance,  and  the  salary  of  the 
chairman  shall  not  exceed  twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum, 
and  the  salary  of  each  of  the  other  members  shall  not  exceed  two 
hundred  dollars  per  annum.  Each  of  the  members  of  said  board 
shall,  before  entering  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  take  an 
oath  to  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  enter  into 
a bond  with  such  city,  with  two  or  more  good  and  sufficient 
sureties  (to  be  approved  by  Mayor  and  Council)  the  bond  of  the 
chairman  to, be  in  the  sum  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars  ($15,000), 
and  each  of  the  others  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  ($10,- 
000),  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties  as 
member  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works.  The  chairman  of  such 
board  shall  devote  his  entire  time  to  the  performance  of  his  offi- 


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cial  duty,  and  no  member  of  siicli  board  shall  ever  be  directly  or 
indirectly  interested  in  any  contract  entered  into  by  them  on  be- 
half of  such  city,  nor  shall  they  be  interested,  either  directly  or 
indirectly,  in  the  purchase  of  any  material  to  be  used  or  applied 
in  and  about  the  uses  and  purposes  contemplated  by  this  act.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  it  shall 
have  power,  to  make  contracts  on  behalf  of  the  city  for  the  per- 
formance of  all  such  work,  and  the  erection  of  all  such  improve- 
ments as  may  be  ordered  by  the  Mayor  and  Council,  but  only 
with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  Council;  to  superintend  the 
performance  of  all  such  work  and  the  erection  of  all  such  im- 
provements; to  approve  the  estimates  of  the  City  Engineer, 
which  may  be  made  from  time  to  time,  of  the  value  of  the  work 
as  the  same  may  progress;  to  accept  any  work  done  or  improve- 
ment made,  when  the  same  shall  be  fully  completed  according  to 
contract,  subject,  however,  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  and 
Council,  and  to  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  conferred 
upon  them  by  ordinance.  Any  member  of  such  board  may  at 
any  time  be  removed  from  office  by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of 
the  members  elected  to  the  Council,  or  by  the  Mayor  and  a 
majority  of  the  Council,  and  the  proceedings  in  that  behalf  shall 
be  entered  in  the  journal  of  the  Council. 

156.  § 81.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  cause  to  be  pub- 

lished, semi-annually,  a statement  of  the  receipts  of  the  city  and 
the  sources  thereof,  and  an  itemized  account  of  the  expenditures 
and  the  fiuaucial  condition  of  the  city.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  City  Clerk,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  December  annually, 
to  [)repare  separate  estimates  of  all  kinds  of  su])plies,  personal 
property  and  material,  required  for  the  use  of  the  city  during  the 
ensuing  year,  and  during  the  first  week  in  December  he  shall 
])ublish  a brief  advertisement  in  one  newspaper  published  in  the 
city,  stating  the  probable  amount  and  kind  of  supplies,  personal 
proj^erty  and  material  required  by  such  city  during  the  year  fol- 
lowing the  first  day  of  January  next  ensuing,  and  inviting  bids 
therefor,  which  bids  shall  be  filed  with  said  Clerk  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  January.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  on 
or  before  the  10th  day  of  January,  succeeding  such  advertisement 
open  said  bids  and  recommend  to  the  City  Council,  which  if  any, 
of  said  bids  should  be  accepted,  the  bid  or  bids  recommended  to 
be  that  or  those  of  the  best  and  lowest  competent  bidder  who 
shall  furnish  a bond  as  hereinafter  ])rovided.  The  City  Council 
shall  at  its  first  meeting  after  the  10th  of  January  aforesaid  award 


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a contract  or  contracts  for  such  supplies,  personal  property  and 
material  to  the  best  and  lowest  bidder  or  bidders  competent  un- 
der the  statute,  Pf'ovided,  That  the  council  may  reject  any  and 
all  bids.  The  successful  bidder  shall  enter  into  a good  and  suf- 
ficient bond  for  the  faithful  performance  of  said  contract  with 
two  good  and  sufficient  sureties  who  shall  justify  in  the  same 
manner  as  sureties  on  official  bonds,  which  bonds  shall  be  ap- 
proved by  the  City  Attorney,  Mayor,  and  City  Council.  It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  city  officer  to  purchase  any  supplies,  personal 
property  or  material  from  any  person  other  than  those  to  whom 
a contract  has  been  awarded  in  case  contracts  have  been  awarded. 
Any  officer  of  the  city  who  shall  violate  the  provision  shall,  upon 
conviction,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  fifty  (50)  dollars  and  be  com- 
mitted until  such  fine  is  paid. 

157.  § 82.  The  Council,  or  any  committee  of  the  members 
thereof  shall  have  power  to  compel  the  attendance  of  witnesses 
for  the  investigation  of  matters  that  may  come  before  them,  and 
the  presiding  officer  of  the  Council  or  chairman  of  such  commit- 
tee for  the  time  being  may  administer  the  requisite  oaths,  and 
such  council  or  committee  shall  have  the  same  authority  to  com- 
pel the  giving  of  testimony  as  is  conferred  on  courts  of  justice. 

158.  § 83.  Any  city  shall  have  the  right  to  use  the  jail  of 
the  county  for  the  confinement  of  such  persons  as  may  be  liable 
to  imprisonment  under  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  but  it  shall  be 
liable  to  the  county  for  the  cost  of  keeping  such  prisoners.  The 
city  shall  not  pay  to  exceed  fifteen  cents  for  each  meal  furnished 
prisoners,  and  fifteen  cents  for  lodging. 

159.  § 84.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power  to 
borrow  money  and  pledge  the  credit  and  property  of  the  city 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds  or  otherwise,  to  an  amount  not  exceed- 
ing in  the  aggregate  one  hundred  ($100,000)  thousand  dollars 
additional  to  all  bonds  issued  for  said  purpose  heretofore,  for 
the  purpose  of  constructing  or  aiding  in  the  construction  of  a 
system  of  Sewerage,  or  extensions  thereof,  authority  therefor 
having  first  been  obtained  by  a majority  vote  of  the  people  at 
an  election  upon  a proposition  submitted  in  the  manner  provided 
by  law  for  the  submission  of  propositions  to  aid  in  the  construc- 
tion of  railroads  and  other  works  or  internal  improvement,  and 
to  borrow  money  and  to  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  the 
city  in  the  manner  aforesaid,  and  upon  being  authorized  as  afore- 
said, to  an  amount  not  exceeding  two  hundred  thousand  ($200,- 
000)  dollars  additional  to  all  other  bonds  heretofore  issued  for 


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the  purpose  of  constructing,  maintaining,  and  0})erating  a system 
of  waterworks  for  said  city  ; Provided^  That  before  submitting 
the  question  to  the  electors  of  said  city,  as  to  issuing  bonds  for 
either  sewers  or  waterworks,  or  additions  thereto  or  extensions 
thereof,  the  Council  shall  first  determine  and  spread  uj)on  its 
records,  in  what  manner  and  to  what  extent  such  additions  or 
extensions  shall  be  made,  and  where  the  same  shall  be  located 
and  shall  also  procure  a detailed  estimate,  by  the  City  Engineer, 
of  the  probable  cost  thereof,  and  no  change  in  any  material  man- 
ner, shall  be  made  therein  after  the  voting  of  the  bonds,  pro- 
posed to  be  issued  to  construct  the  same,  unless  such  change  shall 
be  first  approved  by  a vote  of  the  electors  of  said  city.  And 
pi' ovided  further^  That  cities  governed  by  this  act  are  hereby  au- 
thorized to  borrow  money  on  their  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  twenty-five  thousand  ($25,000)  dollars  for  the 
pur[)ose  of  purchasing  and  im[)roving  a park  or  parks  for  such 
city,  and  Provided^  The  Council  shall  first  determine  and  spread 
upon  its  record  a description  of  the  land  proposed  to  be  bought 
for  a park  and  that  authority  therefor  shall  first  be  obtained 
by  a vote  of  the  electors  of  said  city,  the  proposition  therefor 
having  been  submitted  to  such  electors,  in  the  manner  hereinbe- 
fore mentioned,  as  to  voting  bonds  for  waterworks  and  sewers, 
and  Provided  farther,  That  if  said  question  is  submitted  at  a 
special  election,  it  shall  require  to  carry  the  same,  a majority  of 
all  the  votes  cast  at  said  election,  and  a number  of  votes  equal 
to  a majority  of  the  vote  cast  in  said  city  at  the  last  general 
election,  and  if  submitted  at  a general  election,  it  shall  require 
to  carry  the  same,  a majority  of  all  the  votes  at  such  election. 

160.  § 85.  When  a system  of  waterworks  shall  have  been 

adopted  and  the  people  shall  Inive  voted  to  borrow  money  to  aid 
in  their  construction  as  aforesaid,  the  Mayor  and  Council  may 
erect,  construct,  and  maintain  such  system  of  waterworks, 
either  within  or  without  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  and 
make  all  needful  rules  and  regulations  concerning  the  use  of 
such  waterworks,  and  to  do  all  acts  necessary  for  the  construc- 
tion, completion,  and  management  and  control  of  the  same,  not 
inconsistent  with  this  act,  including  the  taking  of  private  t)roj)- 
erty  for  public  use  for  the  construction  and  o[)eration  of  the 
same,  compensation  to  be  ascertained  and  made  therefor  in  the 
manner  provided  by  law  for  acquiring  the  right-of-way  and  de- 
])ot  grounds  for  railway  companies  by  the  exercise  of  the  right 
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161.  § 86.  Incase  such  aid  shall  not  be  voted  by  the  peo- 
ple in  the  manner  aforesaid,  or  in  case  the  system  of  waterworks 
shall  prove  inadequate  for  the  needs  of  the  city,  both  public  and 
private,  then  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  contract  with  and  procure 
individuals  or  corporations  to  construct  and  maintain  a system  of 
waterworks  in  such  city  for  any  time  not  exceeding  twenty  years 
from  the  date  of  the  contract,  and  with  a reservation  to  the  city 
of  the  right  to  purchase  such  waterworks  at  any  time  after  the 
lapse  of  ten  years  from  the  date  of  the  contract,  upon  payment 
to  such  individuals  or  corporation  of  any  amount  to  be  deter- 
mined from  the  contract,  not  exceeding  the  cost  of  construction 
of  such  waterworks;  in  other  respects  such  contracts  may  be 
upon  such  terms  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  a two-thirds  vote  of  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  entered  upon  the  minutes;  Provided,  That  no 
such  contract  shall  be  made  unless  authorized  by  a majority  vote 
of  the  legal  voters  at  a special  election  called  for  such  purpose. 

162.  § 87.  No  bonds  issued  by  the  city  for  any  purpose  shall 
draw  interest  at  a greater  rate  than  six  per  cent.  (6%)  per  an- 
num, and  no  bonds  shall  be  for  less  than  par  or  face  value,  and 
all  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any 
time  after  ten  years  from  their  date,  and  that  not  more  than  ten 
per  cent.  (10%)  of  any  issue  of  bonds  shall  fall  due  in  any  one 
year,  and  the  same  per  cent,  yearly  thereafter  until  all  of  the 
bonds  of  the  issue  become  due;  Pi'oviding,  There  shall  be  no  tax 
levied  to  pay  more  than  the  interest  upon  such  bonds  until  the 
year  before  they  become  due  and  then  only  so  much  as  is  needed 
to  meet  the  bonds  maturing  the  year  after. 

163.  § 88.  Before  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  enter  upon 
the  construction  of  any  system  of  waterworks  a Water  Commis- 
sioner shall  be  appointed,  who  shall  give  bonds  in  not  less  than 
the  sum  of  five  thousand  (5,000)  dollars.  No  member  of  the 
Council  or  the  Mayor  shall  be  eligible  to  the  office  of  water 
commissioner  during  the  time  for  which  he  shall  be  elected. 

164.  § 89.  Such  Water  Commissioner,  under  the  direction  and 
supervision  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  shall  have  control  of 
such  system  of  waterworks,  and  of  the  erection  and  construction 
of  the  same,  subject  to  the  general  management  and  approval  of 
the  Board  of  Public  AYorks,  fixing  the  rates  within  such  limits 
as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  to  be  paid  by  the  inhabitanls 
to  the  city  for  the  use  of  water,  water  meters,  and  hydrants.  It 
shall  be  his  duty  to  collect  all  moneys  receivable  by  the  city  on 
account  of  said  system  of  waterworks  and  to  faithfully  account 


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for  and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Treasurer  at  the  end  of  each  and 
every  month,  taking  his  receipt  therefor  in  duplicate,  and  tiling 
one  of  the  same  with  the  City  Clerk,  to  make  a detailed  report 
to  the  Council  at  least  once  in  three  (3)  months,  of  the  condition 
of  said  water  system,  and  of  all  mains,  pipes,  hydrants,  reser- 
voirs, and  machinery,  and  recommending  such  improvements 
and  repairs  and  extensions  thereof  as  he  may  think  proper,  and 
showing  the  amount  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  thereof  for 
the  preceding  three  (3)  mouths,  and  no  bill  or  claim  for  any 
work  or  material  done  or  furnished  for  said  system  of  water- 
works shall  be  paid  or  allowed  in  whole  or  in  part,  except  as  the 
same  shall  have  been  first  approved  by  said  Water  Commissioner 
and  the  water  committee  of  the  Council.  Said  Water  Commis- 
sioner shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  required  of  him 
by  ordinance. 

165.  § 90.  When  any  bonds  shall  have  been  issued  by  the 
city  for  the  j)urpose  of  constructing  or  aiding  in  the  construc- 
tion of  a system  of  waterworks  or  a system  of  sewerage,  there 
shall  thereafter  be  levied  annually  upon  all  of  the  taxable  prop- 
erty of  said  city  a tax  of  not  exceeding  one  mill  for  every 
twenty  thousand  dollars  so  issued,  which  shall  be  known  as  the 
waterworks  tax,  or  sewerage  tax,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  shall 
be  payable  only  in  money.  The  proceeds  of  such  tax,  together 
with  all  income  received  by  the  city  from  the  waterworks,  and 
from  the  ])ayment  and  collection  of  water  rents  and  rates  of  as- 
sessment, shall  first  be  applied  to  the  payment  of  the  current  ex- 
penses of  the  waterworks  and  interest  on  borrowed  money  and 
bonds  issued  for  their  construction,  and  the  surplus,  if  any,  shall 
be  used  for  the  extension  of  such  system,  or  retained  as  a si  idl- 
ing fund  for  the  payment  of  such  loan  or  bonds  at  maturity. 

166.  § 91.  The  Excise  Board  shall  have  exclusive  control  of 
the  licensing  and  regulation  of  the  sale  of  malt,  spirituous,  vin- 
ous, or  intoxicating  liquors  in  such  city,  and  for  that  purjwse 
shall  hold  a public  session  at  least  once  each  month  at  the  coun- 
cil chamber  in  said  city,  and  a record  of  its  proceedings  shall  be 
made  and  kept  as  a public  record  by  the  City  Clerk,  who  shall 
be  clerk  of  said  board.  A majority  of  such  board  shall  consti- 
tute a quorum.  The  Excise  Board  may  license,  restrain,  regu- 
late, or  prohibit  the  selling  or  giving  away  of  malt,  spirituous,  or 
vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  intoxicating  liquors  in  said  city,  the 
license  not  to  extend  beyond  the  municipal  year  for  which  it 
shall  be  granted,  and  to  determine  the  amount  to  be  paid  for 


()2  statutf:s  relating  to  the 

such  license,  not  less  than  the  minimum  sum  required  by  any 
general  law  upon  the  subject;  Provided,  That  special  permits 
may  be  granted  to  druggists  for  the  sale  of  liquor  for  medicinal 
and  mechanical  purposes;  and,  Provided,  further,  That  all  such 
licenses  except  druggists  shall  be  required  to  give  bonds  in  all 
respects,  and  they  and  their  sureties  shall  be  liable  on  such  bond 
in  all  respects,  as  in  the  case  of  persons  to  whom  licenses  for  the 
sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  are  or  may  be  granted  by  the  county 
board,  and  all  the  restrictions,  regulations,  forfeitures,  and  pen- 
alties provided  by  law  res[)ecting  the  sale  of  liquors  by  persons 
licensed  therefor  by  the  county  board  shall  apply  and  govern  all 
persons  (except  druggists)  licensed  by  virtue  of  this  section,  and 
any  person  selling  or  giving  away  in  said  city  any  liquor  of  the 
description  mentioned  in  this  section,  without  first  having  com- 
})lied  with  such  regulations,  and  procured  a license  or  permit 
therefor,  or  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations 
established  by  such  Excise  Board  and  governing  the  sale  of  such 
liquor  shall  on  conviction  thereof  be  fined  in  any  sum  fixed  by 
such  rule  not  more  than  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  for  each  of- 
fense, and  be  committed  to  the  city  jail  until  such  fines  and  costs 
are  paid;  Provided,  That  any  permits  issued  to  a druggist  may 
be  revoked  by  the  Excise  Board  at  pleasure,  and  further,  that 
any  license  issued  by  the  Excise  Board  for  any  purpose  men- 
tioned in  this  section  shall  and  must  be  revoked  by  the  Excise 
Board  upon  conviction  of  the  licensee  of  any  violation  of  any 
law  or  ordinance  or  regulation  pertaining  to  the  sale  of  any  such 
liquors,  and  proceedings  of  error  or  appeal  taken  to  review  such 
judgment  or  conviction  shall  in  no  wise  affect  or  ])revent  the  re- 
vocation of  such  license.  The  Excise  Board  shall  also  make  all 
needful  rules  and  regulations,  not  inconsistent  with  the  law  of 
this  state  for  the  control  of  places  at  which  malt,  spirituous, 
vinous,  or  intoxicating  liquors  may  be  sold  in  said  city;  and 
such  rules  and  regulations,  when  adopted  by  said  board  and  pub- 
lished in  a daily  newspaper  published  and  of  general  circulation 
in  said  city,  shall  have  like  force  and  effect  as  ordinances  of  said 
city  adopted  by  the  City  Council  thereof,  and  shall  be  proved 
in  like  manner.  The  Excise  Board  when  in  session  shall  have 
the  same  power  to  issue  subpoenas  and  compel  the  attendance  of 
witnesses  and  to  compel  them  to  testify  concerning  matters  pend- 
ing before  them,  as  a justice  of  the  j)eace  has  on  an  examination 
before  him  ; and  the  president  of  the  board  or  presiding  member 
for  the  time  being  shall  have  the  same  power  as  such  justice  to 


(U)VI:RN]MENT  of  the  city  of  eincoln. 

luhiiinister  oaths  and  aflOrniations.  All  subpanias,  commitments, 
and  other  processes  shall  be  signed  by  the  president  or  presiding 
officer  for  the  time  being  of  the  board  and  countersigned  by  the 
City  Clerk.  The  Excise  Board  shall  have  power,  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  said  board,  to  appoint  a Chief  of  Police  and 
such  other  officers  and  policemen  to  the  extent  that  funds  may 
be  provided  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  to  ])ay  their  salaries  as 
may  be  necessary  for  the  protection  and  efficiency  of  the  police 
of  the  city,  and  as  may  be  necessary  to  protect  citizens  and  prop- 
erty and  maintain  peace  and  good  order.  Provided,  That  the 
number  of  policemen  shall  be  determined  by  the  Excise  and 
Police  Board  shall  not  exceed  more  than  one  to  every  twenty- 
five  hundred  (2500)  of  population.  The  Chief  of  Police  and 
all  other  police  officers  and  policemen  shall  be  subject  to  re- 
moval by  the  Mayor  whenever  the  said  Mayor  shall  consider 
and  declare  such  removal  necessary  for  the  proper  management 
or  discipline  or  the  more  effective  working  or  service  of  the  police 
de})artment. 

167.  § 92.  All  taxes  levied  for  the  purpose  of  raising  money 
to  pay  interest  or  to  create  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of 
the  principal  or  any  funded  or  bonded  debt  of  the  city  shall  be 
payable  in  money  only,  and  except  as  otherwise  expressly  pro- 
vided, no  moneys  so  obtained  shall  be  used  for  any  other  pur- 
pose than  the  payment  of  the  interest  or  debt  for  the  payment  of 
which  they  shall  have  been  raised;  Provided,  That  such  sinking 
fund  may,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  be  in- 
vested in  any  of  the  under-due  bonds  issued  by  the  city,  pro- 
vided they  can  be  procured  by  the  Treasurer  at  such  rate  or 
premiums  as  shall  be  prescri^'ed  by  ordinance;  And  provided, 
further,  That  any  due  or  overdue  coupon  or  bond  shall  be  a suf- 
ficient warrant  or  order  for  the  payment  of  the  same  out  of  any 
fund  specifically  created  for  that  purpose,  without  any  further 
order  or  allowance  by  the  Mayor  or  Council. 

168.  § 93.  The  Mayor  or  Council  shall  not  allow  or  pay  for 
the  printing  of  any  notice,  advertisement,  or  publication  in  any 
newspa{)er,  any  greater  sum  or  rate  than  twenty-five  cents  per 
square  of  unleaded  nonpareil  type;  and  such  bill  shall  first  be 
audited  by  the  City  Clerk. 

• 169.  § 94.  The  Mayor  and  Council  may,  whenever  they 

deem  it  expedient,  employ  a special  engineer  to  make  or  assist 
in  making  any  particular  estimate  or  survey,  and  any  estimate 
or  survey  made  by  such  special  engineer  shall  have  the  same  va- 


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lidity,  and  serve  in  all  respects  as  though  the  same  had  been 
made  by  the  City  Engineer. 

170.  §95.  The  Police  Judge  shall  have  exclusive  jurisdic- 
tion over,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  hear  and  determine  all  of- 
fenses against  the  ordinances  of  the  city;  he  shall  also  have 
jurisdiction,  concurrent  with  Justices  of  the  Peace  and  the  County 
Court,  of  misdemeanors  under  the  laws  of  the  state,  arising  within 
the  limits  of  the  city,  when  the  fine,  which  may  be  imposed,  does 
not  exceed  two  hundred  dollars  ($200),  or  imprisonment  for  three 
months;  and  he  shall  also  have  jurisdiction  for  the  exfimination 
of  offenders  against  the  laws  of  the  state  for  offenses  arising 
within  the  city  limits. 

171.  § 96.  The  Police  Judge  shall  be  a conservator  of  the 
peace,  and  his  court  shall  be  open  every  day  except  Sundays, 
to  hear  and  determine  any  and  all  cases  cognizuble  before  him. 
No  act  shall  be  performed  by  him  on  Sundays,  except  to  receive 
complaints,  issue  process,  and  take  bail.  He  shall  have  power 
to  enforce  due  obedience  to  all  orders,  rules,  and  judgments 
made  by  him.  He  shall  have  the  same  power  as  the  District 
Court  in  the  issuance  of  warrants,  subpoenas,  or  other  process 
that  may  be  necessary,  and  may  fine  fine  or  imprison  for  con- 
tempt offered  to  him  while  holding  court,  or  to  process  issued  by 
him,  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the  same  extent  as  the  District 
Court. 

172.  § 97.  In  all  cases  before  the  Police  Judge,  arising  under 
the  ordinances  of  the  city,  wherein  the  fine  assessed  exceeds  the 
sum  of  ten  dollars  ($10)  or  the  imprisonment  ten  days,  an  ap- 
peal may  be  taken  by  the  defendant  to  the  District  Court  in  and 
for  the  county  in  which  said  city  is  situated;  but  no  appeal  shall 
be  allowed  unless  such  defendant  shall,  within  ten  days,  enter 
into  recognizance  with  sufficient  securities  to  be  approved  by  the 
judge,  conditioned  for  the  payment  of  the  fine  and  costs  of  ap- 
peal, if  it  should  be  determined  against  the  appellant. 

173.  § 98.  On  the  trial  of  any  case  in  the  Police  Court,  jt 
shall  be  the  duty  of  any  Police  Judge  to  sign  any  bill  of  excep- 
tion tendered  to  the  court  during  the  progress  of  such  trial; 
Provided^  The  truth  of  the  matter  be  fairly  stated,  and  there- 
upon said  exception  shall  be  entered  in  the  record  of  such  trial. 
Any  final  conviction,  sentence,  or  judgment  of  the  police  court 
may  be  examined  into  by  the  District  Court  on  writ  of  error, 
which  may  be  allowed  by  such  court  or  the  judge  thereof,  for 
sufficient  cause,  and  proceedings  may  be  stayed  as  may  be  deemed 


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reasonable;  and  the  revising  eoiirts  shall  in  such  [)r()ceedings 
take  judicial  notice  ok  all  ordinances  of  the  city. 

174.  § 99.  Whenever  complaint  shall  be  made  to  the  Police 
Judge,  on  oath  or  affirmation  of  any  person  competent  to  testify 
against  the  accused,  that  an  offense  has  been  committed,  of  which 
the  Police  Judge  has  the  jurisdiction,  the  Police  Judge  shall 
forthwith  issue  a warrant  for  the  arrest  of  the  offender,  which 
warrant  shall  be  served  by  the  City  Marshal,  Policeman,  Sheriff, 
or  a Constable  of  the  county,  or  some  person  specially  appointed 
by  the  Police  Judge  for  that  purpose. 

175.  § 100.  All  fines  and  penalties  collected  arising  from  a 
breach  ol’  ordinances  of  the  city  shall  be  paid  to  the  City 
Treasurer,  and  all  fines  and  penalties  collected,  arising  from  mis- 
demeanors under  the  laws  of  the  state,  shall  be  paid  to  the 
County  Treasurer,  and  the  Police  Judge  shall  report  at  the  end 
of  each  calendar  month  a list  of  all  cases  instituted  in  his  court 
under  the  city  ordinances  and  the  disposition  thereof,  with  a 
statement  of  all  the  fines,  penalties,  and  costs  by  him  received, 
and  shall  at  the  end  of  each  month  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer 
all  fines  by  him  received  in  cases  arising  under  city  ordinances, 
and  in  the  event  that  the  Police  Judge  shall  fail  to  make  report 
as  herein  provided,  such  failure  and  refusal  for  a period  of  ten 
days  after  demand  made  by  the  City  Council  shall  be  cause  for 
impeachment.  The  excess  of  fees  and  costs,  after  })aying  the 
salary  of  Police  Judge,  shall  be  paid  into  the  police  fund. 

176.  § 101.  When  any  person  shall  be  brought  before  the 
Police  Judge,  upon  such  warrant,  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  hear  and 
determine  the  complaint  alleged  against  the  defendant. 

177.  § 102.  Upon  good  cause  the  Police  Judge  may  postpone 
the  trial  of  a case  to  a day  certain,  in  which  case  he  shall  re- 
quire the  defendant  to  enter  into  a recognizance,  with  sufficient 
security,  conditioned  that  he  will  apj^ear  before  said  judge  at  the 
time  and  place  appointed,  then  and  there  to  answer  the  com- 
plaint alleged  against  him. 

178.  § 103.  In  case  of  the  breach  of  any  recognizance  en- 
tered into  as  aforesaid,  the  same  shall  be  certified  to  the  District 
Court  of  the  proper  county  to  be  proceeded  Uf)on  according  to 
law;  if  in  the  progress  of  any  trial  before  said  judge  it  shall  ap- 
])ear  that  the  accused  ought  to  be  put  upon  his  trial  for  an  of- 
fense not  cognizable  before  said  judge,  he  shall  immediately  sto[) 
all  further  proceedings  before  him  and  proceed  as  in  other  cases 
exclusively  cognizable  before  the  District  Court. 


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179.  § 104.  It  sliall  be  the  duty  of  said  judge  to  summon 
all  persons  whose  testimony  may  be  deemed  material  as  wit- 
nesses at  the  trial,  and  to  enforce  their  attendance  by  attachment 
if  necessary,  and  all  witnesses  shall  receive  the  sum  of  fifty 
cents  for  each  day’s  attendance. 

180.  § 105.  Cases  in  the  Police  Court  for  violation  of  city 
ordinances  shall  be  tried  and  determined  by  the  Police  J udge  with- 
out the  intervention  of  a jury;  cases  of  misdemeanor  under  the 
statutes  of  the  state  shall  be  tried  by  the  Police  Judge  alone,  un- 
less the  defendant  demands  a jury;  if  a jury  be  demanded,  the 
case  shall  be  tried  by  a jury  of  six  competent  men,  unless  a 
smaller  number  be  agreed  to  by  the  defendant,  to  be  selected  in 
the  manner  provided  by  law  for  selecting  jurors  in  Justice  Courts, 
and  the  trial  of  such  cases  before  said  Police  Judge  shall  be 
conducted  in  all  respects  not  herein  otherwise  provided,  in  like 
manner  as  criminal  cases  before  Justices  of  the  Peace.  Jurors 
in  the  police  court  shall  receive  the  same  fees  as  jurors  in  Justice 
Courts,  to  be  taxed  as  other  costs  are  taxed  in  the  case.  And  if, 
in  any  case  of  misdemeanor  under  the  laws  of  the  state,  it  shall 
ap])ear  to  the  Police  Judge,  by  affidavit  of  the  defendant,  that 
he  cannot  have  a fair  and  impartial  trial  before  such  Police 
Judge,  the  hearing  of  such  a case  may  be  transfered  to  some 
Justice  of  the  Peace  in  such  city.  The  Police  Judge  shall  trans- 
mit or  deliver  the  papers  in  such  case,  with  a certified  trans- 
cript of  the  proceedings  before  him,  to  such  justice,  who  shall 
proceed  therein  and  have  the  same  jurisdiction,  powers,  and  du- 
ties in  all  respects  whatever,  as  if  such  suit  had  been  originally 
instituted  before  him;  but  before  such  change  shall  be  allowed, 
all  costs  that  have  accrued  in  the  Police  Court  and  a fee  of  one 
dollar  for  transcript  shall  be  paid  by  the  defendant. 

181.  § 106.  If  the  defendant  be  found  guilty,  the  Police 
Judge  shall  declare  and  assess  the  punishment,  and  render  judg- 
ment accordingly.  It  shall  be  part  of  the  judgment  that  de- 
fendant stand  committed  until  the  judgment  be  complied  with. 
Costs  shall  be  taxed  as  in  similar  cases  before  Justice  of  the 
Peace;  Provided,  That  a jail  fee  of  fifty  (50)  cents  and  a fee  of 
one  (1)  dollar  for  use  of  patrol  wagon  may  be  included  in  cases 
where  a defendant  was  imprisoned  before  trial  for  one  day  or 
more,  or  where  patrol  wagon  was  used  in  making  arrest;  Pro- 
vided, That  in  any  prosecution  for  the  violation  of  any  ordi- 
nance, the  defendant  shall  have  the  right  to  produce  before  said 
Police  Judge  one  or  more  sureties,  to  the  satisfaction  of  said 


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judge,  which  said  sureties  shall,  with  the  defendant,  confess  a 
judgment  for  the  amount  of  the  fine  or  penalty  imposed,  with 
costs  of  suit;  and  said  judge  shall  enter  said  confession  of  judg- 
ment upon  his  docket,  and  render  judgment  accordingly  in  the 
name  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  against  them  for  the  amount  of 
such  fine  and  costs,  and  if  said  judgment  be  not  j)aid  within 
ninety  days  from  the  date  of  such  confession  and  entering  of 
judgment,  said  Police  Judge  shall  issue  execution  and  collect 
the  amount  of  such  fine  or  penalty  and  costs,  in  the  manner 
provided  by  law  for  collecting  judgment  by  execution  in  justice’s 
courts. 

182.  § 107.  Any  defendant  committed  under  the  provisions 
of  this  act  for  misdemeanor  arising  under  the  laws  of  the  state 
may  be  discharged  in  the  same  manner  as  if  he  had  been  com- 
mitted by  the  county  court. 

183.  § 108.  In  all  cases  not  herein  specially  provided  for, 
the  process  and  proceedings  before  the  judge  shall  be  governed 
by  laws  regulating  proceedings  in  Justices’  Courts  in  criminal 
cases. 

184.  § 109.  In  all  proceedings,  trials,  and  hearings  before 
the  Council  based  upon  a complaint  or  information  of  any  kind, 
where  such  information  or  complaint  is  not  sustained  before  an 
appeal  shall  be  taken,  the  complainant  or  informant  shall  enter 
into  an  undertaking  in  such  sum  as  the  Mayor  may  fix,  with  suffi- 
cient sureties  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  he  will 
pay  all  costs  in  case  the  decision  of  the  Council  shall  be  sus- 
tained. 

185.  § 110.  When  a trial  shall  be  continued  by  the  Police 
Judge  it  shall  not  be  necessary  to  summon  any  witnesses  who  may 
be  present  at  the  continuance,  but  the  Judge  shall  verbally  no- 
tify such  witnesses  as  either  party  may  require  to  attend  before 
him  to  testify  in  the  case  on  the  day  of  trial,  which  verbal  no- 
tice shall  be  as  valid  as  a summons. 

186.  § 111.  In  trials  by  a jury  before  the  Police  Judge, 
challenges  shall  be  allowed  in  the  same  manner  as  in  similar 
cases  before  Justices  of  the  Peace. 

187.  § 1 12.  Any  person  convicted  before  the  judge  of  any  of- 
fense under  the  ordinances  of  the  city  shall  be  punished  by  such 
fine  and  imprisonment  as  may  be  regulated  by  ordinance. 

188.  113.  Whenever  the  defendant  is  sentenced  to  imprison- 
ment for  the  violation  of  a city  ordinance,  he  shall  be  put  to 
work  for  the  benefit  of  the  city,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mar- 


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slial,  for  the  term  of  his  imprisonment,  and  when  committed  for 
the  non-payment  of  a fine  or  costs  for  the  violation  of  any  ordi- 
nance, he  shall  also  be  put  to  work  for  the  benefit  of  the  city, 
and  shall  be  credited  on  such  fine  and  costs  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  ($1.50)  per  day  for  each  day  he  shall  work. 

189.  § 114.  In  case  of  a vacancy  in  the  office  of  Police 
Judge  by  death,  resignation,  or  otherwise,  or  in  case  of  the  ab- 
sence, disability,  or  personal  interest  of  said  judge,  such  fact 
being  shown  by  affidavit,  the  Mayor  shall  on  notice  thereof  ap- 
point some  Justice  of  the  Peace,  holding  and  exercising  the 
duties  of  his  office,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  to 
act  as  Police  Judge  during  such  vacancy,  absence,  or  disability 
of  said  Police  Judge  and  until  such  vacancy  is  filled  by  appoint- 
ment or  election. 

190.  § 115.  That  an  act  entitled  ‘‘An  act  to  incorporate 
cities  of  the  first  class  having  less  than  60,000  inhabitants,  and 
more  than  25,000  inhabitants,  and  regulating  their  duties,  pow- 
ers, and  government,’’  approved  March  25,  1887,  and  all  acts 
amendatory  thereof,  and  all  acts  or  parts  of  acts  or  laws  in  con- 
flict herewith,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

POLICE  MATRON. 

191.  § 1.  That  in  cities  of  25,000  or  more  inhabitants  a 
woman  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  to  the  office  of  Police 
Matron,  who  shall  have  the  care  and  custody  of  all  women  and 
children  arrested  in  such  cities.  Such  Police  Matron  shall  be  a 
member  of  the  regular  police  staff  under  the  same  restrictions, 
and  shall  receive  a salary  of  fifty  dollars  ($50)  per  mouth. 

§ 2.  All  acts  and  parts  of  acts  inconsistent  with  this  act  shall 
be  and  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  March  31,  1893. 

VIADUCTS. 

192.  § 67,  III.  Streets,  grades,  and  repairs.  To  provide 
for  the  grading  and  repairing  of  any  street,  avenue  or  alley,  and 
the  construction,  renewal  and  repair  of  bridges,  culverts,  via- 
ducts and  sewers,  and  shall  defray  the  cost  thereof  out  of  the 
proper  fund  of  the  city;  but  no  street  shall  be  graded  unless  the 
same  be  ordered  done  by  the  affirmative  vote  of  two-thirds  of 
the  Council. 


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The  Mayor  and  Council  may  by  ordinance  provide  for  the  con- 
struction, renewal,  alteration  or  repair  of  any  viaduct  or  via- 
ducts with  suitable  approaches  over  any  railroad  track  or  tracks 
across  or  upon  any  street  or  avenue  of  said  city  which  they  may 
deem  necessary  for  the  safety  and  protection  of  the  public,  and 
the  location,  dimensions  and  material  of  the  same,  and  the  same 
shall  be  constructed  under  and  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this 
act  governing  public  improvements  so  far  as  such  provisions  may 
be  applicable  Iiereto.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  provide  for 
appraising  and  determining  the  damages,  if  any,  which  may  be 
caused  to  any  property  by  reason  of  the  construction,  repair, 
alteration  or  renewal  of  such  viaduct  approaches,  and  the  pro- 
ceeding for  such  purpose  shall  be  the  same  as  provided  herein 
for  the  purpose  of  determining  damages  to  property  by  reason  of 
change  of  grade,  and  such  damages  shall  be  deemed  a part  of 
the  cost  of  such  viaduct  or  viaducts,  and  paid  as  part  of  such 
cost. 

The  cost  of  construction,  alteration,  renewal  or  repair  of  any 
viaduct  and  its  approaches,  with  the  damages  aforesaid  shall  after 
the  completion  of  said  improvement  be  by  the  Mayor  and  Coun- 
cil levied  and  assessed  upon  the  railroad  companies  owning  or 
using  said  tracks  in  proportion  to  the  length  of  viaduct  made 
necessary  by  the  tracks  of  each  company  as  determined  by  the 
City  Engineer  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Council.  Notice  of  the 
time  of  holding  the  meeting  therefor  shall  be  published  once  in 
some  newspaper  in  general  circulation  in  said  city  at  least  two 
weeks  prior  thereto.  Whenever  two  or  more  railroad  companies 
own  or  use  any  track  or  tracks  jointly,  the  cost  as  between  such 
companies  shall  be  apportioned  in  such  manner  as  the  Mayor 
and  Council  may  in  their  discretion  determine ; but  any  rail- 
road company  making  exclusive  use  of  any  track  or  tracks  may 
for  the  purposes  of  this  section  be  deemed  the  exclusive  owner 
of  such  tracks.  The  amounts  of  such  several  levies  and  assess- 
ments shall  from  the  time  of  such  levy  be  a lien  upon  all  the 
property  of  the  railroad  company  against  which  the  same  are  as- 
sessed, both  real  and  personal.  The  amounts  of  the  several  lev- 
ies as  made  shall  be  by  the  Clerk  certified  to  the  Treasurer,  and 
become  due  and  delinquent  on  and  after  the  first  day  of  the  next 
succeeding  calendar  month  after  such  levy,  and  shall  bear  inter- 
est and  be  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  other  taxes.  No  ir- 
regularity or  informality  in  any  of  the  [)roceedings  taken  pursu- 
ant to  this  section  shall  in  any  way  avoid  the  levy  and  assessment 


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of  such  taxes,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  at  any  time  have 
power  by  supplemental  levy  and  assessment  to  correct  any  errors 
or  supply  any  deficiencies  in  case  of  the  failure  or  invalidity  of 
any  previous  levy  or  part  thereof. 

To  provide  funds  to  pay  the  cost  of  any  viaduct  as  aforesaid, 
the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power,  by  ordinance,  to  issue 
bonds  of  the  city  to  be  called  “Viaduct  Bonds  or  Viaduct  No. 
— ’’  in  an  amount  not  exceeding  the  estimated  cost  thereof,  pay- 
able at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time,  and  not  more  than 
five  years  from  date,  to  bear  interest,  payable  annually,  not  ex- 
ceeding the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  with  interest  coupons 
attached,  and  in  such  case,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  also 
provide  that  the  tax  thereafter  to  be  levied  and  assessed  as  herein 
provided  shall  be  a special  fund  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds 
and  interest;  and  if  the  tax  levied  on  and  collected  from  any 
railroads  companies  as  aforesaid  shall  be  insufficient  to  pay  said 
bonds  and  interest  in  full,  the  deficiency  shall  be  paid  from  the 
general  fund  of  the  city;  Provided^  That  no  such  bonds  shall  be 
issued  until  the  same  have  been  authorized  by  a majority  of  the 
electors  voting  at  any  election  on  the  question  of  issuing  such 
bonds ; 

Provided^  however',  That  if  the  railroad  companies  owning  or 
using  the  track  or  tracks  to  be  crossed  by  any  viaduct  to  be  con- 
structed, altered,  renewed  or  repaired  as  herein  provided  shall, 
prior  to  the  voting  of  any  bonds  as  aforesaid,  and  the  letting  of 
any  contract  by  the  city,  for  the  construction,  repair,  renewal,  or 
alteration  of  any  viaduct,  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  Clerk 
a good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the  city  as  obligee  with  sureties  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor  in  a penal  sum  not  less  than  the  estimated  cost 
of  the  proposed  viaduct,  conditioned  that  said  railroad  companies 
shall  construct,  renew,  alter  or  repair  said  viaduct  and  approaches 
within  such  time  as  the  Council  may  determine  according  to  the 
plans  and  specifications  furnished  by  the  city,  and  under  the 
supervision  and  regulation,  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board 
of  Public  Works  and  the  Mayor  and  Council,  and  to  hold  the 
city  harmless  of  all  damages  by  reason  of  the  construction  of 
the  same,  that  then  said  railroad  companies  may  construct  said 
viaduct,  as  conditioned  in  said  bond,  but  at  their  own  cost  and 
expense;  Provided  further,  T\mt  if  at  any  time  it  appears  to  the 
Council  that  said  railroad  companies  neglect  or  refuse  to  fulfill 
the  conditions  of  such  bond,  that  the  city  may  proceed  to  con- 
struct, alter,  renew  or  repair  said  viaduct  and  levy  and  assess  the 


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cost  thereof  in  aecordanee  with  the  provisions  of  tliis  section, 
and  such  action  shall  he  cnninlative  to  any  remedy  which  the 
city  may  have  by  reason  of  the  breach  of  the  conditions  of  said 
bond ; 

Provided  fui'tlier^  That  saiel  viaduct  and  the  street  upon  which 
the  same  may  be,  shall  be  and  remain  public  property  in  the 
same  manner  as  other  streets  of  the  city,  and  nothing  herein 
shall  be  construed  in  any  way  to  prevent  or  interfere  with  the 
right  of  the  Mayor  and  Council  and  officers  of  the  city  to  exer- 
cise such  powers  and  authority  over  such  viaducts  and  streets  as 
may  be  vested  in  them  by  law  over  the  property  of  the  city. 

The  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power  by  ordinance  to  de- 
termine the  terms  and  conditions  upon  which  any  street  railway 
company  may  lay  tracks  and  operate  its  road  on  and  over  any 
viaduct,  and  any  revenue  derived  from  such  use  shall  constitute 
a special  fund  for  the  payment  of  repairs  to  said  viaduct,  which 
repairs  may  be  made  in  the  same  manner  as  repairs  on  streets 
and  public  buildings  and  improvements. 

193.  § 68.  Eminent  Domain.  Whenever  it  shall  be  neces- 

sar}^  for  any  of  the  purposes  authorized  by  this  act  to  appropri- 
ate or  damage  private  property,  the  Mayor  with  the  approval  of 
the  Council  shall  appoint  a commission  comj)osed  of  three  disin- 
terested resident  freeholders  of  said  city  to  assess  the  damages 
caused  to  said  property.  Said  commissioners  shall  take  an  oath 
impartially  and  truly  to  perform  the  duties  hereby  imj)osed  upon 
them,  and  file  the  same  with  the  Clerk,  and  thereupon  shall 
forthwith  view  the  property  to  be  taken  or  damaged  and  assess 
the  amount  of  damages  caused  to  each  lot  or  tract,  taking  into 
consideration  the  benefits  thereto,  if  any,  and  make  a report  of 
their  doings  to  the  County  Judge,  who  shall  deliver  a certified 
copy  of  said  report  to  the  City  Clerk  and  to  the  Register  of 
Deeds  to  be  recorded  and  indexed  in  the  same  manner  as  deeds. 
The  council  shall  direct  the  City  Treasurer  to  pay  the  amount 
of  the  appraisement  to  the  county  judge  for  the  benefit  of  the 
})arties  entitled  thereto,  to  be  distributed  in  the  same  manner  as 
moneys  paid  by  railroad  companies  in  right  of  way  proceedings. 
The  city  or  any  person  having  an  interest  in  any  of  said  prop- 
erty, may,  within  thirty  days  after  the  filing  of  said  report,  ap- 
peal to  the  District  Court,  in  the  same  manner  as  in  right  of  way, 
})roceedings  by  railroad  companies,  but  no  appeal  bond  shall  be 
required  of  the  city,  nor  shall  any  appeal  operate  to  delay  the 
proposed  improvement.  The  remedy  by  appeal  as  herein  pro- 


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vided  shall  be  exclusive,  and  no  other  or  different  action  shall 
lie  to  recover  any  damages  caused  by  said  improvement. 

STREET  RAILWAYS. 

194.  § 1.  Any  number  of  persons  may  be  associated  and 
incorporated  under  the  general  laws  of  this  state  providing  for 
the  creation  of  corporations  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and 
operating  a street  railroad  within  any  of  the  cities  of  this  state, 
upon  procuring  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors  of  any 
such  city  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Every  such  corporation,  previous  to  the  commencement 
of  any  business  except  its  own  organization,  must  adopt  articles 
of  incorporation  and  have  them  recorded  in  the  office  of  the 
county  clerk  of  the  county  in  which  the  city  within  which  it  is 
proposed  to  construct  and  operate  such  street  railroad  is  situated, 
and  must  procure  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors  of 
such  city  as  herein  provided. 

§ 3.  The  articles  of  incorporation  must  fix  the  termini  of  the 
street  railroad  which  the  company  proposes  to  construct  (and 
describe  the  precise  route  between  such  termini,  which  shall  be 
one  continuous  line  from  the  terminus  to  the  other,)  and  also 
name  the  streets  through  which  said  railway  is  to  be  constructed ; 
(said  articles  shall  also  state  the  length  of  the  railway  so  pro- 
posed to  be  constructed,  which  shall  not  be  authorized  or  con- 
sented to  by  the  electors  of  any  such  city,  at  any  one  election,  to 
exceed  the  length  of  five  miles.) 

195.  § 4.  The  question  of  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the 
electors  of  any  such  city  to  the  constructing  and  operating  of 
any  such  street  railroad,  shall  be  determined  by  submitting  the 
question  to  the  electors  of  such  city  at  an  election  to  be  held  for 
that  purpose,  and  of  which  election  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Mayor  of  any  such  city  upon  the  request  of  the  Common  Coun- 
cil of  said  city  to  give  at  least  ten  days’  notice  by  publishing  a 
notice  in  some  newspaper  published  in  such  city,  which  notice 
shall  state  the  termini  of  said  proposed  street  railway  as  well  as 
describe  the  precise  route  between  such  termini  which  shall  be 
one  continuous  line  from  one  terminus  to  the  other,  and  also 
name  the  streets  through  which  said  railway  is  to  be  constructed, 
which  proposed  railway  shall  not  exceed  five  miles  in  length; 
the  form  in  which  such  notice  shall  be  taken  and  the  time  when 
such  election  shall  be  held,  and  no  election  shall  hereafter  be 


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held  except  under  this  provision ; And  provided  furtheVy  That 
no  franchise  to  construet  street  railways  shall  be  hereafter  granted, 
nor  shall  any  election  be  hereafter  held  to  vote  upon  any  propo- 
sition to  give  the  consent  of  the  electors  of  any  such  city  to  the 
construction  of  any  street  railway,  unless  there  shall  have  been 
filed  at  least  ten  days  before  such  election,  a map  or  plat  show- 
ing the  route  and  location  of  the  proposed  street  railway  in  the 
county  office  wherein  are  kept  the  record  of  deeds  of  real  estate 
and  also  whether  the  proposed  railway  along  such  route  is  to  be 
a single  or  double  track. 

196.  § 5.  Every  such  election  shall  be  held  at  the  time 

designated  in  the  notice  and  shall  be  held  in  the  same  manner 
and  at  the  same  places  as  the  general  city  elections,  and  the  re- 
turns shall  be  canvassed  by  the  Council  of  such  city  at  its  next 
meeting  after  any  such  election  and  the  result  declared  and  if  a 
majority  of  the  votes  cast  at  such  election  shall  be  in  favor  of 
the  constructing  and  operating  of  such  proposed  street  railroad, 
the  Council  shall  cause  the  City  Clerk  to  make  out  a certificate  of 
the  result  stating  that  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors 
of  such  city  has  been  given  to  the  constructing  and  operating  of 
such  railroad,  and  deliver  the  same  to  the  chief  officer  of  such 
street  railroad  company,  who  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  recorded 
in  the  office  of  the  County  Clerk  where  the  articles  of  associ- 
ation of  such  street  railroad  company  are  recorded,  and  in  the 
same  record,  and  such  certificate  shall  be  p7'ima  facie  evidence 
of  the  facts  stated  therein ; and  thereupon,  such  street  railroad 
company  shall  be  authorized  to  proceed  and  construct  and  oper- 
ate such  street  railroad,  as  described  in  its  articles  of  association, 
or  any  portion  thereof,  subject  to  such  rules  and  regulations  as 
may  be  established  by  ordinances  of  such  city. 

Provided y That  any  street  railroad  hereafter  authorized  to  be 
constructed  shall  be  built  upon  the  line  or  route  so  described  in 
said  notice  and  plat,  and  not  otherwise,  and  shall  be  construeted 
from  one  of  the  termini  so  fixed  continuously  to  the  other,  and 
shall  be  single  or  double  traek  as  shown  on  such  plat;  but  no 
street  railway  shall  hereafter  be  construeted  or  consent  or  au- 
thority therefor  be  given  by  any  city  or  its  electors,  upon  or  along 
any  part  of  any  street  in  any  city,  upon  or  along  which  any 
street  railway  has  been  already  constructed,  and  where  any  other 
company  or  party  owns  any  street  railway  upon  any  part  of 
such  street  it  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  consent  to 
the  use  of  any  part  of  its  railway  by  any  other  company  upon 
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such  terms  as  may  be  agreed  u[)on  by  them;  provided  that  no 
such  use  shall  be  allowed  or  enjoyed  without  its  consent. 

Provided,  further^  that  no  authority  to  construct  street  railway 
on  any  street  of  any  city  in  this  state  under  any  franchise  here- 
after granted,  or  consent  of  the  electors  of  any  such  city  thereto, 
hereafter  given  shall  be  operative  or  effective  unless  the  owners 
of  a majority  of  the  feet  front  of  the  real  property  abutting 
upon  the  street  or  streets  upon  which  it  shall  be  proposed  to 
construct  any  such  street  railway,  shall  in  writing  consent  thereto, 
which  written  consent  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk  of  the  city  wherein  such  street  is  situated  before  any  elec- 
tion to  give  the  consent  of  the  electors  of  such  city  shall  be 
called. 

196a.  § 6.  Any  street  railway  company  existing  in  pursu- 

ance of  law  in  this  state,  or  which  may  be  hereafter  created  and 
organized  therein,  any  portion  of  whose  road  has  been  located 
and  constructed  so  as  to  form  with  the  road  of  any  other  street 
railway  company  existing,  created,  and  organized  as  aforesaid, 
connected  or  continuous  lines  and  routes  of  travel  and  transpor- 
tation, is  hereby  authorized  to  consolidate  its  railway  property 
and  appurtenances  with  such  other  street  railway  and  its  property 
and  appurtenances  into  a single  corporation ; Provided,  That  any 
such  consolidation  or  transfer  of  the  property,  rights,  powers, 
and  franchises  of  any  such  company  shall  not  in  any  manner 
impair  or  effect  any  existing  right  of  reversion  under  which  any 
of  said  companies  now  chartered  or  organized  may  exist  in  the 
manner  following.  The  board  of  directors  of  said  two  or  more 
corporations  may  enter  into  an  agreement,  under  the  corporate 
seals  of  each,  for  the  consolidation  of  said  two  or  more  corpor- 
ations, prescribing  the  terms  and  conditions  thereof,  the  mode  of 
carrying  the  same  into  effect,  the  name  of  the  new  corporation, 
the  number  of  the  directors  thereof,  which  shall  not  be  less  than 
seven  (7),  nor  more  than  eleven  (11),  the  time  and  place  of  hold- 
ing the  first  election  of  directors,  the  number  of  shares  of  stock 
in  the  new  corporation,  the  amount  of  each  share,  the  manner  of 
converting  the  shares  of  corporate  stock  in  each  of  said  two  or 
more  corporations  into  shares  in  such  new  corporation,  the  man- 
ner of  compensating  stockholders  in  each  of  said  two  or  more 
corporations  who  refuse  to  convert  their  stock  into  the  stock  of 
such  new  corporation,  with  such  other  details  as  they  shall  deem 
necessary  to  perfect  such  consolidation  of  said  corporations,  and 
such  resulting  consolidated  corporation  shall  by  operation  of 


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law  succeed  to  and  hold  in  perpetuity  all  the  property,  rights, 
powers  and  franchises  converted  upon  said  constituent  companies, 
and  shall  assume  and  perform  all  the  public  obligations,  duties, 
agreements  and  requirements  as  common  carriers  imposed  upon 
said  constituent  companies. 

1966.  § 7.  Upon  making  the  agreement  mentioned  in  the 

preceding  section  in  the  manner  required  therein,  and  filing  a 
duplicate  thereof  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State  and 
County  Clerk  of  the  county  in  which  the  corporation  exists,  ac- 
companied by  the  consent  in  writing  of  the  owners  of  two-thirds 
(f),  of  the  capital  stock  of  each  of  said  constituent  companies, 
and  consent  being  duly  acknowledged  by  a notary  public  under 
his  seal  of  office  in  like  manner  as  is  prescribed  for  the  acknowl- 
edgment of  deeds,  the  said  two  or  more  corporations  shall  be 
merged  in  the  new  corporation  provided  for  in  such  agreement, 
to  be  known  by  the  corporate  name  therein  mentioned,  and  the 
details  of  such  agreement  shall  be  carried  into  effect  as  provided 
therein. 

196c.  § 8.  Upon  the  election  of  the  first  board  of  directors 

of  the  corporation  created  by  the  agreement  in  the  preceding 
sections  mentioned,  all  and  singular,  the  rights  and  franchises  of 
each  and  all  of  said  two  or  more  corporations,  parties  to  such 
agreement,  and  all  and  singular,  the  rights  and  interest  in  and 
to  every  species  of  property,  real,  personal,  and  mixed,  and 
things  in  connection,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  transferred  to  and 
vested  in  such  new  corporation  without  any  other  deed  or  trans- 
fer, and  such  new  corporation  shall  hold  and  enjoy  the  same  and 
all  other  rights  of  property  vested  in  the  said  two  or  more  cor- 
porations; Provided^  That  all  the  rights  of  creditors  and  all 
liens  upon  the  property  of  either  of  said  corporations  shall  be 
and  hereby  are  preserved  unimpaired,  and  the  respective  corj)o- 
rations  shall  continue  to  exist  so  far  as  may  be  necessary  to  en- 
force the  same. 

196d.  § 9.  Any  street  railway  company  existing  in  pursuance 

of  law  in  this  state,  may,  at  any  time,  by  means  of  subscrip- 
tion to  the  capital  stock  of  any  other  company,  or  otherwise  aid 
such  comj)any  in  the  construction  of  its  road  for  the  purpose  of 
forming  a connection  with  the  line  of  road  owned  by  such  other 
company. 

196e.  § 10.  Any  street  railway  existing  in  pursuance  of  law 

in  this  state  may  lease  or  purchase  any  part  or  all  of  any  other 
street  railway  constructed  by  any  other  company,  or  may  pur- 


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chase  the  capital  stock  of  the  same,  or  may  sell  aud  convey  by 
deed  or  otherwise,  or  may  lease  to  another  street  railway  com- 
pany any  part  or  all  of  its  own  railway  and  franchises  upon  such 
terms  and  conditions  as  may  be  agreed  upon  between  the  said 
companies  respectively,  and  any  two  or  more  street  railway  com- 
panies, whose  lines  are  so  connected  as  to  form  continuous  routes 
of  travel,  may  perfect  any  arrangement  for  their  common  benefit 
to  assist  and  promote  the  object  for  which  they  were  created. 

196/.  § 11.  Any  street  railway  existing  in  pursuance  of  law 

in  this  state  shall  have  power  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  mort- 
gage and  execute  deeds  of  trust  upon  its  railway  and  property, 
in  whole  or  in  part,  including  its  real  and  personal  property  and 
franchises,  to  secure  money  borrowed  for  the  construction  and 
equipment  of  their  roads,  and  may  also  issue  their  corporate 
bouds  in  sums  not  less  than  one  thousand  dollars  (^1,000),  to 
make  all  of  said  mortgage  or  deeds  of  trust  payable  to  bearer  or 
otherwise  negotiable  by  delivery,  bearing  interest  at  rates  not  to 
exceed  seven  (7)  per  centum  per  annum,  convertible  into  capital 
stock  or  not  at  the  option  of  the  holder,  and  may  sell  the  same 
at  such  rates  and  prices  as  they  may  deem  proper,  and  if  said 
bonds  shall  be  sold  below  their  nominal  par  value  they  shall  be 
valid  and  binding  upon  the  company.  The  principal  and  inter- 
est of  said  bonds,  or  either  of  them,  may  be  made  payable 
within  or  without  this  state,  at  such  place  as  may  be  determined 
upon  by  said  company. 

196^.  § 12.  The  words,  ‘^street  railway,’^  as  used  in  the 

foregoing  section,  shall  be  construed  to  embrace  all  street  rail- 
roads built  and  operated  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  along 
the  streets  and  alleys  and  public  thoroughfares  of  cities  in  this 
state,  the  motive  power  by  which  the  same  may  be  operated  shall 
be  restricted  to  horse,  mule,  electric,  or  cable  powers. 

2._bonds  and  oaths— official. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1887,  Chap.  10,  Page  92.] 

197.  § 1.  All  state,  district,  county,  precinct,  township,  mu- 

nicipal, and  especially  appointed  officers,  except  those  mentioned 
in  section  1,  article  14,  of  the  Constitution,  shall,  before  enter- 
ing  upon  their  respective  duties,  take  and  subscribe  the  following 
oath,  which  shall  be  endorsed  upon  their  respective  bonds: 

do  solemnly  swear  that  I will  support  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States,  the  Constitution  of  the  state  of  Nebraska, 


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and  faithfully  and  impartially  perform  the  duties  of  the  office 

of , according  to  law,  and  to  the  best  of  my  ability.  So 

help  me  God.’^ 

If  any  such  officer  is  not  required  to  give  bond,  the  oath  shall 
be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State,  or  of  the  Clerk  of 
the  county,  city,  village,  or  other  municipal  subdivision  of  which 
he  shall  be  an  officer. 

198.  § 4.  All  official  bonds  of  officers  of  cities,  towns,  and 
villages,  shall  be  in  all  respects  as  required  by  the  last  preceding 
section,  except  that  they  shall  be  made  payable  to  the  city,  town, 
or  village,  in  and  for  which  the  officers  giving  the  same  shall  be 
elected  or  appointed,  in  such  penalty  as  the  city,  town,  or  village 
Council  or  Trustees  may  fix. 

199.  § 5.  Official  bonds,  with  the  oath  endorsed  thereon, 
shall  be  filed  in  the  proper  office  within  the  times  as  follows: 
Of  all  officers  elected  at  any  general  election,  on  or  before  the 
first  Thursday  after  the  first  Tuesday  in  January  next  succeed- 
ing the  election  ; of  all  appointed  officers,  within  thirty  days  after 
their  appointment;  of  officers  elected  at  any  special  election,  and 
city  and  village  officers,  within  thirty  days  after  the  canvass  of 
the  votes  of  the  election  at  which  they  were  chosen. 

200.  § 9.  All  official  bonds  of  county,  precinct,  and  other 
officers,  shall  be  executed  by  the  principal  named  in  such  bonds, 
and  at  least  two  sufficient  sureties  who  shall  be  freeholders  of 
the  county  in  which  such  bonds  are  given. 

201.  § 10.  The  officers  with  whom  any  official  bonds  are 
required  by  law  to  be  filed,  shall  carefully  record  and  preserve 
the  same  in  their  respective  offices,  and  shall  give  certified  copies 
thereof,  when  required,  under  the  seal  of  their  office,  and  shall 
be  entitled  to  receive  for  the  same  the  usual  fee  allowed  by  law 
for  certified  copies  of  records  in  other  cases. 

202.  § 11.  The  approval  of  each  official  bond  shall  be  en- 
dorsed upon  such  bond  by  the  officer  approving  the  same,  and 
no  bond  shall  be  filed  and  recorded  until  so  approved. 

203.  § 12.  All  official  bonds  shall  be  obligatory  upon  the 
principal  and  sureties  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  all  duties 
required  by  law  of  such  principal,  for  the  use  of  any  person 
injured  by  a breach  of  the  conditions  of  such  bonds. 

204.  § 13.  No  official  bond  shall  be  rendered  void  by  reason 
of  any  informality  or  irregularity  in  its  execution  or  approval. 

205.  § 14.  No  state  or  county  officer,  or  their  deputies,  shall 
be  taken  as  security  on  the  bond  of  any  administrator,  executor. 


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or  other  officer,  from  whom  by  law  bond  is  or  .may  be  required, 
and  no  practicing  attorney  shall  be  taken  as  surety  on  any  offi- 
cial bond,  or  bond  in  any  legal  proceedings  in  the  district  in 
which  he  may  reside. 

206.  § 15.  If  any  person  elected  or  appointed  to  any  office 
shall  neglect  to  have  his  official  bond  executed  and  approved  as 
provided  by  law,  and  filed  for  record  within  the  time  limited  by 
this  act,  his  office  shall  thereupon  ipso  facto  become  vacant,  and 
such  vacancy  shall  thereupon  immediately  be  filled  by  election 
or  appointment  as  the  law  may  direct  in  other  cases  of  vacancy 
in  the  same  office. 

207.  § 16.  Any  person  appointed  to  fill  a vacancy,  before 
entering  upon  the  duties  of  the  office,  must  give  a bond  corre- 
sponding in  substance  and  form  with  the  bond  required  of  the 
officer  originally  elected  or  appointed,  as  herein  provided. 

208.  § 17.  When  the  incumbent  of  an  office  is  re-elected  or 
reappointed,  he  shall  qualify  by  taking  the  oath  and  giving  the 
bond  as  above  directed;  but  when  such  officer  has  had  public 
funds  or  property  in  his  control,  his  bond  shall  not  be  approved 
until  he  has  produced  and  fully  accounted  for  such  funds  and 
property;  and  when  it  is  ascertained  that  the  incumbent  of  an 
office  holds  over  by  reason  of  the  non-election  or  non-appoint- 
ment of  a successer,  or  of  the  neglect  or  refusal  of  the  successor 
to  qualify,  he  shall  qualify  anew  within  ten  days  from  the  time 
at  which  his  successor,  if  elected,  should  have  qualified. 

209.  § 18.  No  person  shall  be  surety  for  the  same  officer  for 
more  than  two  successive  terms  of  the  same  office. 

3._B0NDS— MUNICIPAL. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1887,  Chap.  9,  Page  87.] 

210.  § 3.  The  State  Treasurer,  and  such  other  officers  as  are 
by  law  designated  for  the  purpose,  are  required  to  remit  to  the 
State  Agency,  at  least  ten  days  before  the  day  of  maturity  of  any 
bonds  or  coupons  payable  in  New  York  city,  sufficient  moneys 
out  of  the  tax  collected  for  the  purpose,  for  the  redemption  of 
such  bonds  and  coupons,  and  in  addition  thereto,  a commission 
not  exceeding  one-eighth  of  one  per  cent  for  the  disbursement 
of  the  same,  and  all  expenses  for  such  commissions,  exchange, 
and  postage,  shall  be  a proper  charge  against  the  state,  county, 
city,  township,  precinct,  or  school  district,  for  which  such  moneys 
are  remitted,  and  shall  be  allowed  the  Treasurer  in  his  settle- 
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4:.— BONDS— CONTRACTORS  ON  PUBJ.IC  BUILD- 
INGS. 

AN  ACT  to  secure  the  payment  of  mechanics’  and  laborers’  wages  on  all  public 
buildings  where  the  provisions  of  the  general  mechanics’  lieu  laws  do  not  hpply. 

Approved  March  21,  188*).  In  force  July  1,  1889. 

211.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Lauds 
and  Buildings,  Boards  of  County  Commissioners,  the  contracting 
board  of  officers  of  all  cities  and  villages,  and  all  public  boards 
now  or  hereafter  empowered  by  law  to  enter  into  a contract  for 
the  erecting  and  finishing,  or  the  repairing  of  any  jiublic  build- 
ing, bridge,  or  other  public  structure,  to  which  the  general  pro- 
visions of  the  mechanics’  lien  laws  do  not  apply,  and  where 
mechanics  and  laborers  have  no  lien  to  secure  the  payment  of 
their  wages,  to  take  from  the  person  or  corporation  to  whom  the 
contract  is  awarded,  a bond  with  at  least  two  good  and  sufficient 
sureties,  conditioned  for  the  payment  of  all  laborers  and  me- 
chanics for  labor  that  shall  be  performed  in  the  erecting,  fur- 
nishing, or  repairing,  of  the  building,  or  in  performing  the 
contract.  Said  bond  shall  be  to  the  board  awarding  the  contract ; 
and  no  contract  shall  be  entered  into  by  such  board  until  the 
bond  herein  provided  for  has  been  filed  with  and  a'j)proved  by 
said  board.  The  said  bond  shall  be  safely  kept  by  the  board 
making  the  contract,  and  may  be  sued  on  by  any  person  entitled 
to  the  benefit  of  this  act.  The  action  shall  be  in  the  name  of  the 
party  claiming  the  benefit  of  this  act. 

5.— BONDS— COUPONS  DETACHED. 

AN  ACT  authorizing  the  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts,  before  registering  the  bonds  of 
any  municipality,  to Metach  any  and  all  coui)ons  that  sliall  mature  before  the  taxes 
levied  for  the  payment  of  same  shall  become  due. 

212,  § 1.  That  whenever  a bond  of  any  county,  city,  town, 
township,  precinct,  village,  school  district,  or  other  municipality 
shall  be  presented  to  the  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts  for  regis- 
tration, the  Auditor  shall  examine  the  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached,  and  shall  detach  as  many  of  them  as  shall  mature  be- 
fore the  first  taxes  are  levied  to  meet  the  same  shall  become  due 
and  collectible,  and  stamp  said  coupons,  ‘^Detached  by  the  Au- 
ditor of  Public  Accounts,”  and  send  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
county  from  which  said  coiqions  were  issued. 


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. 6.— BONDS— INTERNAL  IMPROVEMENTS. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1887,  Chap.  45,  Page  485.] 

213.  § 1.  That  any  county  or  city  in  the  State  of  Nebraska 
is  hereby  autliorized  to  issue  bonds  to  aid  in  the  construction  of 
any  railroad,  or  other  work  of  internal  improvement,  to  an 
amount  to  be  determined  by  the  County  Commissioners  of  such 
county,  or  the  City  Council  of  such  city,  not  exceeding  ten  per 
centum  of  the  assessed  valuation  of  all  the  taxable  property  in 
said  county  or  city:  Provided^  The  County  Commissioners  or 
City  Council  shall  first  submit  the  question  of  the  issuing  of 
such  bonds,  to  a vote  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  county  or  city, 
in  the  manner  provided  by  chapter  nine  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  the  State  of  Nebraska,  for  submitting  to  the  people  of  a 
county  the  question  of  borrowing  money.  [1869,  § 1,  92;  G. 
S.,  448.] 

214.  § 2.  The  proposition  of  the  question  must  be  accom- 
panied by  a provision  to  levy  a tax  annually  for  the  payment  of 
the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  it  becomes  due:  Provided,  That  an 
additional  amount  shall  be  levied  and  collected  to  pay  the  prin- 
cipal of  said  bonds,  when  it  shall  become  due:  And  Provided 
further,  That  no  tax  shall  be  levied  or  collected  to  pay  any  of 
the  principal  of  said  bonds  until  after  the  year  1880.  [Amended 
1870,  15.] 

215.  § 3.  The  proposition  shall  state  the  rate  of  interest  such 
bond  shall  draw,  and  when  the  principal  and  interest  shall  be 
made  payable. 

216.  § 4.  If  two-thirds  of  the  votes  cast  at  any  such  election 
for  the  purposes  herein  set  forth,  be  in  favor  of  the  propositions 
submitted,  the  County  Commissioners  in  the  case  of  a county, 
and  the  City  Council  in  the  case  of  a city,  shall  cause  the  prop- 
osition, and  the  result  of  the  vote,  to  be  entered  upon  the  rec- 
ords of  said  county  or  city,  and  a notice  of  its  adoption  to  be 
published  for  two  successive  weeks  in  any  newspaper  in  said 
county  or  city,  if  there  be  one,  and  shall  thereupon  issue  said 
bonds,  which  shall  be  and  continue  a subsisting  debt  against  such 
county  or  city,  until  they  are  discharged.  [Amended  taking  effect 
December  1,  1875.  Laws,  1875,  87.] 

217.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  proper  officers  of  such 
county  or  city  to  cause  to  be  annually  levied,  collected,  and  paid 
to  the  holders  of  such  bonds,  a special  tax  on  all  the  taxable 


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property  within  said  county  or  city,  sufficient  to  pay  the  annual 
interest  as  the  same  becomes  due;  and  when  the  principal  of  said 
bonds  become  due,  such  officers  shall  in  like  manner  collect  an 
additional  amount  sufficient  to  pay  the  same  as  it  become  due: 
Providedy  That  when  any  bonds  have  been  heretofore  issued, 
such  officers  shall  not  levy  or  collect  any  amount  more  than  may 
be  necessary  to  pay  the  amount  annually  falling  due  by  the  con- 
dition of  such  bond  until  after  the  year  1880:  Providedy  That 
not  more  than  10  per  centum  of  the  principal  of  said  bonds  shall 
be  collected  in  any  one  year,  excepting  where  bonds  have  been 
heretofore  issued,  and  by  the  conditions  of  such  bonds  are  recpiired 
to  be  paid  in  some  other  manner. 

218.  § 6.  Any  county  or  city  which  shall  have  issued  its 
bonds,  in  pursuance  of  this  act,  shall  be  estopped  from  pleading 
want  of  consideration  therefor,  and  the  proper  officers  of  such 
county  or  city  may  be  compelled  by  mandamuSy  or  otherwise,  to 
levy  the  tax  herein  provided  to  pay  the  same. 

219.  § 8.  All  bonds  heretofore  voted  and  issued  by  any  county 
or  city  of  this  state,  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  any  railroad  or 
other  work  of  internal  improvement,  are  hereby  declared  to  be 
legal  and  valid,  and  a lien  upon  all  of  the  taxable  property  in 
such  county  or  city,  notwithstanding  any  defect  or  irregularity 
in  the  submission  of  the  question  to  a vote  of  the  people,  or  in 
taking  the  vote,  or  in  the  exeeution  of  such  bonds,  and  not- 
withstanding the  same  may  not  have  been  voted  upon,  executed, 
or  issued,  in  conformity  with  law,  and  such  bonds  shall  have  the 
same  legal  validity  and  binding  force  as  if  they  had  been  le- 
gally authorized,  voted  upon,  and  executed:  Providedy  That 
nothing  in  this  section,  nor  in  this  act,  shall  be  so  construed  as 
to  legalize,  or  in  any  way  sanction  any  vote  of  the  people  of 
Nemaha  county,  heretofore  had,  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  in  the 
construction  of  any  railroad,  nor  anything  done  by  the  County 
Commissioners  of  said  county,  authorizing  said  vote,  or  anything 
done  by  them  in  consequence  of  such  vote. 

220.  § 9.  That  after  the  year  1880,  the  officers  of  any  county 
or  city  may  levy  and  collect  not  exceeding  10  [)er  centum  of 
the  principal  of  said  bonds:  Providedy  Said  bonds  are  not  pay- 
able in  installments  not  exceeding  ten  per  centum;  and  whenever 
any  county,  city,  or  precinct,  shall  have  on  hand  an  amount  ex- 
ceeding two  thousand  dollars,  for  the  payment  of  the  principal 
of  said  indebtedness,  the  corporate  authorities  of  such  county  or 
city  shall  advertise  for  the  surrender  of  any  such  indebtedness; 


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and  the  person  offering  to  surrender  such  indebtedness  on  tlie 
lowest  and  best  terms  shall  receive  the  money  and  surrender 
such  indebtedness;  and  it  at  any  time  there  shall  have  accumu- 
lated a sura  exceeding  ten  thousand  dollars,  the  same  may  be 
invested  in  Nebraska  state  stock,  or  in  United  States  stocks. 
[1870,  § 3,  15.] 

221.  § 10.  All  taxes  which  have  been  paid  to  raise  a sink- 
ing fund  to  pay  the  principal  of  such  indebtedness,  and  now  on 
hand,  shall  be  returned  to  the  person  paying  the  same.  [1870, 
§ 4,  15,] 

7.— REFUNDING  BONDS. 

222.  § 11.  That  any  county,  precinct,  or  city,  in  the  state  of 
Nebraska,  which  has  heretofore  voted  and  issued  bond  or  bonds 
to  aid  in  the  construction  of  any  railroad  or  other  work  of  in- 
ternal improvement,  and  which  bond  or  bonds,  or  any  part 
thereof  still  remain  and  are  a legal  liability  against  such  county, 
precinct,  or  city,  and  bearing  interest  at  a greater  rate  than  seven 
(7)  per  centum  per  annum,  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  coupon 
bond  or  bonds,  bearing  interest  at  a rate  not  exceeding  seven  (7) 
per  eentum  per  annum,  to  be  substituted  or  exchanged  for  such 
bond  or  bonds  heretofore  issued,  whenever  sucli  county,  precinct, 
or  city,  can  effect  such  substitution  or  exchange  dollar  for  dollar : 
Provided,  That  no  such  refunding  bonds  shall  be  issued  except 
after  four  (4)  publications  of  notice  thereof  in  at  least  two  weekly 
jjapers,  published  in  the  county,  by  the  duly  constituted  authori- 
ties of  such  county,  city,  village,  or  precinct,  which  notice  shall 
recite  the  date,  number,  and  denomination,  of  the  bonds  sought 
to  be  refunded,  and  also  of  the  bonds  sought  to  be  issued. 
[Amended  1885,  chap.  59.] 

223.  § 12.  The  new  bond  or  bonds  so  issued  shall  have  re- 
cited therein  the  object  of  its  or  their  issue,  the  whole  of  the  act 
under  which  the  issue  is  made,  stating  the  issue  to  be  in  pursu- 
ance thereof,  and  shall  also  state  the  number,  date,  and  amount, 
of  the  bond  or  bonds  for  which  it  is  or  they  are  issued;  and  such 
new  bond  or  bonds  shall  not  be  delivered  until  the  surrender  of 
the  bond  or  bonds  so  designated.  [Id.] 

224.  § 13.  The  new  bond  or  bonds  so  issued  shall  not  re- 
quire a vote  of  the  people  to  autliorize  such  issue,  shall  be  paid 
and  the  levy  be  made  and  tax  collected  for  payment  of  same  in 
accordance  with  the  laws  now  governing  the  said  bond  or  bonds 
heretofore  issued.  [Id.] 


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8._B0NDS— INTEREST. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1887,  Chap.  44,  Page  484.] 

225.  § 10.  All  warrants  issued  by  the  proper  authorities  of 
the  state,  county,  city,  town,  or  other  municipal  subdivision  less 
than  a county,  shall  draw  interest  from  and  after  the  date  of 
their  presentation  for  payment,  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent  per 
annum,  and  all  bonds  issued  by  any  county,  city,  township,  pre- 
cinct, or  school  district,  shall  not  draw  interest  at  a rate  exceed- 
ing eight  per  cent  per  annum. 

9._C0RP0RATI0NS— RAILROAD  COMPANIES. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1887,  Chap.  16,  Page  244  ] 

226.  § 75.  Such  corporation  shall  be  authorized  and  empow- 
ered to  lay  out,  locate,  construct,  furnish,  maintain,  operate,  and 
enjoy,  a railroad  with  single  or  double  tracks,  with  such  side 
tracks,  turnouts,  offices,  and  depots,  as  shall  be  necessary,  between 
the  places  at  the  termini  of  the  said  road,  commencing  at  or 
within  and  extending  to  or  into  any  town,  city,  or  village,  named 
as  the  termini  of  said  road,  and  construct  branches  from  the 
main  line  to  other  towns  or  places  within  the  limits  of  this  state. 
[Amended  1871,  104.] 

227.  § 83.  If  it  shall  be  necessary,  in  the  location  of  any 
part  of  any  railroad,  to  occupy  any  road,  street,  alley,  or  public 
way  or  ground  of  any  kind,  or  any  part  thereof,  it  shall  be  com- 
petent for  the  municipal  or  other  corporation  or  public  officer  or 
public  authorities,  owning  or  having  charge  thereof,  and  the  rail- 
road company,  to  agree  upon  the  manner,  and  upon  the  terms 
and  conditions  upon  which  the  same  may  be  used  or  occupied; 
and  if  said  parties  shall  be  unable  to  agree  thereon,  and  it  shall 
be  necessary,  in  the  judgment  of  the  directors  of  such  railroad 
company,  to  use  or  occupy  such  road,  street,  alley,  or  other  pub- 
lic way  or  ground,  such  company  may  appropriate  so  much  of 
the  same  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  such  road,  in 
the  same  manner  and  upon  the  same  terms  as  is  provided  for  the 
appropriation  of  the  property  of  individuals  by  the  eighty-first 
section  of  this  chapter. 

228.  § 101.  Any  railroad  corporation  may  raise  or  lower  any 
turnpike,  plank  road,  or  other  way,  for  the  purpose  of  having 
their  railroad  pass  over  or  under  the  same;  and  in  such  cases 


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said  corporation  shall  put  such  turnpike,  plank  road,  or  other 
way,  as  soon  as  may  be,  in  good  repair. 

229.  § 102.  Every  railroad  corporation,  while  employed  in 

raising  or  lowering  any  turnpike  or  other  way,  or  in  making  any 
other  alterations,  by  means  of  which  the  said  way  may  be  ob- 
structed, shall  provide,  and  keep  in  good  order,  suitable  tempo- 
rary ways  to  enable  travelers  to  avoid  or  pass  such  obstructions. 

229.  § 103.  Every  railroad  corporation  shall  maintain  and 
keep  in  good  repair  all  bridges,  with  their  abutments,  which  such 
corporation  sliall  construct,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  their 
road  to  pass  over  or  under  any  turnpike,  road,  canal,  water- 
course, or  other  way. 

230.  § 104.  A bell  of  at  least  thirty  pounds  weight,  or  a 
steam  whistle,  shall  be  placed  on  each  locomotive  engine,  and 
shall  be  rung  or  whistled  at  a distance  of  at  least  eighty  rods 
from  the  place  where  the  said  railroad  shall  cross  any  other  road 
or  street,  and  be  kept  ringing  or  whistling  until  it  shall  have 
crossed  said  road  or  street,  under  a penalty  of  fifty  dollars  for 
every  neglect,  to  be  paid  by  the  corporation  owning  the  railroad, 
one-half  thereof  to  go  to  the  informer,  and  the  other  half  to  this 
state,  and  also  be  liable  for  all  damages  which  shall  be  sustained 
by  any  person  by  reason  of  such  neglect. 

10.— REVENUE  FROM  INTERNAL  IMPROVE- 
MENTS. 

AN  ACT  to  amend  Section  one  (1)  of  Article  seven  (7,)  Chapter  seventy-seven  (77) 
of  the  Compiled  Statutes,  entitled  “ Revenue,”  and  to  repeal  said  section  as  now  exist- 
ing. 

Approved  March  27, 1889.  In  force  July  1,  1889. 

231.  § 1.  That  section  one  (1)  of  article  seven  (7)  of  chap- 
ter seventy-seven  (77)  of  the  Compiled  Statutes,  entitled  Reve- 
nue,’^ be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

232.  § 1.  That  where  any  township,  precinct,  incorporated 
city,  or  village,  in  this  state,  has  heretofore  or  may  hereafter  is- 
sue any  bonds  to  aid  in  construction  or  completion  of  any  works 
of  internal  improvements,  the  revenues  which  shall  arise  from 
the  taxation  of  such  internal  improvement  shall  be  set  apart  for- 
ever to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  upon  said  bonds,  until  the 
same  shall  be  fully  paid;  and  in  the  event  that  such  revenues 
shall  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  such  bonds  at  their  maturity,  such 
revenues  shall  still  be  set  apart  and  shall  be  credited  to  the  gen- 
eral fund  required  from  such  township,  precinct,  incorporated 
city  or  village,  before  such  tax  list  is  extended  until  the  same 
shall  be  fnlly  reimbursed. 


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11._C1TY  OFFICERS  NOT  TO  BE  INTERESTED  IN 
CONTRACT. 

AN  ACT  to  punish  city  and  village  oflicers  who  become  interested  in  contracts  with 
the  city  or  village,  or  who  furnish  any  material  to  any  person  contracting  with  the  city 
or  village. 

Approved  March  15,  1889  ; Emergency. 

233.  § 1.  Any  officer  of  any  city  in  this  state  who  shall 

hereafter  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly  in  any  contract  to 
which  the  city  is  a party,  or  who  shall  enter  into  any  contract  to 
furnish,  or  shall  furnish,  to  any  contractor  or  subcontractor  with 
a city  of  which  he  is  an  officer,  any  material  to  be  used  in  per- 
forming any  contract  with  such  city,  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  one  thousand  dollars, 
($1,000,)  nor  more  than  five  thousand  dollars,  ($5,000.) 

233.  § 2.  Any  officer  of  any  village  in  this  state  who  shall 
hereafter  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly  in  any  contract  to 
which  such  village  is  a party,  or  who  shall  enter  into  auy  con- 
tract to  furnish,  or  shall  furnish  to  any  contractor  or  subcon- 
tractor with  the  village  of  which  he  is  an  officer,  any  material  to 
be  used  in  performing  any  contract  with  such  village,  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  one  hundred 
($100)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars. 

12.— CIVIL  RIGHTS. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1887,  Chap.  14a,  Page  228.] 

234.  § 1.  All  persons  within  this  state  shall  be  entitled  to 
the  full  and  equal  enjoyment  of  the  accommodations,  advant- 

♦ ages,  facilities,  and  privileges,  of  inns,  public  conveyances,  barber 
shops,  theaters,  and  other  place.8  of  amusement;  subject  only  to 
the  conditions  and  limitations  established  by  law,  and  applicable 
alike  to  every  person.  [1885,  chap.  104.] 

235.  § 2.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  the  foregoing  section 
by  denying  to  any  person,  except  for  reasons  by  law  applicable 
to  all  persons,  the  full  enjoyment  of  any  of  the  accommodations, 
advantages,  facilities,  or  privileges,  enumerated  in  said  section, 
or  by  aiding  or  inciting  such  denials,  shall  for  each  offense  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
less  than  twenty-five  dollars,  ($25.00,)  and  not  more  than  two 
hundred  dollars,  ($200.00,)  and  pay  costs  of  the  prosecution,  and 
in  default  or  refusal  to  pay  the  fine  and  costs,  be  imprisoned  in 
the  county  jail  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 


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13.— EXEMPTION  FROM  POLL  TAX. 


AN  ACUto  cxeini)t  pensioners,  disabled  soldiers,  and  invalids,  from  paying  a poll 
tax  or  working  on  the  public  highways  in  this  state. 

Approved  March  29,  18«9.  In  force  .July  1,  1889. 

236.  § 1.  That  all  pensioners  of  the  United  States  shall  be 
exempt  from  paying  a poll  tax  or  performing  any  labor  on  any 
highway  in  this  state. 

14.— INSURANCE  COMPANIES— TAXATION  OF. 

AN  ACT  to  require  insurance  companies  organized  under  the  laws  of  this  state, 
and  doing  business  in  Nebraska,  to  pay  a duty  or  rate  for  the  support  of  fire  companies 
composing  the  fire  department  of  any  city  or  village. 

Approved  April  3,  1889.  In  force  July  1,  1889. 

237.  § 1.  There  shall  be  paid  on  the  first  days  of  July  and 
January  in  each  year  to  the  Treasurer  of  any  city  or  village  or- 
ganized under  the  laws  of  this  state,  for  the  use,  support,  and 
benefit  of  the  companies  composing  such  fire  department,  by 
every  underwriter  who  shall  eff'ect  any  fire  insurance  and  by  every 
person  who  shall  act  as  agent  for  any  fire  insurance  corporation, 
company,  association,  or  underwriter  whatever,  in  such  city,  or 
village,  a duty  or  rate  of  two  per  centum  upon  the  amount  of  all 
premiums  which,  during  the  year,  or  a part  of  a year,  ending  on 
the  next  preceding  first  day  of  July,  or  January,  shall  have  been 
received  by  such  underwriter  or  agent,  or  by  any  other  person 
for  him,  or  shall  have  been  agreed  to  be  paid  upon  any  insur- 
ance effected,  or  agreed  to  be  effected  or  promised  by  him,  as  such 
agent  or  otherwise,  against  loss  or  injury  by  fire  in  any  such  city 
or  village. 

238.  § 2.  No  person  shall  in  any  such  city  or  village,  as  un-  < 
derwriter,  agent,  or  otherwise,  effect  or  agree  to  effect,  or  procure 
to  be  effected,  any  insurance  upon  which  the  above  duty  or  rate 
is  required  to  be  paid  until  he  shall  have  executed  and  delivered 
to  such  Treasurer  a bond  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars, 
with  such  sureties  as  such  Treasurer  shall  approve,  conditioned, 
that  he  will  render  to  such  Treasurer,  on  the  first  days  of  July 
and  January  in  each  year,  a just  and  true  account,  verified  by 
his  affidavit,  of  all  premiums  which,  during  the  six  months  im- 
mediately preceding  such  report,  shall  have  been  received  by 
him,  or  any  other  person  for  him,  or  agreed  to  be  paid  for  any 
insurance  against  loss  or  injury  by  fire  in  any  such  city  or  village, 
which  shall  have  been  effected  or  agreed  to  be  effected  by  him, 
and  that  he  will  semi-annually  on  the  first  days  of  July  and 


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January  in  each  year,  pay  to  the  said  Treasurer  two  per  centum 
upon  the  full  amount  of  such  premiums,  for  the  use,  support, 
and  benefit,  of  such  fire  departments  as  aforesaid. 

239.  § 3.  Every  person  who  shall  effect  or  agree  to  effect 
any  fire  insurance  in  any  such  city  or  village  without  having 
executed  and  delivered  such  bond,  or  who  shall  willfully  omit  or 
refuse  to  pay  such  duty  or  rate,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and  for  each  offense  shall  be  subject  to  indictment, 
and  upon  conviction  thereof,  in  any  court  of  competent  jurisdic- 
tion, shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  thousand  dol- 
lars, or  be  imprisoned  in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  six  months, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court.  Said  duty  or  rate  may 
also  be  recovered  of  such  fire  insurance  corporation,  company,  or 
association,  or  its  agent,  or  both,  by  action  in  the  name  and  for 
the  use  of  such  fire  department,  as  for  money  had  and  received 
for  its  use,  support,  and  benefit  as  aforesaid. 

240.  § 4.  The  requirements  of  this  act  shall  apply  only  to 
such  cities  and  villages  as  have  an  organized  fire  department  of 
at  least  one  fire  engine  or  hose  company,  with  not  less  than  ten 
active  members,  having  at  least  one  good  fire  engineer  hose  cart, 
and  not  less  than  five  hundred  feet  of  sound  rubber,  leather,  or 
other  hose,  ke[)t  in  an  engine  house,  fit  and  ready  at  all  times  for 
actual  service,  and  at  least  one  hook  and  ladder  company  with 
not  less  than  twelve  active  members,  having  a good  hook  and 
ladder  truck ; and  in  case  of  a paid  or  partly  paid  fire  depart- 
ment, the  buildings,  machinery,  and  material,  hereinbefore  enu- 
merated, and  the  necessary  men,  teams,  and  equipments,  so  as  to 
constitute  an  active  and  properly  equipped  department,  ready  for 
service  at  all  times. 


15.— LIBRARIES. 

[Comp.  Stax.,  1887,  Chap.  49,  493.] 

241.  § 1.  The  City  or  Town  Council  of  each  incorporated 
city  or  town  shall  have  power  to  establish  and  maintain  a public 
library  and  reading-room  for  use  of  the  inhabitants  of  such  city 
or  town,  and  may  levy  a tax  of  not  more  than  one  mill  on  the 
dollar  annually,  to  be  levied  and  collected  in  like  manner  as 
other  taxes  of  said  city  or  town,  and  to  be  known  as  the  library 
fund.  [1877,  § 1,  150.] 

242.  § 2.  When  any  City  or  Town  Council  shall  have  de- 
cided by  ordinance  to  establish  and  maintain  a public  library  and 


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reading-room  under  this  act,  they  shall  elect  a Library  Board  of 
nine  directors,  to  be  chosen  from  the  citizens  at  large,  of  which 
Board  neither  the  Mayor  or  any  member  of  the  City  or  Town 
Council  shall  be  a member.  Such  directors  first  elected  shall 
hold  their  office,  three  for  the  term  of  one  year,  three  for  the 
term  of  two  years,  and  three  for  the  term  of  three  years,  from  the 
first  day  of  July  following  their  appointment,  and  three  directors 
shall  be  chosen  annually  thereafter;  and  in  cases  of  vacancies  by 
resignation,  removal,  or  otherwise,  the  Council  shall  fill  such  va- 
cancy for  the  unexpired  term,  and  no  director  shall  receive  any 
pay  or  compensation  for  any  services  rendered  as  member  of  such 
board,  and  such  directors  shall  give  such  bond  as  the  Council 
may  require. 

243.  § 3.  Such  directors  shall,  immediately  after  their  ap- 
pointment, meet  and  organize,  by  electing  one  of  their  number 
President,  and  such  other  officers  as  may  be  necessary.  Five  of 
such  board  shall  be  a quorum.  They  shall  have  power  to  make 
and  adopt  such  by-laws,  rules,  and  regulations,  for  their  own 
guidance,  and  for  the  government  of  the  library  and  reading- 
room,  as  they  may  deem  expedient,  subject  to  the  supervision 
and  control  of  the  City  or  Town  Council,  and  not  inconsistent 
with  this  act.  They  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  expenditures 
of  all  moneys  collected  or  donated  to  the  credit  of  the  library 
fund,  and  of  the  renting  and  construction  of  any  library  build- 
ing, the  supervision,  care,  and  custody  of  the  grounds,  rooms,  or 
buildings,  constructed,  leased,  or  set  apart  for  that  purpose. 

244.  §4.  Any  tax  levied  or  collected,  or  funds  donated  thereto, 
shall  be  kept  for  the  use  of  such  library,  separate  and  apart  from 
other  funds  of  said  city  or  town,  and  shall  be  drawn  upon  by  the 
proper  officers  upon  the  authenticated  vouchers  of  the  Library 
Board,  and  shall  not  be  used  or  disbursed  for  any  other  j)urpose. 

245.  § 5.  The  Library  Board  shall  have  power  to  purchase 
or  lease  grounds;  to  erect,  lease,  or  occupy  an  appropriate  build- 
ing for  the  use  of  such  library ; to  appoint  a suitable  librarian  and 
assistants,  to  fix  their  compensation,  and  to  remove  their  appoint- 
ments at  pleasure;  and  shall  have  power  to  establish  regulations 
for  the  government  of  such  library  as  may  be  deemed  necessary 
for  its  preservation,  and  to  maintain  its  usefulness  and  efficiency, 
and  to  fix  and  impose  by  general  rules,  penalties,  and  forfeitures, 
for  trespasses,  or  injury  upon  or  to  the  library  grounds,  rooms, 
books,  or  other  property,  or  failure  to  return  any  book,  or  for 
violation  of  any  by-law  or  regulation  ; and  shall  have  and  exer- 


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cisc  such  power  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the  spirit  and 
intent  of  this  act,  in  establishing  and  maintaining  a public  library 
and  reading-room.- 

246.  § 6.  Every  library  and  reading-room  established  under 
this  act  shall  be  forever  free  to  the  use  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
city  or  town,  subject  always  to  such  reasonable  regulations  as  the 
Library  Board  may  adopt  to  render  said  library  and  reading 
room  of  the  greatest  use  to  the  inhabitants  of  said  city  or  town, 
and  the  board  may  exclude  from  the  use  of  the  library  and  read- 
ing-rooms any  person  who  shall  willfully  violate  or  reluseto  com- 
ply with  rules  and  regulations  established  for  the  government 
thereof. 

247.  § 7.  The  Library  Board  shall,  on  or  before  the  second 
Monday  in  June  in  each  year,  make  a report  to  the  City  or  Town 
Council  of  the  condition  of  their  trust  on  the  first  day  of  June 
in  such  year,  showing  all  moneys  received  or  expended,  the  num- 
ber of  books  and  periodicals  on  hand,  newspapers  and  current 
literature  subscribed  for  or  donated  to  the  reading-room  depart- 
ment; the  number  of  books  and  periodicals  ordered  by  purchase, 
gift,  or  obtained  during  the  year,  and  the  number  lost  or  miss- 
ing; the  number  of  visitors  attending;  the  number  and  character 
of  books  loaned  or  issued,  with  such  statistics,  information,  and 
suggestions,  as  they  may  deem  of  general  interest,  or  as  the  City 
or  Town  Council  may  require,  which  report  shall  be  verified  by 
affidavit  of  the  proper  officers  of  said  board. 

248.  § 8.  Any  by-law  or  regulation  established  by  the  Li- 
brary Board,  may  be  amended  or  annulled  by  the  Council  of  said 
city  or  town. 

249.  § 9.  Penalties  imposed  or  accruing  by  any  by-law  or 
regulation  of  the  Library  Board  may  be  recovered  in  a civil  ac- 
tion before  the  Police  Judge,  or  any  Justice  of  the  Peace,  or  other 
court  having  jurisdiction ; such  action  to  be  instituted  in  the 
name  of  the  ‘^Library  Board  of  the  City  or  Town  Library,^Lind 
moneys  collected  in  such  action  shall  be  forthwith  placed  in  the 
city  treasury  to  the  credit  of  the  library  fund. 

250.  § 10.  Any  person  may  make  any  donation  of  money 
or  lands  for  the  benefit  of  such  library,  and  the  title  to  property 
so  donated  may  be  made  to  and  shall  vest  in  the  Library  Board 
and  their  successors  in  office,  and  such  board  shall  thereby  be- 
come the  owners  thereof  in  trust  to  the  uses  of  the  public  library 
of  such  city  or  town. 

251.  § 1 1.  The  property  of  such  library  shall  be  exempt  from 


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execution,  and  shall  also  be  exempt  from  taxation,  as  other  pub- 
lic property. 

252.  § 12.  The  Library  Board  shall  have  power  to  author- 
ize any  circulating  library,  reading  matter,  or  work  of  art  of 
any  private  person,  association,  or  corporation,  to  be  deposited 
in  the  public-library  rooms,  to  be  drawn  or  used  outside  of  the 
rooms  only  on  payment  of  such  fee  or  membership  as  the  person, 
corporation,  or  association,  owning  the  same  may  require.  De- 
posits may  be  removed  by  the  owner  thereof  at  })leasure,  but 
the  books  or  other  reading  matter  so  deposited  in  the  rooms  of 
any  such  public  library  shall  be  separately  and  distinctly  marked, 
and  kept  upon  shelves  apart  from  the  books  of  the  public  city  or 
town  library,  and  every  such  private  or  associate  library,  or  other 
property  so  deposited  in  any  public  library,  while  so  placed  or 
remaining,  shall  be  subject  to  use  and  reading  within  the  library 
room  without  charge  by  any  person  an  inhabitant  of  said  city  or 
town  and  entitled  to  the  use  of  the  free  library. 

16.— SEAT  OF  GOVEENMENT. 

[Comp.  Stat.,  1867,  Chap.  82,  Page  688.] 

253.  § 1.  That  the  Governer,  Secretary  of  State,  and  the 
Auditor,  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed  Commissioners  for 
the  purpose  of  locating  the  seat  of  government  and  the  public 
buildings  of  the  state  of  Nebraska. 

254.  § 3.  On  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1867, 
the  Commissioners,  or  a majority  of  them,  shall,  upon  actual 
view,  select  from  the  lands  belonging  to  the  state,  within  the  fol- 
lowing limits,  to-wit : The  county  of  Seward,  the  south  half  of 
the  counties  of  Saunders  and  Butler,  and  that  portion  of  the 
county  of  Lancaster  lying  north  of  the  south  line  of  township 
nine,  a suitable  site  of  not  less  than  six  hundred  and  forty  acres, 
lying  in  one  body,  for  a town,  due  regard  being  had  to  its  acces- 
sibility from  all  portions  of  the  state,  and  its  general  fitness  for 
a capital.  They  shall  then  appoint  a suitable  person  as  surveyor, 
and  such  other  assistants  as  may  be  necessary,  who  shall  take 
and  subscribe  an  oath  similar  to  the  one  taken  by  tlie  Commission- 
ers. They  shall  immediately  survey,  lay  off,  and  stake  out,  the 
said  tract  of  land  into  lots,  blocks,  streets,  and  alleys,  and  j)ub- 
lic  squares,  or  reservations  for  public  buildings,  which  said  town, 
when  so  laid  out  and  surveyed,  shall  be  named  and  known  as 
Lincoln,  and  the  same  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the  permanent 


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scat  of  government  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  at  which  all  of  the 
public  offices  of  the  state  shall  be  kept,  and  at  which  all  of  the 
sessions  of  the  Legislature  shall  hereafter  be  held. 

255.  § 11.  The  State  University  and  State  Agricultural  Col- 
lege shall  be  united  as  one  educational  institution,  and  shall  be 
located  upon  a reservation  selected  by  said  Commissioners  in  said 

Lincoln,’^  and  the  necessary  buildings  shall  be  erected  thereon 
as  soon  as  funds  can  be  secured  by  the  sale  of  lands  donated  to 
the  state  for  that  purpose,  or  from  other  sources. 

256.  § 12.  The  penitentiary  of  the  state  shall  be  located  upon 
a reservation  selected  by  the  said  Commissioners  in  the  said  ‘^Lin- 
coln,’’ or  upon  lands  belonging  to  the  state,  and  adjacent  to  said 
town  of  ^^Lincoln,^^  and  the  necessary  building  shall  be  erected 
as  soon  as  funds  can  be  secured. 

257.  § 13.  As  soon  as  the  capitol  building  provided  for  in 
this  act  is  erected  and  completed,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Gov- 
ernor to  issue  his  proclamation  announcing  said  fact,  and  there- 
upon it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  the  state  officers  whose  offices  are 
properly  kept  at  the  capitol,  to  remove,  within  three  months, 
their  several  offices,  together  with  the  public  property,  archives, 
records,  books,  and  papers,  to  said  Lincoln,^’  and  all  sessions 
of  the  Legislature  shall  thereafter  be  convened  at  the  same  place. 

17. _market  square. 

AN  ACT  granting  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  a certain  block  of  lots  in  said  city  for  a 
market  place. 

Approved  February  24,  1875. 

258.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  and  donated  to  the 
city  of  Lincoln  for  public  use  as  a market  square,  all  of  block 
twenty-nine  in  said  city,  theretofore  known  as  and  called  ‘‘The 
State  Historical  Society  Block. 

259.  § 2.  That  it  is  a fundamental  condition  of  this  grant 
that  said  block  shall  forever  remain  the  public  property  of  said 
city  for  the  use  of  its  citizens  for  market  purposes,  and  shall 
never  be  sold  or  alienated  by  said  city. 

18. _union  square. 

AN  ACT  to  change  the  name  of  Market  Square  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Approved  February  25,  1875. 

260.  § 1.  That  block  forty-three  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  here- 
tofore called  and  known  as  Market  Square,  and  sometimes  as 
Market  Space,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  hereafter  be  called^ 
and  known  as  Union  Square. 


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General  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Lincoln. 


1716. 


AN  ORDINANCE 


For  revising  and  consolidating  the  general  ordinances  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  arranging  the  special  ordinances, 
the  charter,  and  the  rules  of  the  Excise  Board  for  publica- 
tion in  book  form. 

Whereas,  It  is  expedient  that  the  general  ordinances  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  should  be  consolidated  and  arranged 
in  appropriate  chapters,  articles,  sections,  and  paragraphs;  that 
omissions  should  be  supplied  and  defects  amended,  and  that  the 
whole  should  be  rendered  plain,  concise  and  intelligible ; and  that 
the  special  ordinances  of  the  city,  the  charter,  and  the  rules  of 
the  Excise  Board  should  be  arranged  for  publication  in  book 
form  : Therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Section  1.  That  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  as  re- 
vised and  compiled  under  title  of  Revised  Ordinances  of  Lin- 
coln, Neb.,’’  by  L.  W.  Billingsley  and  R.  J.  Greene,  and  the 
special  ordinances,  charter  of  the  city,  and  rules  of  the  Excise 
Board,  arranged,  printed,  and  published  in  book  and  pamphlet 
form,  as  follows: 


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AN  ORDINANCE  creating  the  diflcrent  ofliccs  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the 
duties  of  city  ofiicers,  prescribing  their  oflicial  oaths  and  bonds,  the  manner  of  giv- 
ing the  same,  and  disqualifying  city  officers  as  bondsmen  in  certain  cases,  provid- 
ing for  their  removal  and  the  filling  of  vacancies,  prescribing  causes  for  forfeiture 
of  ofliee  and  establishing  the  procedure  to  be  followed,  rendering  city  officers  in- 
eligible to  other  city  offices,  investing  members  of  the  Fire  Department  with  police 
powers,  providing  for  the  destruction  of  property  in  emergencies,  establishing  regu- 
lations for  the  various  departments,  and  prescribing  penalties  and  forfeitures  for 
the  violation  thereof  and  for  violations  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  re- 
pealing ordinances  in  eonfiict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


CHAPTER  I. 

City  Officers. 


Article  I.— Elective  Officers. 

II.— Appointive  Officers  and  Employes. 

III. — Official  Oaths  and  Bonds. 

IV.  — Salaries. 

V.— Special  Proyisions. 

VI.— Removal  of  Officers. 

Article  I. 

Elective  Officers. 

261.  § 1.  The  elective  officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall 

consist  of  a Mayor,  City  Treasurer,  City  Clerk,  Water  Commis- 
sioner, City  Attorney,  City  Engineer,  and  Police  Judge,  to  be 
elected  by  a plurality  of  the  votes  of  the  whole  city  for  the  term 
of  two  years.  There  shall  also  be  an  Excise  Board,  consisting 
of  the  Mayor  and  two  members  elected  by  the  city  at  large,  who 
shall  serve  for  two  years.  Two  Councilmen  shall  be  elected 
from  each  ward,  and  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  two  years. 
Each  of  said  officers  shall  be  elected  at  the  time  prescribed  by 
the  law  governing  cities  of  the  first  class,  and  shall  perform  such 
duties  as  may  be  imposed  by  law  or  ordinance. 

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Article  II. 

Appointive  Officers  and  Employes, 

262.  § 1.  The  appointive  officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall 
consist  of  a Deputy  City  Attorney,  Street  Commissioner,  As- 
sistant Street  Commissioner,  Chief  of  Fire  Department,  Build- 
ing Inspector,  three  members  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
Deputy  Clerk,  Deputy  Treasurer,  Tax  Collector,  Health  Officer, 
Marshal,  and  City  Physician. 

263.  § 2.  The  Street  Commissioner,  Assistant  Street  Com- 
missioner, and  Chief  of  Fire  Department,  shall  be  appointed  by 
the  Mayor,  with  the  assent  of  the  Council,  as  soon  as  may  be 
after  the  beginning  of  each  municipal  year.  Each  of  said  officers 
shall  hold  office  until  the  end  of  the  municipal  year  in  which 
appointed,  unless  sooner  removed  by  a three-fourths  vote  of  the 
Council.  The  Mayor  may  also  appoint  temporarily  a Justice  of 
the  Peace  of  the  city  to  fill  vacancy  in  office  of  Police  Judge. 

264.  § 3.  The  Mayor  shall  also,  with  the  assent  of  the 
Council,  each  year  appoint  one  member  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works,  who  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  three  years,  unless 
sooner  removed  by  a two-thirds  vote  of  the  Council,  or  by  a 
vote  of  the  Mayor  and  a majority  of  the  Council. 

265.  § 4.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Excise  Board  and  shall  hold  his  office  during  the  pleasure  of  the 
Excise  Board. 

Such  number  of  regular  police  as  may  be  deemed  advisable 
may  be  appointed  by  the  Excise  Board,  and  may  be  removed  by 
it  at  pleasure.  In  case  of  emergency  the  Mayor  may  appoint  a 
necessary  number  of  special  police,  who  shall  be  removable  at 
his  pleasure. 

266.  § 5.  The  Health  Officer  shall  be  a regular  policeman  of 
the  city,  and  shall  perform  such  duties  as  may  be  imposed  by 
ordinance.  He  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor. 

267.  § 6.  The  City  Physician  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Mayor  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  at  such  time  as  the 


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Council  shall  by  resolution  direct,  and  his  services  may  be  dis- 
pensed with  at  any  time  by  a majority  vote  of  tlie  Council. 

268.  § 7.  The  Deputy  Treasurer  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
City  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  liable  upon  his  bond  for  all  the  acts 
of  such  Deputy. 

269.  § 8.  The  Mayor  shall  appoint  such  number  of  em- 
ployes in  the  fire  department  of  the  city  as  the  Council  may  pro- 
vide by  ordinance  or  resolution. 

270.  § 9.  Such  number  of  clerks  and  assistants  as  the  Coun- 
cil shall  authorize  by  ordinance  or  resolution  may  be  appointed 
by  the  Mayor  to  assist  the  various  city  officers:  Provided,  That 
such  persons  only  may  be  appointed  as  shall  be  recommended  by 
the  respective  officers  and  be  satisfactory  to  a majority  of  the 
Council. 

271.  § 10.  The  employes  named  in  the  two  preceding  sec- 
tions shall  hold  their  positions  for  such  time  as  the  Council  may 
prescribe. 

272.  § 11.  The  Mayor  shall  have  power  to  authorize  the 
employment  of  such  number  of  laborers  in  the  various  depart- 
ments of  the  city  as  the  Council  may  from  time  to  time  direct 
by  resolution.  Laborers  shall  only  be  employed  for  such  time 
and  in  such  number  as  shall  be  necessary. 

Article  III. 

Official  Oaths  and  Bonds. 

273.  § 1.  All  officers  of  this  city,  whether  elected  or  ap- 
pointed, shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their  respective 
offices,  take  and  subscribe  the  following  oath  or  affirmation  : 

“I  do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm,  as  the  case  may  be)  that  I 
will  support  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  and  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  and  that  I will  faithfully  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  the  office  of according  to  the  best  of 

my  ability.’^ 

Which  oath  or  affimation  so  subscribed  shall  be  filed  in  the 


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office  of  the  City  Clerk,  except  that  of  the  Clerk,  which  shall  be 
filed  with  the  City  Treasurer. 

274.  § 2.  Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their  respective 

offices,  the  Mayor,  Clerk,  Police  Judge,  members  of  Board  of 
Public  Works,  Abater  Commissioners,  members  of  Excise  Board, 
Chief  of  Police,  Street  Commissioner,  Assistant  Commissioner, 
Chief  of  Fire  Department,  City  Engineer,  City  Attorney  and 
Deputy  City  Attorney  shall  severally  execute  bonds  for  the  faith- 
ful performance  of  their  duties,  with  not  less  than  two  good  and 
sufficient  sureties  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Council,  in  the  fol- 
lowing penal  sums : 


Mayor 

Clerk  

Police  Judge  

Chairman  Board  Public  Works 

Other  members  Board  Public  Works.. 

Water  Commissioner 

Members  Excise  Board,  except  Mayor. 

Chief  of  Police 

Street  Commissioner 

Assistant  Commissioner 

Chief  Fire  Department 

City  Engineer 

City  Attorney 

Deputy  City  Attorney 


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10.000 

5.000 

2.000 
1,000 
2,000 
1,000 
2,000 
2,000 
5,000 
5,000 


275.  § 3.  The  Treasurer  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall,  before 
entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  execute  a bond  in  the 
penal  sum  of  three  hundred  thousand  (300,000)  dollars,  with  at 
least  five  good  and  sufficient  sureties  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Council,  conditioned  that  he  will  faithfully  perform  all  duties  of 
his  office  as  the  same  are  or  may  be  provided  by  law  or  ordinance 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  that  he  will  faithfully  account  for 
all  moneys  that  may  come  into  his  possession  by  virtue  of  his 
office,  and  for  all  acts  of  his  deputy. 

276.  § 4.  Each  Councilman-elect  shall,  before  entering  upon 
the  duties  of  bis  office,  give  a bond  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand 
dollars,  with  two  or  more  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  residents 


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and  freeliolders  of  the  city,  who  shall  each  justify  that  he  is 
worth  at  least  two  thousand  dollars  over  and  above  all  debts, 
liabilities,  and  exemptions,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  the  Councilman  giving  the  same,  and  further 
conditioned  that  said  Councilman  shall  not  vote  for  any  expendi- 
ture of  money  or  the  creation  of  any  liability  in  excess  of  the 
amount  allowed  by  law,  and  shall  not  vote  for  the  transfer  of 
any  sum  of  money  from  one  fund  to  another  where  such  trans- 
fer is  not  allowed  by  law. 

277.  § 5.  The  bonds  of  all  officers  shall  be  given  to  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  shall  be  given,  approved,  and  filed,  within  the 
time  required  by  law,  and  before  any  of  said  officers  shall  enter 
upon  the  discharge  of  their  respective  duties. 

278.  § 6.  Such  sureties  shall  justify  separately  on  the  back 
of  the  bond  that  they  are  respectively  worth  the  sums  stated  in 
their  respective  justifications  over  and  above  all  debts  and  lia- 
bilities by  them  owing  or  incurred,  or  for  which  their  own  prop- 
erty is  liable  or  encumbered  at  the  time  of  justification,  and  over 
and  above  all  exemptions  by  law  of  their  property  from  execu- 
tion. The  sums  stated  in  such  justifications  on  the  bond  of  any 
officer  shall  in  the  aggregate  amount  to  the  penalty  of  such  bond. 

279.  § 7.  The  bonds  of  all  officers,  except  the  Clerk,  shall 
be  filed  with  and  remain  in  the  custody  of  the  City  Clerk.  The 
bond  of  the  Clerk  shall  be  filed  with  and  remain  in  the  custody 
of  the  City  Treasurer.  If  the  sureties  on  the  official  bond  of 
any  officer  of  the  city  should,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Mayor  and 
Council,  become  insufficient,  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  by 
resolution  fix  a reasonable  time  within  which  such  officer  may 
give  a new  bond,  or  additional  sureties,  as  directed  by  such  reso- 
lution, and  should  such  officer  fail,  refuse,  or  neglect  to  give  such 
new  bond,  or  sureties  within  the  time  prescribed  in  said  resolu- 
tion, to  the  satisfaction  and  approval  of  said  Mayor  and  Coun- 
cil, then  the  office  shall,  by  reason  of  such  failure,  refusal,  or 
neglect,  become  vacant,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor, 
by  and  with  the  assent  of  the  Council,  to  appoint  a competent 
and  qualified  person  to  fill  such  office. 


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Article  IV. 

Salaries. 

281.  § 1.  Tiiat  the  officers  and  employes  of  the  city  of 

Lincoln,  Nebraska,  shall  be  entitled,  respectively,  to  receive  in 
monthly  installments,  in  warrants  at  par,  in  full  of  all  services 
rendered  by  them  at  the  rate  designated  hereafter: 


Mayor I 

o 

o 

1-H 

00 

per  annum. 

City  Clerk 

2,000 

00 

(( 

Deputy  City  Clerk 

1,200 

00 

ii 

City  Engineer 

1,800 

00 

u 

City  Attorney 

1,500 

00 

(( 

Deputy  City  Attorney 

900 

00 

(( 

Water  Commissioner 

1,000 

00 

(( 

Chairman,  Board  of  Public  Works... 

1,200 

00 

(( 

Each  Member,  Board  of  Public 

Works 

200 

00 

(( 

Each  Councilman 

300 

00 

Each  Member  of  the  Excise  Board... 

300 

00 

(( 

City  Treasurer 

2,000 

00 

i( 

Deputy  City  Treasurer 

1,200 

00 

(( 

Tax  Collector ; 

900 

00 

(( 

Police  Judge  (to  be  retained  by  him 
out  of  the  fees  collected,  for  his 
services  in  cases  arising  under  the 

ordinances  of  the  city) 

1,500 

00 

a 

Chief  of  Police 

100 

00 

per  month. 

Each  captain  of  police 

65 

00 

(( 

Each  regular  police 

60 

00 

a 

Each  special  policeman,  such  sum  as 
may  be  fixed  at  the  time  of  his 
employment,  not  to  exceed  two 
($2.00)  dollars  for  each  day’s  or 
night’s  services  actually  rendered. 

Street  Commissioner 

75 

00 

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103 


Health  Officer 

$70 

00  per  month. 

City  Physician 

300 

00  per  year. 

Assistant  Street  Commissioner 

60 

00  per  month. 

City  Jailer 

50 

00 

it 

Driver  of  patrol 

45 

00 

(( 

Janitor 

45 

00 

i( 

City  Detective..... 

65 

00 

(( 

Inspector  Meats  and  Live  Stock 

60 

00 

i( 

Each  Tapper  in  Water  Department.. 

70 

00 

<( 

Engineer  No.  1,  Rice  Well 

65 

00 

(( 

Engineer  No.  2,  Rice  Well 

65 

00 

ii 

Two  firemen.  Rice  Well 

50 

00 

(( 

each. 

Engineer  No.  1 at  F St 

65 

00 

(C 

Engineer  No.  2 “ 

60 

00 

n 

Two  firemen  

50 

00 

il 

a 

Two  engineers  at  “C^^  St 

65 

00 

ii 

ii 

Chief  of  Fire  Department 

100 

00 

ii 

Captain  No.  1 of  Fire  Department... 

70 

00 

ii 

Two  captains.  No.  2 

65 

00 

ii 

a 

Engineer  of  Fire  Department 

70 

00 

a 

Each  regular  member.  Fire  Depart- 

ment   

60 

00 

ft 

And  all  other  employes  of  the  city  shall  receive  such  wages 
or  salary  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Council  at  the  time  of  their  em- 
ployment, and  all  laborers  shall  receive  a compensation  not  to 
exceed  $1.75  per  day. 

§ 2.  That  all  aj)pointees  in  the  Fire,  Police,  and  Water  De- 
partments shall  be  paid  a salary,  respectively,  per  month  for  the 
first  three  months  of  their  service  ten  dollars  less  than  the 
amount  as  specified  in  section  one  hereof:  Provided^  That  all  per- 
sons who  are  or  may  be  appointed  in  any  of  the  said  departments 
who  shall  have  served  for  the  space  of  three  months  in  the  same 
position  during  the  year  last  past  prior  to  their  said  a})point- 
ment  shall  receive  the  salary  as  specified  in  section  one  hereof. 


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Article  V. 

Special  Provisions, 

282.  § 1.  No  member  of  the  City  Council,  or  other  officer 
of  this  city,  shall^be  accepted  as  security  on  any  official  bond,  or 
upon  any  contractor’s  bond,  license  or  appeal  bond,  given  to  the 
city,  or  under  any  ordinance  thereof,  or  from  convictions  in  the 
Police  Court. 

283.  § 2.  No  official  bond  shall  be  approved  by  the  Mayor 
and  Council  unless  the  form  thereof  shall  have  been  first  ap- 
proved by  the  City  Attorney,  attested  by  his  indorsement  thereon. 

284.  § 3.  Any  officer  desiring  to  be  temporarily  absent  from 
the  city  shall  apply  to  the  Mayor  for  leave  of  absence,  which 
may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  be  granted,  in  writing,  for 
any  term  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  and  when  granted  shall  be 
filed  with  the  clerk.  If  any  officer  absent  himself  from  the  city 
for  the  period  of  sixty  days  or  more,  he  shall  forfeit  his  salary 
during  such  absence,  and  if  absent  for  ninety  days  his  office  may 
be  declared  vacant  by  the  Mayor  and  three-fourths  of  all  the 
members  of  the  Council. 

285.  § 4.  Every  officer  shall,  upon  going  out  of  office,  de- 
liver to  his  successor  all  books,  papers,  furniture,  and  other  things 
appertaining  to  his  office. 

286.  § 5.  Every  officer  shall,  at  all  times  required,  submit 
the  books  and  papers  of  his  office  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor, 
or  any  member  of  the  City  Council. 

287.  § 6.  No  officer  of  this  city,  nor  any  deputy,  clerk,  or 
employe,  of  any  such  officer,  nor  any  servant  or  agent  of  this 
city,  shall  directly  or  indirectly,  himself  or  by  another,  for  his 
own  or  another’s  benefit,  deal  in  the  purchase  of  city  warrants, 
bonds,  or  other  obligations  of  this  city. 

288.  § 7.  No  city  officer  collecting  money  on  account  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  shall  retain  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof,  to 
satisfy  any  claims  for  wages  or  salary  which  he  may  have  against 
the  city. 


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105 

289.  § 8.  All  officers  of  this  city,  unless  otherwise  provided 
by  law  or  ordinance,  shall  hold  their  offices  for  one  year  and 
until  their  sucessors  shall  be  duly  appointed  and  qualified,  and 
the  terms  of  all  elective  officers  shall  begin  on  the  second  Tues- 
day in  April  the  terms  of  all  appointive  officers  shall  begin  on 
the  third  Tuesday  of  April. 

290.  § 9.  Any  city  officer  upon  whom  the  duty  devolves  is 
hereby  authorized  to  demand  and  receive  as  fees  for  the  use  of 
the  city,  except  where  provision  is  herein  made  to  the  contrary: 

For  the  use  of  the  corporate  seal  on  any  attestation,  acknowl- 
edgment, or  other  certificate,  fifty  cents. 

For  .certified  copies  of  any  record,  each  one  hundred  words, 
ten  cents. 

291.  § 10.  All  officers  of  the  city  shall,  in  addition  to  the 
reports  by  ordinance  required  to  be  made  by  them,  report  to  the 
Mayor  in  writing,  when  required,  the  condition  of  their  respect- 
ive offices,  and  of  the  business,  and  all  matters  therein  touching 
the  interests  of  the  city. 

292.  § 11.  Any  officer  violating  any  provision  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  misconduct  in  office  and  liable 
to  removal  from  office  therefor. 


Article  YI. 

Removal  of  Officers. 

293.  § 1.  That  when  any  officer  elected  by  the  qualified 

voters  of  the  city,  or  any  ward  or  district  thereof,  shall  have  be- 
come habitually  intemperate  or  in  any  way  incompetent  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  his  office,  or  become  grossly  negligent  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties,  or  shall  have  removed  from  the  city, 
ward,  or  district  for  and  in  which  he  was  elected,  or  shall  have 
been  guilty  of  any  act  or  conduct  sufficient  to  constitute  a mis- 
demeanor in  office,  or  shall  have  neglected  or  refused  to  pay  over 
any  money  in  his  hands  belonging  to  the  city,  or  to  present  his 
books  or  accounts  to  the  proper  officer  or  committee  of  the  Coun- 


106 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


cil  for  adjustment  or  settlement,  or  shall  have  been  convicted  of 
any  crime  or  offense  of  an  infamous  character  while  in  office, 
he  shall  be  subject  to  removal  from  office  by  the  City  Council. 

294.  § 2.  All  complaints  made  before  the  City  Council,  pre- 
ferring charges  against  any  member  of  the  City  Council,  or  any 
officer  elected  by  the  votes  of  the  city,  or  any  ward  or  district  of 
the  city,  shall  be  in  writing,  and  shall  set  forth  clearly  and  spe- 
cifically the  grounds  of  such  charges.  Such  complaint  shall  be 
signed  and  verified  by  oath  or  affirmation,  by  the  person  making 
the  same,  before  any  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths,  and 
shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  who  shall  report  the  same  im- 
mediately to  the  Council,  if  the  Council  be  then  in  session,  or  if 
not  then  in  session,  then  at  the  next  meeting. 

295.  § 3.  Upon  such  complaint  coming  before  the  Council, 
if  in  the  opinion  of  a majority  of  the  members  the  charges 
therein  made  are  proper  to  be  tried  and  investigated,  they  shall 
fix  a time  and  place  for  the  trial  of  the  same,  which  shall  not  be 
less  than  ten  days  thereafter. 

296.  § 4.  The  City  Clerk  shall  make  a certified  copy  of  such 
charges  and  specifications,  with  a notice  of  the  day  set  for  hear- 
ing the  same,  and  deliver  the  same  to  the  City  Marshal  who 
shall  serve  the  same  upon  the  accused  at  least  five  days  before 
the  day  of  hearing. 

297.  § 5.  The  Marshal  shall  endorse  a return  upon  such 
complaint  of  the  manner  and  time  of  such  service,  and  shall  file 
the  same  with  the  City  Clerk  on  or  before  the  day  set  for  hear- 
ing. 

298.  § 6.  On  the  day  of  trial,  or  at  any  meeting  previous 
thereto,  the  defendant  may  make  an  ap})lication  in  writing  for  a 
continuance,  setting  forth  his  reasons  therefor,  and  if  the  Coun- 
cil consider  the  same  sufficient,  it  may  grant  a reasonable  delay 
or  continuance.  They  shall  also  have  power  to  make  such  order 
in  case  the  testimony  on  the  part  of  the  city  is  not  ready.  In 
case  an  adjournment  shall  be  had,  notices  of  the  adjourned  meet- 
ing shall  he  issued  by  the  Clerk  and  served  by  the  Marshal,  on 
all  the  members,  at  least  one  day  previous  to  the  meeting,  and 


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107 


all  notices,  subpa'iias,  and  citations,  issued  under  the  provisions 
of  this  article  left  at  the  residence  of  any  party  shall  be  consid- 
ered sufficient  and  legal  service. 

299.  § 7.  When  such  trial  is  held  the  presiding  officer  shall 
cause  the  Clerk  to  read  to  the  Council  the  charges  and  specifica- 
tions, and  declare  the  trial  of  the  person  accused  to  be  the  only 
business  in  order;  after  which  the  following  oath  or  affirmation 
shall  be  administered  by  the  Mayor,  or  in  his  absence  any  judge 
or  magistrate  of  the  county,  to  every  member  of  the  Council 
present : 

You  do  solemnly  swear  and  affirm  that  you  will  try  the  case 
now  pending  before  you,  and  give  your  opinion  as  to  the  truth 
of  the  charges  made  according  to  the  law  and  evidence.  So  help 
you  God.^^ 

300.  § 8.  After  hearing  all  the  proof  on  both  sides,  the 
prosecution  and  defense  may  address  the  City  Council,  and  after- 
ward any  member  in  his  place  may  comment  upon  the  case. 
The  hearing  throughout  shall  be  conducted  as  nearly  as  possible 
in  the  same  manner  as  causes  are  heard  in  the  courts  of  justice. 
All  questions  arising  during  the  progress  of  the  trial  shall  be  de- 
termined by  the  President  in  the  first  instance  subject  to  an  ap- 
peal to  the  Council. 

301.  § 9.  Subpoenas  for  witnesses  to  testify  on  such  trial  shall 
be  issued  by  the  presiding  officer  and  shall  be  served  by  the  Mar- 
shal or^ny  policeman. 

302.  § 10.  Any  witness  who  will  neglect  to  obey  such  sub- 
poena, or,  appearing,  shall  refuse  to  testify,  may  be  punished  by 
imprisonment  or  fine. 

303.  § 11.  Depositions  of  witnesses  beyond  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  Council,  or  disabled  by  sickness  or  other  cause  from  at- 
tendance, may  be  read  on  the  trial,  if  taken  in  conformity  with 
the  laws  of  the  state.  The  notice  of  the  taking  thereof,  when 
taken  on  behalf  of  the  accused,  shall  be  served  on  the  City  At- 
torney or  the  Mayor. 

304.  § 12.  Upon  any  trial  had,  as  aforesaid,  the  accused  shall 
be  entitled  to  be  heard  by  himself  and  counsel,  in  his  defense ; 


108 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


and  the  City  Attorney  shall  attend  the  trial  and  prosecute  on  be- 
half of  the  city. 

305.  § 13.  Witnesses  upon  such  trial  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
same  fees  as  for  attendance  on  the  Police  Court.  The  presiding 
officer  at  the  trial  shall  certify  the  amount  of  costs  and  the  names 
of  the  persons  to  whom  the  same  is  due,  to  the  City  Council, 
who  shall  audit  and  allow  the  same. 

306.  § 14.  The  proceedings  of  the  Council  on  such  trial  shall 
be  entered  at  large  on  their  journal. 

307.  § 15.  The  Council  may  refer  such  charges  against  any 
officer  to  a committee  of  not  less  than  three  members  thereof  to 
take  the  testimony  and  report  the  same  to  the  City  Council. 
Such  committee  shall  have  the  same  power  and  its  proceedings 
shall  be  in  all  respects  the  same  as  herein  provided  for  a trial  be- 
fore the  whole  Council. 

308.  § 16.  Within  three  days  after  the  evidence  shall  have 
been  taken,  or  the  report  of  the  committee  received  and  the  tes- 
timony read  to  the  Council,  the  Council  shall  proceed  to  vote 
upon  each  charge  separately.  The  question  shall  be:  “Is  the 
accused  guilty  or  not  guilty?’^  If  two-thirds  of  the  whole 
number  elect  of  the  Council  vote  guilty  on  either  of  the  charges, 
they  may  resolve  that  he  be  removed  from  office;  and  if  they  so 
resolve,  they  shall  notify  the  Mayor  thereof,  who  shall  thereupon 
declare  the  office  of  said  accused  vacant. 

309.  § 17.  All  vacancies  in  any  elective  office  shall  be  filled 
by  the  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  assent  of  the  Council.  Such  ap- 
pointee shall  hold  until  the  next  general  municipal  election.  In 
case  of  any  vacancy  occurring  in  the  office  of  any  Councilman, 
the  Mayor  shall  fill  the  vacancy  by  appointment  of  some  quali- 
fied resident  of  the  ward  in  which  the  vacancy  exists,  with  the 
assent  of  the  Council. 


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109 


CHAPTER  II. 


Article  L— The  Mayor. 

II.— President  of  the  Council. 

Article  I. 

The  Mayor. 

310.  § 1.  The  Mayor  slmll  take  an  oath  of  office,  to  be  ad- 
ministered by  the  City  Clerk  or  other  officer  authorized  to  ad- 
minister oaths,  in  the  presence  of  the  Council,  and  so  many 
citizens  as  may  desire  to  be  present,  at  the  Council  chamber,  on 
the  second  Tuesday  of  April,  at  the  hour  of  7:30  o’clock  p.  m. 

311.  § 2.  The  Mayor  shall  be  the  chief  executive  officer  of 
the  city,  and  conservator  of  its  peace,  and  it  shall  be  his  special 
duty  to  cause  the  ordinances  and  regulations  of  the  city  to  be 
faithfully  and  constantly  obeyed,  and  that  the  provisions  of  the 
general  laws  governing  the  city  are  complied  with. 

312.  § 3.  The  Mayor  shall  exercise  a general  supervision 
over  all  the  departments  of  the  city  government,  and  see  that 
the  duties  appertaining  to  the  various  city  offices  are  properly  per- 
formed. He  may  call  upon  any  officer  for  information  in  rela- 
tion to  the  business  of  his  office,  and  shall  examine  the  grounds 
of  all  reasonable  complaints  made  against  any  city  officer,  and 
cause  all  violations  of  duty,  or  neglect  of  any  city  officer,  to  be 
properly  punished  or  reported  to  the  Council  for  correction. 

313.  § 4.  The  Mayor  shall  appoint,  by  and  with  the  consent 
of  the  City  Council,  all  officers  whose  appointment  is  not  other- 
wise by  law  or  ordinance  provided  for;  and  whenever  a vacancy 
shall  happen  in  any  office  which  by  law  he  is  empowered  to  fill, 
he  shall,  within  thirty  days  after  the  happening  of  such  vacancy, 
communicate  to  the  Council  the  name  of  his  appointee  to  such 
office,  and  pending  the  concurrence  of  the  Council  in  such  ap- 


no 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


pointnient,  the  Mayor  may  appoint  some  suitable  person  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  such  office.  He  shall  sign  all  commissions 
and  permits  granted  by  authority  of  the  City  Council,  except  as 
otherwise  provided,  and  such  other  acts  as  by  law  or  ordinance 
may  require  his  certificate. 

314.  § 5.  The  Mayor  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the 
Council,  and  shall  have  the  casting  vote  when  the  Council  is 
equally  divided,  except  as  otherwise  provided  by  law.  He  shall 
from  time  to  time  communicate  to  the  Council  such  information 
and  recommend  such  measures  as  in  his  opinion  may  tend  to  the 
improvement  of  the  finances  of  the  city,  the  police,  health,  com- 
fort, and  general  prosperity  of  the  city,  and  shall  have  jurisdic- 
tion over  all  places  within  five  miles  of  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  city  for  the  enforcement  of  health  or  quarantine  ordinance, 
and  regulation  thereof,  and  of  all  ordinances  of  the  city,  except- 
ing taxation,  within  one-half  mile  of  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city. 

315.  § 6.  In  case  of  any  riot,  rout,  or  unlawful  assembly, 
the  Mayor  shall  have  power  to  direct  the  action  of  the  police  of 
the  city,  to  call  to  his  aid  all  citizens  in  suppressing  the  same, 
and,  in  case  of  necessity,  to  employ  special  police.  He  shall 
have  power  to  make  arrests  in  cases  where  he  shall  have  good 
reason  to  believe  that  offenses  have  been,  or  are  about  to  be, 
committed,  and  to  summons  citizens  to  his  aid  in  making  such 
arrests. 

316.  § 7.  The  Mayor  shall  have  authority  to  direct  and  aid 
in  the  removal  of  paupers  from  the  city,  and  in  case  of  extreme 
necessity,  to  provide  for  their  temporary  support.  He  shall 
have  power  to  make  provision  for  the  temporary  keeping  and  pro- 
tection of  idiots  and  insane  persons,  when  unaccompanied  by 
proper  guardian,  and  shall  take  immediate  steps  to  have  them 
transferred  to  the  proper  authorities.  He  shall  have  authority 
to  employ  and  provide  medical  attendance,  in  cases  of  necessity, 
for  indigent  sick  persons  within  the  city.  All  expenses  incurred 
by  the  Mayor,  in  performing  the  duties  imposed  by  this  section, 
shall  be  reported  to  the  Council. 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


Ill 


317.  § 8.  The  Mayor  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may 
be  imposed  upon  him  by  law  or  ordinance.  He  may,  in  his  dis- 
cretion, grant  temporary  leave  of  absence  to  any  officer,  upon 
good  cause  shown,  and  no  officer  shall  leave  the  city,  for  any 
cause,  without  such  leave  of  absence  from  the  Mayor,  under  the 
penalty  of  forfeiture  of  his  office. 

318.  § 9.  In  case  of  any  vacancy  in  the  office  of  Mayor,  or 
in  case  of  his  absence  or  disability,  the  President  of  the  Coun- 
cil shall  exercise  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  office  until  such 
vacancy  shall  be  filled  or  such  disability  removed  or  the  Mayor 
returns. 

Article  II. 

President  of  the  Council, 

319.  § 1.  The  Mayor  and  Council  are  hereby  authorized  to 
elect  one  of  the  members  of  the  Council  as  President  of  the 
Council  who  shall,  in  the  absence  of  the  Mayor,  preside  at  all 
meetings  of  the  Council,  and  the  President,  when  occupying  the 
place  of  the  Mayor,  shall  have  the  same  privileges  as  other 
members  of  the  Council,  and  shall  have  all  the  powers  of  Mayor 
when  so  acting,  and  all  his  acts  while  so  acting  shall  be  binding 
upon  the  Council  and  upon  the  city  as  if  done  by  the  Mayor. 
He  shall  have  no  power  to  act  as  Mayor  while  the  Mayor  is  in 
the  city,  nor  unless  absent  therefrom  more  than  one  day,  except 
to  preside  at  Council  meetings,  and  perform  the  duties  and  power 
of  the  Mayor  while  so  presiding,  or  unless  an  emergency  exists  and 
has  been  so  declared  by  the  Council,  or  the  Mayor  is  disqualified 
or  unable  to  act. 

320.  § 2.  In  the  absence  of  the  Mayor  and  President  of  the 
Council,  the  Council  may  elect  one  of  their  own  members  as 
Acting  President  of  the  Council,  and  who  shall  have  all  the 
privileges  of  other  members  of  the  Council,  and  who  shall  have 
the  powers  and  shall  perform  the  duties  of  the  Mayor  while  so 
acting.  He  shall  be  elected  for  one  meeting  at  a time  only,  and 
his  powers  and  duties  shall  cease  with  the  adjournment  of  such 


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meeting,  or  his  being  relieved  therein  by  the  Mayor  or  President 
of  the  Council.  He  shall  in  no  event  approve  any  ordinance, 
resolution,  or  contract,  unless  an  emergency  exists,  and  the  same 
is  declared  by  a three-fourths  vote  of  the  Council  elect.  If  for 
any  reason  the  Mayor  and  President  of  the  Council  should  both 
be  absent  from  the  city,  or  both  be  disqualified  or  unable  to  act, 
and  an  emergency  should  exist,  then  the  City  Council  may  elect 
one  of  their  members  as  Acting  President  of  the  Council,  who 
shall  have  all  the  powers  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the 
Mayor  during  the  absence,  disability,  or  inability  to  act  of  the 
Mayor  and  President  of  the  Council,  but  before  such  election 
the  Council  shall  declare  such  emergency,  disability,  or  inability 
to  act  of  both  the  Mayor  and  President  of  the  Council,  and  a 
three-fourths  vote  of  the  members  elect  shall  be  required  to  elect 
such  Acting  President  and  give  him  the  powers  and  duties  in 
this  clause  of  this  section  prescribed. 


CHAPTER  III. 

Legislative  Department. 


Article  I.— The  City  Council. 

II.— The  City  Clerk. 

Article  I. 

The  City  Council, 

321.  § 1.  The  City  Council  shall  exercise  such  powers  as  are 

conferred  by  law.  Regular  meetings  of  the  Council  shall  be 
held  at  the  Council  chamber  on  Monday  evening  of  each  week, 
and  special  meetings  whenever  called  by  the  Mayor  or  any  four 
Councilmen.  Two-thirds  of  all  the  members  elected  to  the 
Council  shall  constitute  a quorum  for  the  transaction  of  any 


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business,  but  ii  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time  and 
eompel  the  attendance  of  absent  members. 

322.  § 2.  The  resignation  of  any  member  shall  be  addressed 
to  the  presiding  officer  of  the  Council,  and  shall  not  take  effect 
until  accepted  by  a majority  vote  of  the  members  present. 

323.  § 3.  Any  Councilman  absenting  himself  from  any  meet- 
ing of  the  Council  without  reasonable  excuse,  shall  be  liable  to 
a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  five  dollars,  to 
be  imposed  by  the  Council.  Sickness,  or  absence  from  the  city, 
shall  be  a valid  excuse. 

324.  § 4.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  attend  the  sessions  of 
the  Council,  and  execute  all  orders  of  the  Council  to  him  di- 
rected. 

325.  § 5.  In  case  of  a vacancy  in  the  office  of  Councilman 
from  any  ward,  the  Mayor  shall,  by  and  with  the  assent  of  the 
Council,  fill  the  vacancy  by  appointment  of  some  qualified  resi- 
dent of  the  ward  in  which  such  vacancy  occurs,  to  hold  until 
the  next  ensuing  general  municipal  election. 

326.  § 6.  The  Council  in  the  transaction  of  business  shall  be 
governed  by  the  following  rules  and  regulations: 

Rule  I. — At  the  hour  appointed  for  the  meeting  of  the  Coun- 
cil, the  Clerk,  (or  some  one  filling  his  place,)  shall,  on  the  order 
of  the  Mayor,  call  the  roll  of  members.  Two-thirds  of  all  the 
members  elected  to  the  Council  shall  constitute  a quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business,  but  a less  number  may  adjourn  from 
time  to  time  and  compel  the  attendance  of  absent  members. 

The  following  shall  be  the  order  of  business,  unless  otherwise 
ordered  temporarily  by  a two-thirds  vote. 

ORDER  OF  BUSINESS. 

1.  Roll  call. 

2.  Reading  journal. 

3.  Petitions  and  communications. 

4.  Reports  of  city  officers. 

5.  Reports  of  standing  committees  and  resolutions  accom- 
panying. 


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6.  Reports  of  special  commitiees. 

7.  Unfinished  business. 

8.  Ordinances  and  resolutions. 

9.  Claims. 

10.  Miscellaneous  business. 

OF  THE  DUTIES  OF  THE  MAYOR. 

327.  Rule  II. — He  shall  take  the  chair  at  the  hour  to  which 
the  Council  shall  have  adjourned;  shall  immediately  call  the 
members  to  order,  and,  on  the  appearance  of  a quorum  after  the 
calling  of  the  roll,  cause  the  journal  of  the  preceding  meeting  to 
be  read  and  corrected. 

328.  Rule  III. — He  shall  preserve  order  and  decorum; 
may  speak  on  points  of  order  in  preference  to  other  members, 
rising  from  his  seat  for  that  purpose;  and  shall  decide  questions 
of  order,  subject  to  appeal  to  the  Council  by  any  member;  on 
which  appeal  no  member  shall  speak  more  than  once,  unless  by 
leave  of  the  Council. 

329.  Rule  IV. — He  shall  rise  to  put  a question,  but  may 
state  it  sitting. 

330.  Rule  V. — All  committees  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Mayor,  unless  otherwise  specially  directed  by  the  Council. 

331.  Rule  VI. — In  all  cases  where  other  than  a member  of 
the  Council  shall  be  eligible  to  an  office  by  the  election  of  the 
Council,  there  shall  be  a previous  nomination  by  the  Mayor. 

332.  Rule  VII. — The  Mayor  or  President  presiding  shall 
vote  on  all  questions  where  there  is  a tie  vote. 

333.  Rule  VIII. — All  ordinances,  orders,  appointments, 
and  licenses,  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

334.  Rule  IX. — In  the  absence  of  the  Mayor,  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Council  shall  preside,  and  he  shall  have  and  exercise 
the  same  powers  and  duties  of  the  Mayor.  In  the  absence  of 
the  Mayor  and  President,  any  member  of  the  Council  may,  at  a 
meeting,  be  elected  by  a three-fourths  vote  of  the  council  Act- 
ing President  to  preside  at  such  meeting. 


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OF  DECORUI^I  AND  DEBATE. 

335.  Rule  X. — When  any  member  is  about  to  speak  in  de- 
bate or  otherwise,  or  present  any  matter  to  the  Council,  he  shall 
rise  from  his  seat  and  respectfully  address  himself  to  Mr.  Presi- 
dent,’’ and  shall  confine  himself  to  the  matter  under  considera- 
tion, and  avoid  personalities. 

336.  Rule  XI. — When  two  or  more  members  happen  to 
rise  at  once,  the  Mayor  shall  name  the  member  who  is  first  to 
speak. 

337.  Rule  XII. — No  member  shall  speak  more  than  once 
to  the  same  question,  without  leave  of  the  Council,  unless  he  be 
the  mover,  proposer,  or  introducer,  of  the  matter  pending,  in 
which  case  he  shall  be  permitted  to  speak  in  reply,  but  not  until 
every  member  choosing  to  speak  shall  have  spoken. 

338.  Rule  XIII. — While  the  Mayor  is  putting  any  ques- 
tion, or  addressing  the  Council,  none  shall  walk  out  or  across 
the  hall;  nor,  in  such  case,  or  when  a member  is  speaking,  shall 
entertain  private  discourse;  nor  while  a member  is  speaking 
shall  pass  between  him  and  the  chair.  Every  member  shall  re- 
main uncovered  during  the  session  of  the  Council. 

339.  Rule  XIV. — Every  member  who  shall  be  in  the 
Council  when  the  question  is  put,  shall  give  his  vote,  unless  the 
Council,  for  special  reasons,  shall  excuse  him.  All  motions  to 
excuse  a member  from  voting  shall  be  made  before  the  Council 
divides,  or  before  the  call  of  the  ayes  and  nays  are  commenced, 
and  any  member  requesting  to  be  excused  from  voting  may  make 
a brief  verbal  statement  of  the  reasons  for  making  such  request, 
and  the  question  shall  then  be  taken  without  further  debate. 

340.  Rule  XV. — When  a motion  is  made  and  seconded,  it 
shall  be  stated  by  the  Mayor;  or,  being  in  writing,  it  shall  be 
handed  to  the  chair,  and  read  aloud  by  the  Clerk  before  debate. 

341.  Rule  XVI. — Every  motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writ- 
ing, if  the  Mayor  or  any  member  desire  it. 

342.  Rule  XVII. — After  the  motion  is  stated  by  the  Presi- 
dent, or  read  by  the  Clerk,  it  shall  be  deemed  to  be  in  possession 


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of  the  Council,  but  may  be  withdrawn  at  any  time  before  a de- 
cision or  amendment. 

343.  Rule  XVIII. — When  a question  is  under  debate,  no 
motion  shall  be  received  but  to  adjourn,  to  lie  on  the  table,  for 
the  previous  question,  to  postpone  to  a day  certain,  to  postpone 
indefinitely,  to  commit,  or  amend,  which  several  motions  shall 
have  precedence  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  named  in  this 
rule. 

344.  RuIvE  XIX. — When  a resolution  shall  be  offered  or  a 
motion  made  to  refer  any  subject,  and  different  committees  shall 
be  proposed,  the  question  shall  be  taken  in  the  following  order : 
The  committee  of  the  whole,  a standing  committee,  a select  com- 
mittee. 

345.  Rule  XX. — A motion  to  adjourn,  and  a motion  to  fix 
the  day  to  which  the  Council  shall  adjourn,  shall  be  always  in 
order;  these  motions,  and  the  motion  to  lie  on  the  table,  shall 
be  decided  without  debate. 

346.  Rule  XXI. — The  previous  question  shall  be  in  this 
form:  “Shall  the  main  question  be  now  put? It  shall  only 
be  admitted  when  demanded  by  a majority  of  the  members  pres- 
ent, and  its  effect  shall  be  to  put  an  end  to  all  debate,  and  bring 
the  Council  to  a direct  vote  upon  amendments  reported  by  a com- 
mittee, if  any,  upon  pending  amendments,  and  then  upon  the 
main  question.  On  a motion  for  a previous  question,  and  prior 
to  the  seconding  of  the  same,  a call  of  the  Council  shall  be  in 
order;  but  after  a majority  shall  have  seconded  such  motion,  no 
call  shall  be  in  order  prior  to  the  decision  of  the  main  question. 

347.  Rule  XXII. — On  a previous  question  there  shall  be 
no  debate.  All  incidental  questions  of  order  arising  after  a mo- 
tion is  made  for  the  previous  question,  and  pending  such  motion, 
shall  be  decided,  whether  on  appeal  or  otherwise,  without  debate. 

348.  Rule  XXIII. — Any  member  may  call  for  a division 
of  a question,  which  shall  be  divided  if  it  comprehend  proposi- 
tions in  substance  so  distinct  that  one  being  taken  away  a sub- 
stantive proposition  shall  remain  for  the  decision  of  the  Council. 
A motion  to  strike  out  and  insert  shall  be  deemed  inadvisable. 


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but  a motion  to  strike  out  being  lost,  shall  preclude  neither 
amendment  nor  a motion  to  strike  out  and  insert. 

349.  liuLE  XXIV. — No  motion  or  proposition  on  a subject 
different  from  that  under  consideration  shall  be  admitted  under 
color  of  amendment.  No  bill  or  resolution  shall,  at  any  time, 
be  amended  by  annexing  thereto,  or  incorporating  therewith,  any 
other  bill  or  resolution  pending  before  the  Council. 

350.  Rule  XXV. — When  a motion  has  once  been  made 
and  carried  in  the  affirmative  or  negative,  it  shall  be  in  order 
for  any  member  of  the  majority  to  move  for  the  reconsideration 
thereof  on  the  same  or  succeeding  regular  meeting,  and  such 
motions  shall  take  precedence  of  all  other  questions  except  a 
motion  to  adjourn.  The  motion  to  reconsider  shall  require  for 
its  adoption  the  same  vote  as  was  required  on  the  vote  recon- 
sidered. 

351.  Rule  XXVI. — When  the  reading  of  a paper  is  called 
for,  and  the  same  is  objected  to  by  any  member,  it  shall  be  de- 
termined by  a vote  of  the  Council. 

352.  Rule  XXVII. — Any  two  members  shall  be  author- 
ized to  compel  the  attendance  of  absent  members;  and  any  one 
member  to  call  the  ayes  and  nays. 

353.  Rule  XXVIII. — Upon  calls  of  the  Council,  or  in 
taking  the  yeas  and  nays  upon  any  question,  the  names  of  the 
members  shall  be  called  alphabetically. 

354.  Rule  XXIX. — In  all  cases  where  a resolution  or  mo- 
tion shall  be  entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  Council,  the  name  of 
the  member  moving  the  same  shall  also  be  entered  on  the 
journal. 

355.  Rule  XXX. — No  member  shall  absent  himself  from 
the  service  of  the  Council  unless  he  have  leave,  or  he  be  sick  or 
unable  to  attend. 

356.  Rule  XXXI. — Upon  the  call  of  the  Council,  the 
names  of  the  members  shall  be  called  over  by  the  Clerk,  and 
the  absentees  noted;  after  which  the  names  of  the  absentees  shall 
be  again  called  over,  and  those  of  whom  no  excuse,  or  insuffi- 
cient excuses,  are  made,  may,  by  order  of  those  preseut,  if  two 


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in  number,  be  taken  in  custody  as  they  appear,  or  may  be  sent 
for  and  brought  to  the  bar  of  the  Council  wherever  found,  by 
special  messengers  to  be  appointed  for  that  purpose. 

357.  Kule  XXXII. — The  Chief  of  Police,  or  policeman  ' 
designated  by  him,  shall  be  ex-officio  sergeant-at-arras,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  attend  the  Council  during  its  sitting;  to  exe- 
cute the  commands  of  the  Council  from  time  to  time,  together 
with  all  such  process,  issued  by  authority  thereof,  as  shall  be 
directed  to  him  by  the  President,  Mayor,  or  Police  Judge. 

358.  Rule  XXXIII. — Standing  committees  shall  be  ad- 
pointed  by  the  Mayor  from  the  Councilmen,  at  the  beginning  of 
each  municipal  year,  as  follows : 

COMMITTEES. 

1.  Judiciary. 

2.  Finance. 

3.  Claims  and  accounts. 

4.  Sidewalks  and  bridges. 

5.  Streets  and  grades. 

6.  Lighting  streets  and  public  buildings. 

* 7.  Printing. 

8.  Police. 

9.  Fire  department. 

10.  Water- works. 

11.  Paving,  curbs,  and  gutters. 

12.  Sewers. 

13.  Unliquidated  claims. 

14.  Additions  and  subdivisions  to  the  city. 

15.  Taxation  and  license. 

16.  Rules,  privileges,  and  elections. 

17.  Board  of  health. 

18.  City  property. 

19.  Viaducts. 

359.  Rule  XXXIV. — The  Council  may  at  any  time  go 
into  a secret  session  by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  those  present  in 
favor  thereof,  at  which  session  only  those  subjects  shall  be  con- 


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sidered,  mentioned  in  tlic  motion  for  the  session,  and  no  ordi- 
nances shall  be  passed  or  claims  allowed  thereat. 

360.  Rule  XXXV. — The  several  standing  committees  of 
the  Council,  and  select  committees,  shall  have  leave  to  report  by 
bill  or  otherwise,  and  shall  in  all  cases  report  in  writing  the  state 
of  facts,  their  opinions  or  recommendations  thereon. 

361.  Rule  XXXVI. — All  questions  or  orders  shall  be 
noted  by  the  Clerk,  with  the  decision,,  and  put  together  at  the 
end  of  the  journal  of  every  session. 

OF  BILLS. 

362.  Rule  XXXVII. — Every  ordinance  shall  receive  three 
several  readings  of  the  Council  previous  to  its  passage,  and  bills 
shall  be  dispatched  in  order  as  they  were  introduced,  unless 
where  the  Council  shall  direct  otherwise ; but  no  bill  shall  be 
twice  read  on  the  same  day  without  the  special  order  of  the 
Council,  except  as  provided  in  Rule  XLVIII  and  RuleXLIII. 

363.  Rule  XXXVIII. — The  first  reading  of  the  bill  shall 
be  for  information  ; and  if  opposition  be  made  to  it,  the  ques- 
tion shall  be,  ‘^Shall  the  bill  be  rejected  ?’’  If  no  opposition  be 
made,  or  if  the  question  to  reject  be  negatived,  the  bill  shall  go 
to  its  second  reading  without  a question. 

364.  Rule  XXXIX. — Upon  the  second  reading  of  a bill, 
the  Mayor  shall  state  it  as  ready  for  commitment  or  engross- 
ment; and  if  committed,  then  the  question  shall  be  whether  to 
a select  or  standing  committee,  or  to  a committee  of  the  whole 
Council;  if  to  a committee  of  the  whole  Council,  the  Council 
shall  determine  on  what  day;  and  if  it  be  not  ordered  engrossed 
on  the  day  of  its  being  reported,  it  shall  be  placed  in  the  general 
file  on  the  President's  table,  to  be  taken  up  in  its  order.  But  if 
the  bill  be  ordered  to  be  engrossed,  the  Council  shall  appoint  the 
day  when  it  shall  be  read  the  third  time. 

365.  Rule  XL. — After  commitment  and  report  thereof  to 
the  Council,  at  any  time  before  its  passage,  a bill  may  be  recom- 
mitted. 


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366.  Rule  XLI. — All  bills  ordered  to  be  engrossed  shall 
be  executed  in  a fair  round  hand. 

367.  Rule  XLII. — When  a bill  shall  pass,  it  shall  be  cer- 
tified by  the  Clerk,  noting  the  passage  at  the  foot  thereof. 

368.  Rule  XLIII. — No  standing  rule  or  order  of  the  Council 
shall  be  rescinded,  changed,  or  suspended,  except  by  a vote  of  at 
least  two-thirds  of  the  members  elect,  excepting  in  the  case  of  a 
vacancy  caused  by  death,  protracted  sickness,  or  absence  from 
the  state,  of  a Councilman,  when  a majority  will  be  sufficient. 
Nor  shall  the  order  of  business,  as  established  by  the  rules  of  the 
Council,  be  postponed  or  changed,  except  by  a vote  of  at  least 
two-thirds  of  the  members  elect. 

369.  Rule  XLIV. — It  shall  be  in  order  for  the  committee 
on  engrossed  bills  to  report  at  any  time. 

370.  Rule  XLV. — No  bill  or  question  which  has  once  been 
passed  or  rejected  shall  be  called  up  for  consideration  during  the 
same  session,  unless  two-thirds  of  the  Council  shall  be  in  favor 
of  taking  up  the  same. 

371.  Rule  XLVI. — No  amendment  by  way  of  rider  shall 
be  received  to  any  ordinance  on  its  third  reading,  but  any  ordi- 
nance may  be  amended  by  a majority  vote  before  it  is  read  for 
its  final  passage. 

372.  Rule  XLVII. — All  resolutions  involving  the  ex- 
penditure of  money  shall  be  referred  to  an  appropriate  committee, 
unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Council. 

373.  Rule  XLVIII. — Upon  the  passage  of  all  ordinances 
appropriating  money,  the  ayes  and  nays  shall  be  entered  on  the 
record  of  the  City  Council,  and  a majority  of  all  the  Council- 
men  elect  shall  be  necessary  to  their  passage.  All  such  ordi- 
nances may  be  passed  at  the  same  meeting  of  the  introduction 
thereof,  unless  one  or  more  members  object;  and  after  such  ob- 
jection, the  ordinance  under  consideration  shall  be  acted  upon  as 
other  ordinances,  unless  the  rules  are  suspended  by  a vote  of 
three-fourths  of  the  Councilmen  present. 

374.  Rule  XLIX. — The  rules  of  parliamentary  practice 
comprised  in  Cushing’s  Manual  shall  govern  the  Council  in  all 


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cases  to  which  they  are  applicable,  and  in  which  they  are  not  in- 
consistent with  the  standing  rules  and  orders  of  the  Council. 

375.  Rule  L. — The  Mayor  or  any  Councilman  persisting 
in  violation  of  any  of  the  foregoing  rules,  shall  be  subject  to  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  offense, 
which  sum  shall  be  charged  to  the  person  fined,  and  be  deducted 
from  his  compensation,  unless  excused  by  a vote  of  the  Council, 
and  the  fine  remitted. 

376.  Rule  LI. — The  regular  weekly  meeting  of  the  City 
Council  shall  be  called  to  order  at  7 o’clock  p.  m.,  each  Monday, 
from  October  1st  to  April  1st,  and  thereafter  at  7:30  o’clock  p. 
M.,  Monday. 

377.  Rule  LII. — All  unpassed  ordinances  now  on  file  with 
the  City  Clerk,  and  all  ordinances  hereafter  introduced,  shall  be 
numbered  by  said  clerk  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  filed;  and 
all  unpassed  ordinances  shall  be  known  as  belonging  to  the  Gen- 
eral File,  and  each  ordinance  shall  state  by  what  Councilman  it 
was  introduced;  and  that  said  Clerk  shall,  in  a separate  book  to 
be  kept  by  him,  keep  a brief  synopsis  of  each  ordinance  by  its 
number,  and  of  its  readings,  amendments,  and  other  action  of 
the  Council  thereon,  giving  dates  of  such  action  ; and. such  book 
shall  be  accessible  to  the  Mayor,  Council,  city  officers,  and  the 
public. 

Article  II. 

The  City  Clerk. 

378.  § 1.  The  City  Clerk  shall  keep  his  office  at  such  place 
in  the  city  as  may  be  provided  by  the  City  Council.  He  shall 
keep  his  office  open  every  day,  Sundays  and  legal  holidays  ex- 
cepted, at  all  times  between  the  hours  of  9 o’clock  A.  M.  and  4 
o’clock  p.  M.,  except  during  the  time  between  12  m.  and  1 p.  m. 
He  shall,  in  addition  to  the  duties  imposed  by  general  law,  per- 
form such  duties  as  may  be  imposed  by  ordinance,  including  the 
following. 

379.  § 2.  He  shall,  after  being  duly  qualified  and  sworn, 
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take  })ossession  of  all  books,  papers,  and  all  other  property  of 
the  nature  of  records  belonging  to  the  city  and  to  his  office,  and 
shall  keep  the  same  in  some  safe  and  convenient  place,  liable  to 
the  inspection  of  any  member  of  the  Council  within  his  office 
hours. 

380.  § 3.  The  City  Clerk  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the 
Council,  shall  keep  a correct  record  of  the  meetings  of  said 
Council,  together  with  all  claims  against  the  city  that  may  be 
filed  in  his  office,  and  when  said  claims  have  been  duly  allovA^ed 
by  said  Council,  he  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the 
same,  taking  receipt  therefor,  and  shall  make  a statement  at  the 
first  meeting  in  each  month  of  the  amount  of  such  orders  issued, 
as  well  as  receipts  for  license;  he  shall  draw  all  licenses  that 
may  be  ordered  by  the  Council  and  by  the  ordinances,  and  make 
a record  of  each  and  all  licenses  so  issued  by  him.  He  shall  not 
be  entitled  to  any  fee  for  any  license  issued. 

381.  § 4.  The  City  Clerk  shall  permit  no  records,  public 
papers,  or  other  documents  of  the  city,  kept  and  preserved  in 
his  office,  to  be  taken  therefrom,  except  by  such  officers  of  the 
city  as  may  be  entitled  to  the  use  of  the  same,  and  then  only 
upon  their  leaving  a receipt  therefor. 

382.  § 5.  The  City  Clerk  shall  prepare  all  commissions  of 
officers  which  the  Mayor  is  required  to  sign,  and  countersign  the 
same,  and  affix  the  seal  of  the  city  thereto.  He  shall  keep  a 
complete  record  of  all  commissions  issued,  and  of  the  official 
oaths  and  bonds  of  all  city  officers. 

383.  § 6.  The  City  Clerk  shall  procure  at  the  expense  of  the 
city,  a blank  book,  properly  indexed,  in  which  he  shall  keep 
printed  copies  of  all  ordinances  of  the  city  hereafter  passed,  with 
the  printer’s  certificate  of  publication  thereto  attached,  and  he 
shall  index  the  same  under  their  respective  heads  or  titles;  and 
he  shall  also  copy  all  ordinances  passed  by  the  Council  and  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor  in  a book  kept  for  that  purpose. 

384.  § 7.  The  City  Clerk  shall  also  procure  a blank  book 
with  proper  index  in  which  he  shall  keep  a coj)y  of  all  notices 
required  to  be  published  or  posted  by  said  Clerk  by  order  of  the 


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Council  or  uiuler  the  general  ordinances  of  the  city,  to  wliich 
notices  shall  he  attached  in  said  book  the  printer’s  affidavit  of 
publication,  in  case  such  notices  are  required  to  be  published,  or 
the  Clerk’s  certificate  under  the  seal  of  the  city  in  cases  where 
the  same  are  required  to  be  posted  only,  which  certificate  shall 
show  that  such  notice  is  a true  copy  of  the  notices  so  posted  by 
him,  the  number  so  posted,  and  the  date  of  posting  the  same, 
and  whether  done  by  special  order  of  the  Council,  giving  the 
date  thereof,  or  by  general  ordinance. 

385.  § 8.  The  City  Clerk  shall  also  procure  a blank  book 
with  proper  index  in  which  he  shall  keep  a record  of  all  licenses 
issued  by  him  under  the  ordinances  of  said  city,  showing  the  date 
of  the  issuing  of  the  same,  to  whom  issued,  the  time  for  which 
the  same  are  issued,  and  the  amount  paid  to  the  Treasurer  for 
the  same;  and  the  entries  therein  shall  be  competent  proof  of  the 
fact  and  sufficient  evidence  thereof. 

386.  § 9.  The  City  Clerk  shall  procure  a blank  book  with 
proper  index  in  which  he  shall  keep  a record  of  all  building  per- 
mits issued  by  the  Council,  showing  the  date  of  issuing  the  same, 
to  whom  issued,  and  the  amount  paid  for  the  same. 

387.  § 10.  The  City  Clerk  shall  keep  in  a suitable  book  a 
record  of  all  petitions  under  which  the  Council  shall  order  pub- 
lic work  to  be  done  at  the  ex})ense  of  the  })roperty  fronting 
thereon,  together  with  all  resolutions  and  ordinances  relating  to 
the  same. 

388.  § 11.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  without  unnecessary  delay, 
deliver  to  the  officers  of  the  city,  and  to  all  committees  of  the 
City  Council,  all  resolutions  and  communications  referred  to 
those  officers  or  committees  by  that  body.  He  shall  also,  in  the 
same  manner,  deliver  to  the  Mayor  all  ordinances  or  resolutions 
under  his  charge  which  may  require  to  be  approved  or  otherwise 
acted  upon  by  the  Mayor,  with  all  papers  upon  which  the  same 
were  founded. 

389.  § 12.  The  City  Clerk  shall  furnish  certified  copies  of  all 
ordinances  hereafter  passed  by  the  Council,  and  shall  preserve 
the  original  in  his  office.  He  shall  not  be  obliged  to  furnish 


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written  copies  of  ordinances  or  other  papers  for  the  use  of  any 
city  officer  or  other  person,  except  upon  the  order  of  the  Coun- 
cil, but  he. shall,  upon  request  of  any  city  officer,  without  charge, 
attest  any  copy  of  any  paper,  document,  or  record,  presented  to 
him,  and  affix  the  seal  of  the  city  thereto.  He  shall  be  entitled 
to  receive  fifty  cents  for  every  certificate,  with  seal  affixed,  made 
for  individual  use,  and  shall  be  allowed  to  charge  at  the  rate  of 
ten  cents  per  hundred  words  for  copying  all  ordinances,  papers, 
records,  or  Council  proceedings,  desired  for  individual  use,  to  be 
paid  by  the  party  ordering  the  same. 

390.  § 13.  The  Clerk  shall  endorse  the  date  of  filing,  to- 
gether with  an  abstract  of  its  contents,  upon  every  paper  or  doc- 
ument filed  in  his  office.  And  all  books  and  records  kept  by 
him  shall  be  fully  and  properly  indexed. 

391.  § 14.  The  City  Clerk  shall  be  custodian  of  the  corpo- 
rate seal  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  shall  affix  the  same  to  all 
documents  requiring  the  same. 

392.  § 15.  The  City  Clerk  may,  when  authorized  by  resolu- 
tion of  the  Council,  appoint  a de[)uty,  who,  in  the  absence  of  the 
Clerk,  in  case  of  sickness  or  otherwise,  shall  be  empowered  to 
perform  all  the  duties  of  the  City  Clerk:  Provided^  Such  de])uty 
shall  be  a person  satisfactory  to  the  Mayor  and  a majority  of  the 
Council. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Department  of  Finance. 


Article  I. 

The  City  Treasurer, 

393.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Tresaurer,  in  ad- 

dition to  the  duties  imposed  upon  him  by  the  general  laws  of  the 
state  of  Nebraska,  to  keep  books  of  account,  in  such  manner  as 


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to  show  with  entire  accuracy,  all  moneys  received  by  him,  and 
from  whom,  and  on  what  account  they  have  been  received;  and 
of  all  moneys  paid  out  by  him,  and  on  what  account  they  shall 
have  been  paid;  and  in  such  manner  that  said  books  may  be 
readily  understood  and  investigated;  which  books,  and  all  papers 
and  files  of  said  office,  shall  be  at  all  times  open  to  the  examina- 
tion of  the  Mayor,  the  Finance  Committee,  or  any  member  of 
the  Council. 

394.  § 2.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  open  and  keep  a separate 
account  with  each  fund  for  which  the  City  Council  levy  taxes  or 
assessments,  and  the  debits  and  credits  belonging  thereto. 

395.  • § 3.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  cancel  all  bonds,  coupons, 
warrants,  and  other  evidences  of  debt  against  the  city,  whenever 
j)aid  by  him,  by  writing  or  stamping  across  the  face  thereof, 
‘^Paid  by  the  City  Treasurer,’^  with  the  date  of  payment  writ- 
ten or  stamped  thereon. 

396.  § 4.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  deliver  receipts  of  all 
moneys  paid  to  him  for  taxes,  special  assessments,  licenses,  and 
money  required  to  be  paid  to  him  by  other  city  officers  or  em- 
ployes, specifying  when  and  by  whom  paid  and  on  what  account. 
And  he  shall  promptly  report  to  the  Council  any  officer  author- 
ized to  receive  money  who  may  fail  to  make  a return  of  the 
moneys  received  by  him  at  the  time  required  by  law  or  by  the 
ordinances  of  the  city. 

397.  § 5.  In  addition  to  the  annual  report  required  by  law 
of  him,  the  City  Treasurer,  during  the  first  week  of  each  month, 
shall  make  a detailed  report  to  the  City  Council  of  the  business 
of  his  office  during  the  preceding  month,  showing  the  balance  on 
hand  to  the  credit  of  the  different  funds  at  the  time  of  his  last 
report,  the  amounts  received  during  the  month  and  on  what  ac- 
count, the  amounts  disbursed  during  the  month  and  on  what  ac- 
count, with  the  balance  on  hand  to  the  credit  of  the  different 
funds,  together  with  such  other  items  and  facts  as  the  Council 
may  require. 

398.  § 6.  The  City  Treasurer  shall,  on  the  last  business  day 
of  each  month,  turn  over  to  the  City  Clerk  all  the  canceled  in- 


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(lebted ness  and  v^ouoliers  of  every  nature  received  by  him  during 
the  month,  taking  the  Clerk’s  receipt  therefor. 

399.  § 7.  The  City  Treasurer  may  appoint  a deputy,  and 

shall  be  liable  upon  his  bond  for  the  acts  of  such  deputy.  Said 
deputy  shall  be  a practical  book-keeper,  and  competent  to  per- 
form the  duties  of  the  office  in  case  of  sickness  or  absence  of  the 
Treasurer. 


CHAPTER  V. 

Judicial  Depaetment. 


Article  I. 

llie  Police  Judge  and  Court. 

400.  § 1.  The  Police  judge  shall  have  jurisdiction  over,  and 
it  shall  be  his  duty  to  hear  and  determine  all  otfenses  against  the 
ordinances  of  the  city,  and  he  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as 
are  imposed  by  general  law. 

401.  § 2.  The  Police  Judge  shall  attend  at  the  place  of  hold- 
ing court  at  9 o’clock  a.  m.  of  each  day,  Sundays  excepted,  and 
shall  open  and  hold  his  court  until  all  cases  for  the  day  are  dis- 
posed of. 

402.  § 3.  The  proceedings  of  the  Police  Court  shall  be  con- 
ducted in  an  orderly  manner,  and  the  Police  Judge  shall  not 
permit  any  minor  to  loiterun  or  about  said  court-room. 

403.  § 4.  In  all  cases  where  a complaint  is  filed  with  the 
Police  Judge  for  the  violation  of  any  ordinance,  the  Police  Judge 
may  require  the  complainant,  before  any  warrant  is  issued  upon 
such  complaint,  to  deposit  with  him  money  sufficient  to  pay  the 
probable  costs,  not  to  exceed  twenty-five  dollars,  in  the  trial  or 


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[)rocco(liMgs  had  on  such  com})laint.  And  in  case  such  coni[)laiut 
should  not  he  sustained,  then  the  complainant  shall  pay  the  costs 
from  the  money  deposited,  if  not  otherwise  paid;  Providedy  That 
no  security  of  any  nature  shall  he  required  upon  any  eomplaint 
made  hy  any  officer  of  the  city. 

404.  § 5.  In  all  criminal  cases  in  the  Police  Court,  the  Po- 
lice Judge  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  for  his  services  the  same 
fees  as  are  allowed  hy  statute  to  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  similar 
services.  Witnesses  shall  receive  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  for  each 
day’s  attendance.  The  Police  Judge  shall  also  tax  as  part  of  the 
costs  the  following  fees  for  the  services  of  police  officers : For 
each  arrest,  $1.00;  for  serving  search  warrant,  $1.00;  arresting 
under  search  warrant,  $1.00  for  each  person  arrested;  serving 
subpoena,  for  each  person  served,  twenty-five  cents;  committing 
prisoner,  fifty  cents;  for  attendance  upon  court,  $1.00;  jail  fee, 
fifty  cents;  use  of  patrol  wagon,  $1.00. 

405.  § 6.  The  fees  collected  hy  the  Police  Judge  for  his  own 
services,  and  all  witness  fees,  shall  he  disposed  of  in  manner  as 
directed  in  the  act  incorporating  the  city  of  Lincoln.  All  other 
fees  and  costs  collected  shall  be  paid  into  the  city  treasury  hy 
the  Police  Judge,  from  time  to  time,  as  the  same  are  collected, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  to  keep  said  moneys 
in  a separate  fund,  to  be  known  as  a ‘^Special  Police  Fund;” 
and  during  the  first  week  of  each  month  he  shall  report  to  the 
City  Clerk  the  amount  on  hand  in  said  fund  on  the  first  day  of 
said  month,  and  said  money  shall  then  be  applied  in  equal  parts 
toward  the  payment  of  the  salaries  of  the  Marshal  and  regular 
policemen  of  said  city  for  the  last  |)receding  month.  Any  de- 
ficiency in  the  monthly  salary  of  said  Chief  of  Police  and  po- 
licemen to  he  paid  out  of  the  city  treasury,  as  heretofore. 


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CHAPTEE  VI. 

Department  of  Public- Works. 


Article  I.— The  Board  of  Public  Works. 

II. — The  City  Engineer. 

III. — The  Street  Commissioner. 

IV. — The  Sidewalk  Inspector. 

V. — The  Sewer  Inspector. 


Article  I. 

The  Board  of  Public  Works, 

406.  § 1.  The  Board  of  Public  Works,  when  directed  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  shall,  in  addition  to  the  duties  imposed  by 
general  law,  perform  such  duties  as  may  be  imposed  by  ordi- 
nance, including  the  following: 

407.  § 2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works 
of  the  City  of  Lincoln  to  make  contracts  on  behalf  of  said  city 
for  the  performance  of  all  such  works  and  the  erection  of  all 
such  improvements  when  so  ordered  by  the  Mayor  and  Council, 
but  only  with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  Council;  to  su- 
perintend the  performance  of  all  contracts  and  the  construction 
and  erection  of  all  such  improvements;  to  approve  the  estimates 
of  the  City  Engineer,  which  may  be  made  from  time  to  time,  of 
the  value  of  work  as  the  same  may  progress ; to  accept  any 
work  done  or  improvements  made  when  the  same  shall  be  fully 
completed  according  to  contract,  subject,  however,  to  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Mayor  and  Council;  and  to  perform  such  duties 
not  herein  prescribed  as  may  hereafter  be  devolved  upon  them 
by  ordinance.  Every  contract  shall  contain  such  stipulations  as 
shall  require  the  contractor  to  erect  and  maintain  good  and  suf- 
ficient guards,  barricade.s,  and  signals,  at  all  unsafe  places  at  or 


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near  where  the  work  or  improvement  contemplated  by  the  con- 
tract is  to  be  done  or  made,  also  such  stipulations  as  will  render 
the  contractor  and  his  bondsmen  in  every  case  liable  over  to  the 
city  for  any  liability  that  it  may  incur  for  any  injury  that  any 
person  may  suffer  by  reason  of  the  failure  to  ereet  and  maintain 
such  good  and  sufficient  barricades,  guards,  or  signals.  Every 
contract  shall  also  contain  a provision  that  in  case  any  injury  to 
any  person  shall  arise  by  reason  of  the  failure  to  erect  and 
maintain  such  barricades,  guards,  and  signals,  or  by  reason  of 
any  negligence  of  the  contractor,  his  agents,  or  employes,  dur- 
ing the  performance  of  the  contract  or  before  the  warrants  to 
become  due  on  the  contract  shall  have  been  delivered,  the  city 
and  its  officials  may  withhold  such  payment  so  long  as  shall  seem 
necessary  for  the  indemnity  of  the  city.  Such  contracts  shall 
also  contain  a provision  that  when  the  contractor  shall  remove 
any  earth  from  any  street,  alley,  or  other  public  place,  the  same 
shall  when  replaced  be  solidly  tamped. 

408.  § 3.  Such  contracts  shall  also  contain  a stipulation  re- 
quiring every  such  contractor  to  file  with  the  City  Clerk  receipts 
for  the  cost  of  all  labor  and  material  used  in  such  work  or  im- 
provement, and  providing  that  the  final  estimate  for  such  work 
shall  not  be  paid  until  such  receipts  are  filed.  The  bond  re- 
quired from  such  contractors  shall  bind  the  sureties  therein  to 
pay  all  claims  for  labor  and  material  furnished  in  the  perform- 
ance of  such  work  or  improvement.  And  the  said  board  shall 
make  such  further  rules  and  regulations  in  the  said  city^s  behalf 
as  will  insure  full  protection  to  the  city  from  loss  or  liability 
that  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  carelessness  or  negligence  of 
such  contractors,  their  agents,  or  servants. 

409.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
in  connection  with  the  City  Engineer,  to  supervise  and  prepare 
all  specifications  for  sewer  work,  when  necessary  to  be  let  by 
contract,  and  to  advertise  for  the  same  for  a period  not  less  than 
ten  days,  said  advertisement  to  be  inserted  in  the  official  daily 
paper  of  the  city  for  the  period  specified,  and  in  such  other  ad- 
ditional journals  as  may  be  deemed  by  them  expedient,  and  as  the 


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Council  may  especially  order.  The  board  shall  procure  and 
keep  a special  book  to  be  termed  book  of  specifications/^  in 
which  shall  be  entered  full  and  complete  specifications  of  all  de- 
tails of  work  to  be  contracted  and  advertised  for,  and  also 
printed  copies  of  all  advertisements  pertaining  to  the  same,  from 
each  newspaper  or  journal  in  which  advertisement  shall  have 
been  inserted,  with  the  dates  when  each  advertisement  was  pub- 
lished, together  with  the  cost  of  the  same.  The  board  shall 
keep  a book  of  board  proceedings,  in  which  shall  be  entered  in 
detail  full  and  complete  minutes  of  all  the  transactions  of  said 
board  at  general  and  special  meetings. 

410.  § 6.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  meet  regularly 
on  the  evening  of  the  first  and  third  Saturdays  of  each  month  at 
7:30  o’clock,  and  at  such  additional  periods  as  may  be  deemed 
necessary  by  the  chairman  of  the  board.  Providing  that  at  least 
one  day’s  notice  of  such  special  meetings  be  given  to  the  mem- 
bers thereof.  All  regular  meetings  and  all  such  special  meetings 
of  the  board,  when  bids  for  public  works  are  to  be  considered, 
shall  be  open  to  the  public.  Two  members,  one  of  whom  must 
be  chairman  or  temporary  chairman,  as  hereinafter  provided  for, 
shall  constitute  a quorum  to  transact  business,  and  the  chairman 
of  the  board  shall  be  empowered,  and  to  that  end  he  may  call 
upon  the  Chief  of  Police  or  his  dei)uties,  to  enforce  attendance 
of  members  at  the  meetings,  excepting  in  case  of  sickness. 
Votes  upon  all  questions  coming  before  the  board  shall  be  re- 
corded, specifically  giving  the  name  of  those  voting,  and  how  the 
votes  were  cast. 

411.  § 7.  All  contracts  for  grading,  paving,  repaving,  mac- 
adamizing, or  guttering,  of  any  street,  avenue,  or  alley,  or  any 
part  thereof,  in  the  city,  for  which  a special  tax  shall  be  levied, 
shall  be  done  by  contract  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder,  to  be 
determined  by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  The  right  to  reject  any 
and  all  bids  shall  be  reserved  in  all  cases.  Good  and  sufficient 
bonds  shall  be  required  of  all  contractors,  to  be  approved  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council.  All  monthly  or  other  estimates  of  the  City 
bjiigineer  based  upon  contract  work  to  be  done  under  the  super- 


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vision  of  the  board,  shall  be  duly  certified  by  such  Engineer  be- 
fore the  same  shall  be  embraced  in  any  appropriation  ordinance. 

412.  § 8.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  also  keep  a book 
termed  a contract  book,  in  which  all  contracts  shall  be  entered 
in  full  and  signed  by  the  contracting  parties.  The  books  in  this 
ordinance  provided  for,  shall  be  regarded  as  public  records,  and 
shall  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  any  officer  of  the  city,  and  the 
board  shall  keep  such  other  books  as  may  be  necessary  to  con- 
stitute a complete  record  of  all  business  to  be  transacted  by  said 
board  or  its  members.  The  chairman  of  the  board,  unless  spe- 
cially provided  by  the  council,  shall  keep  all  the  minutes  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  board,  and  make  and  keep  all  the  other  rec- 
ords required  by  said  board.  He  shall  keep  regular  office  hours, 
to  be  specified  on  a notice  duly  attached  to  the  door  of  the  office 
of  the  board. 

413.  § 9.  In  case  of  sickness  or  prolonged  absence  from  th% 
city  of  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  the  Mayor, 
with  the  approval  of  the  council,  shall  designate  one  of  the  two 
remaining  members  to  act  as  temporary  chairman,  who  shall 
draw  the  pay  and  have  the  same  power  and  perform  all  the 
duties  of  the  regular  chairman  during  such  sickness  or  absence, 
which  pay  shall  be  withheld  from  the  chairman  for  said  purpose. 
The  chairman  of  the  board  shall  not  be  absent  from  the  city 
without  a special  permit  from  the  Council.  Any  absence  in  vio- 
lation of  these  regulations  shall  be  considered  a just  cause  for 
dismissal  from  said  board. 

414.  § 10.  No  member  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall 
ever  be,  directly  or  indirectly,  interested  in  any  contract  entered 
into  by  them  on  behalf  of  said  city,  nor  shall  they,  or  either  of 
them,  be  interested,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  in  the  purchase 
of  any  material  to  be  used  or  applied  in  or  about  the  perform- 
ance of  any  such  contract  or  any  work  of  improvement  of  said 
city.  The  chairman  shall  devote  his  entire  time  to  the  perform- 
ance of  his  official  duties,  and  shall  give  to  the  performance  of  all 
contracts,  and  the  erection  and  construction  of  all  improvements 
contemplated  by  this  ordinance,  his  personal  supervision. 


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415.  § 11.  No  member  of  such  board  shall  accejit  any  other 
public  oflice  created  by  law.  So  to  do  shall  be  deemed  a resig- 
nation of  his  said  office. 

416.  § 12.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  authority 
to  employ  competent  inspectors  upon  all  works  under  its  charge, 
and  to  supervise  the  same:  Providedj  the  employment  of  all  in- 
spectors shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Council.  The 
Board  of  Public  Works  shall  keep  an  accurate  record  of  the 
names  of  all  such  inspectors  and  the  time  and  place  of  employ- 
ment, and  shall  make  written  reports  to  the  Council  at  each  reg- 
ular meeting  thereof  of  all  of  such  inspectors,  with  the  place  of 
employment,  length  of  service,  and  amount  paid  each  of  said  in- 
spectors. The  cost  of  such  inspection  shall  be  charged  to  the 
improvement  upon  which  the  same  is  rendered,  and  paid  out  of 
the  levies  therefor. 


Article  II. 

The  City  Engineer. 

417.  § 1.  The  City  Engineer  shall,  in  addition  to  the  duties 
imposed  by  statute,  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  im- 
posed by  ordinance. 

418.  § 2.  The  City  Engineer  shall  keep  his  office  in  the 
rooms  provided  by  the  City  Council,  which  shall  be  kept  open 
during  the  usual  business  hours.  He  shall  have  charge  of  all 
the  engineering  and  surveying  instruments  belonging  to  the  city, 
and  of  all  public  maps,  charts,  draughts,  plans,  jirofiles,  surveys, 
books,  and  papers  pertaining  to  his  office,  and  shall  cause  the 
same  to  be  properly  recorded  in  suitable  books  to  be  provided  at 
the  expense  of  the  city,  which,  together  with  the  field  notes  of 
all  surveys,  shall  be  carefully  preserved  in  the  Engineer’s  office 
as  the  property  of  the  city. 

419.  § 3.  The  City  Engineer  shall  make  surveys  of  all 
streets,  sidewalks,  alleys,  lanes,  market-spaces,  public  grounds, 
sewers,  and  drains  of  the  city,  calculate  and  ascertain  the  grade- 


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lilies  and  levels  thereof,  and  execute  and  record  such  plans,  charts, 
profiles,  draughts,  estimates,  and  calculations,  as  shall  be  neces- 
sary for  a complete  record  and  history  thereof,  and  of  the 
changes  and  improvements  made  therein  from  time  to  time.  He 
shall  make  such  surveys,  plans,  draughts,  and  estimates  of  pub- 
lic works  and  improvements  as  may  be  required  of  him  by  the 
City  Council,  or  any  committee  thereof,  or  by  the  Mayor,  or 
City  Attorney,  for  prosecuting  or  defending  any  action  in  which 
the  city  is  interested. 

420.  § 4.  The  City  Engineer  shall  report  to  the  Council  all 
intrusions  over  the  line  of  any  street,  alley,  or  public  ground,  by 
buildings,  fences,  or  otherwise,  which  shall  come  to  his  knowl- 
edge. He  shall  superintend  and  direct  the  location  of  scales  in 
the  streets  of  the  city. 

421.  § 5.  The  City  Engineer  shall  supervise  any  and  all 
improvements,  excavations  of  the  streets  or  other  public  grounds 
of  the  city  for  water,  gas,  or  sewer  pipes,  or  other  purposes,  un- 
less the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  otherwise  direct;  shall  see  that 
streets  are  not  unduly  obstructed  by  persons  performing  work 
therein;  shall  see  that  proper  barricades  and  guards  and  signals  at 
all  such  places  are  put  up  and  maintained  by  the  contractors,  own- 
ers, or  persons  doing  such  work;  shall  see  that  all  earth,  paving 
material,  or  other  material,  removed  from  the  streets  and  alleys 
by  any  person  for  any  of  the  above  purposes  are  properly  replaed, 
and  that  earth  so  removed  is  solidly  tamped  where  replaced,  and 
left  in  as  good  condition  as  it  was  before  the  same  was  removed. 
He  shall  issue  permits  for  making  excavations  in  the  paved 
streets  and  alleys  of  the  city;  shall  see  that  when  paving  mate- 
rial is  removed  the  same  is  kept  properly  separated  from  the 
soil,  and  that  all  deficiencies  in  such  paving  material  are  made 
good  when  the  paving  is  replaced;  shall  cause  the  paving  to  be 
replaced,  and  shall  see  that  all  the  surplus  material  is  taken  oft' 
the  streets  by  the  person  holding  the  permit. 

422.  § 6.  The  City  Engineer  shall  preserve  in  his  office  all 
maps,  plats,  profiles,  and  surveys  of  the  city,  and  all  plans  and 
s[)ecifications  of  any  work  or  improvement  constructed  by  the 


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city,  together  with  the  books,  papers,  and  letters  relating  thereto. 
He  shall  furnish  the  Council,  from  time  to  time,  with  such  re- 
ports as  they  may  desire. 


Article  III. 

The  Street  Commissioner, 

423.  § 1.  The  Street  Commissioner  shall,  subject  to  the  or- 
ders of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  have  the  care,  supervision,  and 
control  of  all  public  highways,  avenues,  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
bridges,  and  culverts,  of  the  city,  and  clean  and  keep  the  same 
open  and  in  repair  and  proper  order  and  free  from  nuisance,  and 
shall  remove  all  obstructions  therefrom  on  view  or  on  complaint 
of  any  person. 

424.  § 2.  The  Street  Commissioner  shall  also  see  that  the  re- 
spective railroads  keep  their  crossings  well  planked  and  in  good 
repair  and  safe  condition,  and  shall  see  that  the  various  streets 
railroad  tracks  are  not  elevated  above  the  surface  of  the  street 
on  which  laid,  and  that  the  same  are  kept  so  that  vehicles  can 
easily  and  freely  cross  said  tracks  at  all  points  in  any  direction 
without  'obstruction. 

425.  § 3.  He  shall  employ  such  assistance  as  the  Council 
may  authorize  by  resolution,  and  shall  keep  in  a book,  to  be  pro- 
vided for  that  purpose,  a correct  record  of  the  names  of  each 
and  every  person  employed  by  him  to  perform  any  work  or  serv- 
ices for  the  city,  and  the  amount  to  be  paid  each  person  for  such 
services.  He  shall  report  to  the  Council  at  each  regular  meet- 
ing a pay-roll  duly  certified  by  him,  containing  the  names  of  all 
persons  employed  by  him  to  work  for  the  city,  the  time,  nature, 
and  place,  of  such  services,  and  the  amount  due  each  person  on 
account  thereof,  and  shall  perform  such  other  and  further  duties 
as  may  be  required  by  ordinance  or  resolution  of  the  Council. 

426.  § 4.  In  case  any  person  shall  be  injured  by  reason  of 
a defect  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  or  bridge,  the  Street  Com- 
missioner, immediately  upon  learning  of  the  same,  shall  make  a 


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careful  examination  of  the  place  of  said  defect,  and  carefully 
note  the  condition  of  the  street,  avenue,  or  alley,  at  such  point; 
shall  [)rocure  the  names  of  witnesses  and  report  the  same  in 
writing  to  the  City  Attorney,  with  all  information  he  can  obtain 
regarding  the  time,  nature,  cause,  and  extent  of  the  injury. 

427.  § In  case  of  vacancy  in  the  office  of  Sidewalk  In- 

spector, the  Street  Commissioner,  or  Assistant  Street  Commis- 
sioner, shall  perform  the  duties  of  that  office  in  addition  to  the 
duties  imposed  by  this  article. 


Aeticle  IV. 

The  Assistant  Street  Commissioner  or  Sidewalk  Inspector, 

428.  § 1.  The  Assistant  Street  Commissioner  or  Inspector  of 
Sidewalks  shall  have  general  supervision  of  all  sidewalks  and 
street  crossings  in  the  city,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor 
and  Council  and  of  the  Committee  on  Sidewalks  and  Bridges, 
and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  see  that  the  sidewalks  and  street  cross- 
ings are  kept  in  good  repair,  and  enforce  the  provisions  of  the 
ordinances  of  the  city  relating  to  sidewalks  and  crossings. 

429.  § 2.  The  Assistant  Street  Commissioner  or  Inspector 
of  Sidewalks  shall  serve  all  notices  to  lay  sidewalks  and  make  re- 
pairs therein  authorized  by  the  Council,  and  shall  make  a sworn 
return  to  the  Council  of  the  manner  and  date  of  such  service. 
He  shall  keep,  iu  a suitable  book,  an  accurate  record  of  all  no- 
tices and  orders  served  by  him,  with  the  time  and  manner  of 
such  service,  and  shall  keep  a careful  and  accurate  account  of  all 
work  done  by  him,  with  the  cost  and  expense  thereof,  and  shall 
make  written  report  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  at  every  regular 
meeting  of  all  his  official  acts  during  the  preceding  week,  to- 
gether with  an  accurate  statement  of  the  expense  of  all  work 
done  by  him. 

430.  § 3.  In  case  any  person  shall  be  injured  by  reason  of 
a defect  in  any  sidewalk  or  street  crossing,  the  Assistant  Street 
Commissioner  or  Sidewalk  Inspector,  immediately  upon  hearing 


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of  the  same,  shall  make  careful  examination  of  the  place  of  said 
defect  and  carefully  note  the  condition  of  the  sidewalk  or  street 
crossing,  shall  procure  the  names  of  witnesses  and  report  the 
same  in  writing  to  the  City  Attorney,  with  all  information 
he  can  obtain  regarding  the  time,  nature,  cause,  and  extent,  of 
the  injury. 

431.  § 4.  In  case  of  vacancy  in  the  office  of  Assistant  Street 

Commissioner  or  Sidewalk  Inspector,  the  duties  herein  pre- 
scribed shall  be  performed  by  the  Street  Commissioner. 


Article  V. 

The  Sewer  Inspector. 

432.  § 1.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established  the  office 
of  Sewer  Inspector,  but  no  appointment  shall  be  made  until  the 
Mayor  and  Council  shall,  by  resolution,  so  direct,  and  until 
such  appointment  is  so  made  the  duties  herein  prescribed  shall 
wholly  devolve  on  the  City  Engineer. 

433.  § 2.  The  Sewer  Inspector  shall  act  under  the  direction 
of  the  City  Engineer,  and  shall,  subject  to  his  orders,  have  gen- 
eral charge  and  supervision  of  the  public  sewers  of  the  city. 
He  shall  see  that  the  same  are  properly  flushed  out  and  kept 
clean  and  in  good  repair  and  free  from  obstruction. 

434.  § 3.  He  shall  supervise  all  repairs  of  sewers,  and  when 
connections  are  to  be  made  with  the  same,  shall  see  that  the  work 
is  properly  and  carefully  done,  and  according  to  ordinance;  that 
all  excavations  made  for  such  purpose  are  properly  refilled  and 
tamped,  and  when  paving  is  removed,  that  the  same  is  preserved 
and  kept  free  and  clear  of  earth;  and  he  shall  perform  such 
other  duties  as  the  Council  may  impose. 


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CHAPTER  VII. 

IJp]PAKTMENT  OF  LaW. 


Article  I.— The  City  Attorney. 

II. — Deputy  City  Attorney. 

Article  I. 

The  City  Attorney. 

444.  § 1.  The  City  Attorney  shall  be  the  legal  adviser  of 
the  Council  and  city  officers.  He  shall  commence,  prosecute,  and 
defend,  suits  and  actions  commenced,  prosecuted,  or  defended,  on 
behalf  of  the  corporation;  shall  attend  all  meetings  of  the 
Council,  and  give  them  his  opinion  upon  any  matter  submitted 
to  him,  either  orally  or  in  writing,  as  may  be  required. 

445.  § 2.  He  shall  draw  such  ordinances  as  may  be  required 
of  him  by  the  City  Council,  or  by  any  committee  thereof.  He 
shall  draw  the  leases,  deeds,  and  other  papers,  connected  with 
the  finance  department,  and  all  contracts  for  any  of  the  other  de- 
partments of  the  city,  when  so  required  by  the  Council. 

446.  § 3.  When  requested  so  to  do  by  the  Mayor,  Police 
Judge,  or  Chief  of  Police,  he  shall  appear  in  the  Police  Court 
and  [irosecute  complaints  for  offenses  against  the  city  ordiances, 
but  he  shall  not  be  required  to  prosecute  such  actions  unless  the 
same  are  instituted  upon  complaint  of  some  city  officer. 

447.  § 4.  He  shall  keep  in  proper  books,  to  be  provided  for 
that  purpose  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  a register  of  all  actions 
in  courts  of  record  prosecuted  or  defended,  in  which  the  city 
may  be  a party,  and  all  proceedings  had  therein,  and  which  shall 
at  all  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor  or  any  com- 
mittee of  the  City  Council. 


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448.  ^ 5.  Upon  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office,  or  his 
resignation  thereof,  or  removal  therefrom,  he  shall  forthwith,  on 
(lemantl,  deliver  to  his  successor  in  office  all  deeds,  leases,  con- 
tracts, and  other  papers  in  his  hands  belonging  to  the  corporation, 
or  delivered  to  him  by  the  city,  or  any  of  its  officers,  and  all 
papers  in  actions  prosecuted  or  defended  by  him,  then  pending 
and  undertermined,  together  with  his  register  thereof,  and  of  the 
proceedings  therein. 

449.  § 6.  He  shall  annually,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
April  in  each  year,  report  in  writing  to  the  City  Council  a state- 
ment of  all  suits  instituted  and  pending  in  the  courts  of  record 
in  which  the  city  of  Lincoln  is  plaintiff  or  defendant,  in  which 
report  shall  be  stated  the  names  of  all  defendants  and  plaintiffs, 
the  nature  of  the  actions,  the  date  of  the  commencement,  and  the 
several  steps  that  may  have  been  taken  in  court  during  his  term 
of  office,  to  bring  such  suits  to  final  issue,  to  be  accompanied 
with  such  explanatory  remarks  as  said  attorney  may  see  fit  to  ap- 
pend, to  the  end  that  the  Council  may  be  kept  more  fully  advised 
as  to  the  legal  affairs  of  the  city. 

450.  § 7.  He  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  im- 
posed upon  him  by  general  law  or  by  ordinances  of  the  city. 


Article  II. 

Deputy  City  Attorney, 

451.  § 1.  The  office  of  Deputy  City  Attorney  of  the  city  of 

Lincoln  is  hereby  created,  and  the  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  assent 
of  the  Council,  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  appoint  a 
competent  practicing  attorney  residing  in  said  city  to  said  office; 
Provided^  That  no  one  shall  be  appointed  or  competent  to  hold 
the  office  except  on  the  recommendation  of  the  City  Attorney. 
The  duties  of  the  Deputy  City  Attorney  shall  be  the  same  as 
those  of  the  City  Attorney,  and  shall  be  performed  subject  to  his 
orders.  The  Deputy  City  Attorney  shall  give  bond  for  the  faith- 
ful performance  of  his  duties  in  the  same  amount  and  upon  the 


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same  conditions  as  required  of  the  City  Attorney,  and  shall  hold 
his  office  during  the  will  of  the  City  Attorney,  unless  sooner  re- 
moved by  a majority  vote  of  the  City  Council  present. 

452.  § 2.  The  salary  of  the  Deputy  City  Attorney  shall  be 

nine  hundred  (900)  dollars  per  year. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

Department  of  Health. 


Article  I.— The  Board  of  Health. 

II.— The  Health  Officer. 

HI.— The  City  Physician. 

Article  I. 

The  Board  of  Health. 

453.  § 1.  That  a Board  of  Health  for  the  city  of  Lincoln  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  created  and  established.  Said  board  shall 
consist  of  the  Mayor,  the  Health  Officer,  City  Marshal,  and  two 
members  of  the  City  Council,  to  be  selected  by  the  Mayor.  The 
Mayor  shall  be  chairman,  and  the  Health  Officer  clerk,  of  said 
board.  A majority  of  the  board  shall  constitute  a quorum,  and 
meetings  shall  be  held  in  the  Council  chamber  whenever  deemed 
necessary  by  the  chairman  or  any  two  members.  The  jurisdiction 
of  said  board  for  the  purposes  mentioned  in  this  chapter  shall 
extend  to  and  include  all  places  within  the  city  and  within  five 
miles  of  the  limits  of  the  city. 

454.  § 2.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  have  and  exercise  a 
general  supervision  over  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  city,  and 
have  power  to  take  effective  means  to  prevent  the  introduction 
into  the  city  or  spread  of  any  infectious,  contagious,  and  danger- 
ous diseases,  and  for  that  jmrposc  shall  have  power  to  stop,  de- 


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tain,  and  examine  every  person  coming  from  any  place  infected, 
or  believed  to  be  infected,  with  any  such  disease;  to  cause  any 
person  not  a resident  of  the  city,  infected  or  believed  to  be  infected, 
with  any  such  disease,  to  be  sent  to  the  pest-house,  upon  the  cer- 
tificate of  the  Health  Officer  or  Health  Physician;  to  cause  any 
resident  of  the  city,  infected  with  any  such  disease,  to  be  removed 
to  the  pest-house,  or  some  other  place,  if  the  Health  Officer  or 
Health  Physician  shall  certify  that  such  removal  is  necessary  for 
the  preservation  of  the  public  health.  Nothing  herein  contained 
shall  be  construed  to  abridge  in  any  manner  the  right  of  every 
citizen  to  be  attended  by  his  own  physician  or  to  remain  in  his 
own  house  while  sick  with  any  disease  herein  referred  to,  pro- 
vided the  public  health  is  not  affected  or  endangered  thereby. 
In  case  of  severe  visitation  of  any  such  disease,  the  board  shall 
have  power  to  provide  hospitals  and  pest-houses,  and  make 
proper  provisions  for  the  suitable  care  of  the  sick,  and  shall  have 
authority  to  exercise  any  and  all  power  incident  to  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  good  health  of  the  city  in  such  cases;  to  remove  from 
the  city  or  destroy  furniture,  wearing  apparel,  or  other  property 
infected  with  any  such  disease,  and  to  cleanse  infected  or  un- 
wholesome buildings  and  places. 

455.  § 3.  In  case  of  pestilential,  epidemic,  infectious,  contag- 
ious, and  dangerous  diseases,  the  Board  of  Health  shall  hava 
power  to  employ  and  appoint  a Health  Physician,  and  prescribe 
his  duties. 

456.  § 4.  When  any  person  infected  with  any  infectious, 
contagious,  and  dangerous  disease,  has  not  been  removed  to  the 
pest-house  as  provided  herein,  the  Board  of  Health  is  hereby 
authorized  to  guard  against  the  spread  of  such  disease  by  estab- 
lishing limits  within  which  no  person  shall  enter  except  those 
necessary  in  attendance  u[)on  such  person,  or  upon  the  order  of 
the  board,  and  by  adopting  any  other  means  which  may  to  them 
seem  advisable.  It  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Health  to  cause  a notice,  printed  or  written  in  large  letters,  to 
be  placed  upon  or  near  any  house  in  which  any  person  may  be 
affected  or  sick  with  any  such  disease,  upon  which  shall  be  writ- 


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ten  or  printed  the  name  of  such  disease;  and  any  person  will- 
fully entering  such  limits,  at  such  times,  contrary  to  the  provis- 
ions of  this  section,  or  who  shall  deface,  alter,  mutilate,  destroy, 
or  tear  down,  or  remove,  the  notice  herein  named,  without  per- 
mission from  the  Board  of  Health,  shall,  upon  conviction,  he 
fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Article  II. 

The  Health  Officer. 

457.  § 1.  As  soon  as  may  be  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  annually  thereafter,  at  the  beginning  of  each  munici- 
pal year,  the  Mayor  shall  designate  some  suitable  person,  a po- 
liceman of  the  city,  who  shall  be  known  as  the  Health  Officer, 
and  who  shall  receive  such  compensation  as  may  be  allowed  by 
the  City  Council,  not  less  than  his  salary  as  policeman. 

458.  § 2.  The  Health  Officer  shall  be  the  executive  officer 
of  the  Board  of  Health,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  carry  out 
and  enforce  all  existing  laws  and  ordinances  having  for  their 
object  the  preservation  of  life  and  the  prevention  of  disease  and 
the  abatement  and  removal  of  nuisances;  he  shall  make  and 
keep  in  proper  form  the  minutes  of  the  meetings  and  proceed- 
ings of  the  board,  attend  to  receiving  returns  of  deaths  and  the 
issuing  of  burial  permits,  and  the  registration  of  births  and 
deaths  and  interments;  shall  attend  to  complaints  of  nuisances 
and  orders  relating  thereto,  and  perform  such  other  services  as 
the  Council  may  impose  by  ordinance  or  the  Board  of  Health 
lawfully  require  of  him. 

459.  § 3.  The  Health  Officer  shall  provide  the  necessary 
books  for  keeping  a record  of  all  transactions  of  the  health  de- 
partment, including  the  proper  registration  of  births  and  deaths, 
and  other  statistical  information  necessary  for  the  efficient  work- 
ing of  said  department;  and  he  shall  also  prepare  and  keep  on 
hand  all  necessary  blanks,  to  be  used  by  physicians  and  mid- 
wived,  and  turuish  them  with  the  same  on  application, 


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460.  § 4.  The  Health  Officer  shall  make  a monthly  report 
of  his  transactions  to  the  City  Council,  together  with  such  sug- 
gestions as  experience  may  dictate,  as  calculated  to  promote  the 
general  sanitary  condition  of  the  city. 

Article  III. 

The  City  Physician. 

461.  § 1.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established  the  office 
of  City  Physician,  who  shall  exercise  a general  supervision  over 
the  sanitary  condition  of  the  city,  and  shall  report  to  the  Board 
of  Health  all  nuisances,  the  presence  of  any  epidemic,  conta- 
gious, or  infectious  disease,  or  other  causes,  which  in  his  opinion 
are  likely  to  be  detrimental  to  the  general  health.  Said  City 
Physician  shall  be  a member  ex-officio  of  the  Board  of  Health: 
Provided^  however y That  he  shall  not  exercise  any  powers  or  per- 
form any  duty  as  such  member  beyond  giving  information  to  and 
advising  and  consulting  with  the  Health  Officer,  when  so  re- 
quested, upon  subjects  pertaining  to  the  sanitary  condition  of  the 
city. 

462.  § 2.  The  City  Physician,  when  notified  thereof,  shall 
examine  into  all  nuisances,  sources  pf  filth,  and  causes  of  sick- 
ness, and  upon  being  informed  of  the  existence  or  introduction 
of  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease  within  the  city,  shall  in- 
quire immediately  into  the  facts  and  report  the  same  to  the 
Board  of  Health,  and  see  that  the  orders  of  said  board  are 
obeyed  as  far  as  practicable. 

463.  § 3.  He  shall,  when  directed  by  the  Board  of  Health, 
superintend  the  small-pox,  cholera,  and  other  city  hospitals,  and 
administer  to  all  persons  conveyed  there  who  have  no  other  phy- 
sician, or  who  are  unable  to  employ  one;  shall  attend  and  ad- 
minister to  such  other  indigent  persons  as  he  may  be  directed  to 
by  the  Mayor,  and  shall  visit  and  administer  to  prisoners  sick 
in  the  city  work-house  or  city  jail. 

464.  § 4.  He  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Health 


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when  requested  so  to  do  hy  the  Mayor,  and  report  to  said  board 
all  cases  where  any  sick  person  has  not  been  properly  attended 
to,  and  all  other  matters  which  he  may  deem  important,  and  give 
such  information  as  said  board  may  desire  in  relation  to  the  sani- 
tary condition  or  regulations  of  the  city,  so  far  as  he  may  be 
able  to  do  so.  He  shall  make  a monthly  report  of  his  transac- 
tions to  the  City  Council,  together  with  such  suggestions  as  ex- 
j)erience  may  point  out  as  calculated  to  promote  the  general  sani- 
tary condition  of  the  city,  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  the 
Council  shall  hereafter  prescribe  by  ordinance. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

Department  of  Police. 


Article  I— The  City  Marshal. 

II.— Special  Provi.sious. 

Article  I. 

Chief  of  Police. 

465.  § 1.  The  Police  Department  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall 
consist  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  such  officers  as  the  Excise  Board 
may  direct,  and  such  number  of  police  patrolmen  as  may  be 
necessary,  and  all  members  of  the  Fire  Department  during  time 
of  fire  or  public  danger. 

466.  § 2.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall,  subject  to  the  direction 
of  the  Excise  Board,  have  control  and  management  of  all  mat- 
ters relating  to  the  Police  De[)artment,  its  officers  and  members, 
and  shall  have  the  care,  custody,  and  control,  of  all  firearms  and 
military  equipments,  books,  and  records,  belonging  to  the  de- 
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467.  § 3.  He  shall  devote  his  whole  time  to  the  municipal 
affairs  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  preserve  the  peace,  order,  safety, 
and  cleanliness  thereof,  and  to  this  end  he  shall  execute  and  en- 
force all  ordinances  and  the  orders  of  the  Mayor  and  Excise 
Board. 

468.  § 4.  He  shall  be  charged  with  the  duty  of  protecting 
the  rights  of  persons  and  property,  and  providing  a proper  po- 
lice force  at  every  fire.  He  shall  take  notice  of  all  nuisances, 
impediments,  obstructions,  and  defects,  in  the  street’s,  avenues, 
alleys,  and  public  places,  of  the  city,  and  shall  remove  the  same, 
or  cause  immediate  notice  thereof  to  be  given  to  the  proper  offi- 
cers. 

469.  § 5.  He  shall  from  time  to  time  divide  the  city  into 
suitable  beats,  and  shall  fix  the  hours  at  which  regular  policemen 
shall  enter  upon  and  retire  from  duty;  and,  subject  to  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Excise  Board,  establish  rules  and  regulations  for 
governing  the  police  force. 

470.  § 6.  During  the  pending  of  charges  against  any  police 
officer,  he  may  suspend  such  officer  until  such  charges  can  be 
examined. 

471.  § 7.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  cause  to  be  kept  books 
of  record  of  the  police  force,  or  persons  arrested  for  offenses ; of 
time  lost  by  patrolmen;  of  accounts  of  moneys  received  and  ex- 
pended, and  for  what  purpose ; of  suspected  persons  and  places, 
and  of  all  property  placed  in  his  charge,  and  such  other  books  and 
records  as  shall  be  required  by  the  business  of  the  dejjartment. 

472.  § 8.  The  Marshal  shall  prepare  and  submit  to  the  City 
Clerk,  on  or  before  the  first  week  in  August  of  each  year,  an 
estimate  of  the  whole  cost  and  expense  of  providing  for  and 
maintaining  the  Police  Department  during  the  next  fiscal  year, 
which  estimate  shall  be  in  detail,  and  shall  be  submitted  to  the 
Council. 

473.  § 9.  The  Marshal  shall  attend  each  session  of  the  Po- 
lice Court,  and  execute  or  cause  to  be  executed  the  processes 
thereof,  and  shall  cause  all  persons  under  arrest  to  be  brought 
before  the  Police  Judge  for  trial  as  speedily  as  possible. 


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474.  § 10.  The  Captain  of  Police  shall  he  designated  by  the 
Excise  Board,  and  shall  have  charge  of  the  police  force  at  night 
in  the  absence  of  the  Marshal.  He  shall  also  have  control  and 
charge  of  the  police  station  and  city  jail  and  prisoners  therein 
at  night. 

475.  § 11.  The  Sergeant  shall  be  designated  by  the  Excise 
Board,  and  shall  have  charge  of  the  police  station,  city  jail,  and 
the  prisoners  therein,  in  the  day  time. 

Article  II. 

Special  Provisions. 

476.  § 1.  All  police  officers  shall  be  able  to  read  and  write 
the  English  language.  They  shall  not  use  or  receive  intoxicating 
drinks  at  saloons  or  other  places  while  upon  duty,  nor  become 
intoxicated ; shall  not  loaf  about  saloons,  houses  of  ill-fame,  or 
gambling  houses,  but  when  called  to  such  places  shall  dispatch 
the  business  in  hand  in  a manner  becoming  an  officer. 

477.  § 2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  police  officers  to  report 
immediately  to  the  Board  of  Health,  or  some  member  thereof,  all 
violations  of  the  health  ordinances  of  the  city,  and  all  cases  of 
infectious  or  dangerous  diseases  coming  to  their  notice. 

478.  § 3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  members  of  the  Police 
Department  to  aid  the  Eire  Department  by  giving  alarms  incase 
of  fire,  and  in  clearing  the  streets  or  grounds  in  the  immediate 
vicinity  of  the  fire,  so  that  the  members  of  the  Eire  Department 
shall  not  be  hindered  or  obstructed  in  the  performance  of  their 
duties. 

479.  § 4.  No  member  of  the  Police  Department  shall,  for 
his  own  benefit,  share  in  any  present,  fee,  or  emolument,  for  po- 
lice services,  additional  to  his  regular  salary. 

480.  § 5.  The  Mayor,  for  meritorious  services  rendered  by 
any  member  of  the  police  force  in  the  due  discharge  of  his  duty, 
may,  unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Excise  Board,  permit  any 
member  of  the  police  force  to  retain  for  his  own  benefit  any  re- 

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ward  or  present  tendered  him  therefor;  and  it  shall  be  cause  of 
removal  for  any  member  of  the  force  to  receive  any  such  re- 
ward or  present  without  notice  thereof  to  the  Mayor  and  Excise 
Board. 

481.  § 6.  Every  member  of  the  police  force  shall  wear  a 

suitable  badge,  to  be  furnished  by  the  city,  and  any  member  who 
shall  lose  or  destroy  the  same  shall  be  required  to  pay  the  cost  of 
replacing  it;  and  whenever  any  member  shall  leave  the  force,  he 
shall  immediately  deliver  his  badge  to  the  Marshal. 

483.  § 8.  All  regular  police  officers,  when  upon  duty,  shall 
wear  uniforms  and  badges  denoting  their  occupation  and  proper 
number  in  the  roster  of  the  force. 

484.  § 9.  When  persons  are  arrested  and  lodged  in  the  city 
jail,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  police  officer  making  the  arrest 
to  search  all  persons  so  arrested,  in  the  presence  of  some  other 
member  of  the  police  force,  or  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  police 
station,  before  lodging  them  in  jail.  The  officer  in  charge  of 
the  police  station  shall  keep  an  accurate  record  of  all  articles  so 
found  upon  the  person  of  the  prisoner,  and  shall  carefully  pre- 
serve them  and  produce  them  before  the  Police  Judge  upon  the 
trial. 

485.  §10.  Any  violation  of  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations 
governing  the  Police  Department  shall  be  cause  for  removal  of 
any  officer. 

486.  § 11.  All  persons  committed  to  the  city  jail,  being  of 
sufficient  physical  ability,  who  shall  perform  labor  for  said  city 
while  such  prisoner,  shall  for  each  day’s  labor  so  performed,  and 
none  other,  be  credited  on  the  amount  of  fine  and  costs  for  the 
non-payment  of  which  he  stands  committed,  the  sum  of  one 
dollar  and  fifty  cents;  and  when  the  credits  equal  the  amount  of 
fine  and  costs,  the  keeper  of  said  jail  shall  discharge  the  prisoner 
without  orders  from  any  other  officers  of  said  city,  unless  held 
to  answer  for  a separate  offense,  and  shall,  as  soon  as  practicable 
thereafter,  return  his  warrant  of  commitment  to  the  Police 
Judge,  with  his  doings  indorsed  thereon. 

487.  § 12.  In  case  prisoners  committed  to  the  jail  of  said 


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city  are  ordered  to  work  ii[)on  the  streets  of  said  city,  or  else- 
where, the  said  jailer  shall  deliver  them  from  day  to  day,  to- 
gether with  their  warrant  of  commitment,  to  the  person  having 
chai’ge  of  the  work  to  be  done,  and  may  deputize  such  person  to 
hold  said  prisoners  at  work  as  in  the  jail  of  said  city,  and  any 
prisoner  breaking  away  from  the  person  in  charge  of  him  while 
at  work,  or  effecting  an  escape  while  at  work,  shall  be  liable  in 
the  same  manner  as  for  breaking  jail. 

488.  § 13.  In  case  the  said  city  jail  shall  be  at  any  time  filled 
with  prisoners,  or  for  any  reason  shall  be  unfit  for  use,  then  the 
jail  of  Lancaster  county  is  hereby  designated  as  and  shall  be 
used  as  such  city  jail,  and  the  Sheriff  of  Lancaster  county  is 
hereby  appointed  jailer  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  said  city’s 
prisoners  so  confined  in  said  county  jail,  and  for  the  purposes  in 
this  section  mentioned.  The  keeper  of  the  jail  of  said  city  lierein 
first  described,  shall  indorse  the  facts  on  the  mittimus  in  his 
hands,  requiring  such  use  of  said  county  jail,  and  shall  there- 
upon transfer  said  prisoners,  together  with  all  their  warrants  of 
commitment,  to  the  keeper  of  said  county  jail,  used  as  the  jail 
of  said  city,  who  shall  hold  all  such  prisoners  for  safe  keeping 
in  the  manner  in  this  article  before  provided;  and  in  relation  to 
all  such  prisoners  the  keeper  of  said  county  jail  shall  be  the 
jailer  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  such 
jailer  as  in  this  article  provided. 

489.  § 14.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  member  of 
the  police  force  to  deliver  to  the  Chief  of  Police  every  article  of 
property  seized  or  found  by  them,  immediately  after  the  same 
shall  have  come  into  their  possession;  which  property,  with  the 
date  of  delivery  and  description  of  the  same,  shall  be  entered 
in  a book  kept  for  that  pur[)ose.  Such  j)ro[)erty  shall  be  in  the 
custody  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  and  he  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  same.  On  the  first  Tuesday  in  July  and  January  of  each 
year  all  property  which  shall  have  remained  unclaimed  in  the 
hands  of  the  Chief  of  Police  for  more  than  three  months  shall 
be  sold  at  public  auction  at  j)olice  headquarters  to  the  highest 
bidder.  Such  sales  shall  be  advertised  for  one  week  previous 


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in  the  official  paper  of  the  city.  Any  violation  of  this  section 
by  any  police  officer  shall  subject  him  to  a fine  of  not  more  than 
fifty  dollars.  • 


CHAPTER  X. 

The  Fike  Depaktment. 


Article  I.— Chief  of  Fire  Departmeut. 

II.— Special  Provisions. 

Article  I. 

The  Fire  Department. 

490.  § 1.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  have  gen- 
eral charge  and  direction  of  the  Fire  Department. 

491.  § 2.  The  Mayor  shall  appoint  all  officers  and  members 
of  the  Fire  Department,  but  all  members  of  the  department  may 
be  removed  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department, 
for  cause. 

492.  § 3.  All  members  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  such  rules  and  regulations,  and  shall  perform  such  duties, 
as  shall  be  prescribed  or  required  of  them  by  said  Chief  of  Fire 
Department  or  the  ordinances  of  the  city.  All  members  of  the 
Fire  Department  shall,  during  the  time  of  fire  or  great  public 
danger,  have  and  exercise  the  powers  and  duties  of  policemen  and 
shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  arrest  all  persons  guilty 
of  any  violation  of  the  city  ordinances  or  the  statute  laws  of  the 
state. 

493.  § 4.  The  Chief  shall  have  sole  and  absolute  control  and 
command  over  all  persons  connected  with  the  Fire  Department 
of  the  city,  and  shall  possess  full  power  and  authority  over  its 
organization,  government  and  discipline,  and  to  that  end  he  may 
prescribe  and  establish,  from  time  to  time,  such  rules  and  regula- 


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tions  as  he  may  deem  advisable,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the 
INIayor  and  Council. 

494.  § 5.  He  shall  have  the  custody,  subject  to  the  direction 
of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  of  the  engines,  hose  carts,  trucks, 
ladders,  horses,  telegraph  lines,  and  all  other  property  and  ap- 
purtenances belonging  to  the  Fire  Department. 

495.  § 6.  He  shall  inquire  into  the  cause  of  all  fires  which 
may  occur  in  the  city,  as  soon  as  may  be  after  they  occur,  and 
cause  to  be  kept  a record  of  his  proceedijigs  and  of  tlie  evidence 
in  each  case,  and  to  file  the  same,  or  a copy  thereof,  in  his  office. 

496.  § 7.  He  shall  semi-annually  report  all  accidents  by  fire 
that  may  have  taken  place  in  the  city  during  the  preceding  fiscal 
year,  with  the  causes  thereof,  as  well  as  they  can  be  ascertained, 
and  the  number  of  and  description  of  the  buildings  destroyed  and 
injured,  together  with  the  names  of  the  owners  or  occupants; 
also  the  amount  of  loss,  insurance,  and  property  involved. 

497.  § 8.  He  shall,  when  any  of  the  fire  engines,  hose  carts, 
trucks,  and  hooks  and  ladders,  or  other  apparatus,  shall  require 
to  be  repaired,  cause  the  same  to  be  repaired  under  his  direction 
and  supervision,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 
Mayor  or  Fire  Committee. 

498.  § 9.  The  Chief  shall  make  suitable  regulations,  under 
which  the  officers  and  men  of  the  department  shall  be  required 
to  wear  some  appropriate  uniform  and  badge,  by  which,  in  case 
of  fires  and  at  other  times,  the  authority  and  relations  of  such 
officers  and  men  in  said  department  may  be  known,  as  the  exi- 
gencies of  their  duties  may  require. 

499.  § 10.  During  the  pending  of  charges  against  any  mem- 
ber of  the  department,  the  Chief  may  suspend  from  duty  any 
such  member  until  such  charges  can  be  examined  by  him. 

500.  § 11.  He  shall  cause  to  be  kept,  in  books  for  that  pur- 
pose, a full  and  complete  record  of  all  transactions  in  said  de- 
partment, of  complaints  against  members,  and  the  judgment  of 
the  Chief  therein)on,  of  the  time  lost  by  them,  and  of  all  prop- 
erty placed  in  his  charge,  and  such  other  books  and  records  as 
shall  be  required  by  the  business  of  the  department. 


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501.  § 12.  The  Chief,  or  officer  in  command,  shall  have 
power  to  cause  the  removal  of  any  property,  whenever  it  shall  be- 
come necessary  for  the  preservation  of  such  property  from  fire,  or 
to  prevent  the  spreading  of  fire,  or  to  protect  adjoining  property. 

502.  *§  13.  The  Chief  may  direct  the  hook  and  ladder  men 
to  cut  down  and  remove  any  building,  erection,  or  fence,  for  the 
purpose  of  checking  the  progress  of  any  fire;  and  the  Chief 
shall  have  power  to  blow  up  or  cause  to  be  blown  up,  with  pow- 
der or  otherwise,  any  building  or  erection,  during  the  progress 
of  a fire,  for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  or  checking  the  same. 

503.  § 14.  The  Chief  and  Assistant  Chief  shall  have  power 
during  the  time  of  a fire,  and  for  a period  of  thirty-six  hours 
after  its  extinction,  to  arrest  any  suspected  person,  or  any  person 
hindering,  resisting,  conducting  himself  in  a noisy  and  disor- 
derly manner,  or  refusing  to  obey  any  such  officer  while  acting 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  and,  as  soon  as  their  duties  in  re- 
lation to  the  extinguishment  of  the  fire  will  permit,  take  such 
person  before  a magistrate  to  be  dealt  with  according  to  law. 

Said  officers  shall  be  severally  vested  with  the  usual  powers 
and  authority  of  police  officers,  to  command  all  persons  to  assist 
them  in  the  performance  of  such  duty. 

504.  § 15.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  give 
bond  payable  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand 
dollars,  with  at  least  two  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  residents 
of  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor 
and  City  Council  of  the  city,  and  said  bond  shall  be  conditioned 
for  the  faithful  and  impartial  discharge  of  all  his  duties  as  such 
Chief,  and  that  he  will  obey  all  ordinances  and  rules  regulating 
the  Fire  Department,  and  that  he  will  pay  all  damages,  fines,  or 
penalties,  that  may  be  adjudged  against  him  under  any  law  of 
the  state  of  Nebraska,  or  any  ordinance  of  the  city  in  relation 
to  the  Fire  Department  and  that  he  will  turn  over  to  his  successor, 
or  to  any  one  designated  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city, 
any  and  all  property  belonging  to  the  Fire  Department  or  the 
city  of  Lincoln  that  may  be  in  his  possession  or  under  his  con- 
trol as  such  Chief. 


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Article  11. 

S2)ecial  Provisions. 

505.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  members  of  the  Fire 
Department  to  prevent  all  persons  not  belonging  to  the  depart- 
ment from  entering  any  house,  or  handling  any  apparatus  belong- 
ing to  the  department,  without  permission. 

506.  § 2.  Any  member  of  the  Fire  Department  receiving 
injury  or  becoming  disabled  while  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
so  as  to  prevent  him  from  attending  to  his  duties  as  such  mem- 
ber, shall  for  the  space  of  twelve  months,  provided  his  disability 
shall  last  that  time,  receive  one-half  his  usual  salary.  The  ex- 
istence of  such  disability,  and  its  duration,  shall  be  established 
by  the  certificate  of  the  City  Physician  or  such  other  evidence  as 
the  Chief,  Mayor,  and  Council,  may  require. 

507.  §3.  Each  member  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  be  fur- 
nished with  a copy  of  the  rules  and  regulations  by  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department,  for  the  government  of  said  department. 

508.  § 4.  Every  member  of  the  Fire  De})artment,  when  on 
duty,  shall  wear  a suitable  badge,  furnished  by  the  city,  and  any 
member  who  shall  lose  or  destroy  the  same  shall  be  required  to 
pay  the  cost  of  replacing  it;  and  when  any  member  shall  leave 
the  department,  he  shall  immediately  deliver  his  badge,  and  all 
other  property  belonging  to  the  city,  to  the  proper  officer. 

509.  § 5.  The  Mayor,  for  meritorious  services  rendered  by 
any  member  of  the  Fire  Department  in  the  due  discharge  of  his 
duty,  may  permit  any  member  of  the  said  department  to  retain 
for  his  own  benefit  any  reward  or  present  tendered  him  therefor; 
and  it  shall  be  cause  of  removal  for  any  such  member  to  receive 
any  reward  or  present  without  notice  thereof  to  the  Mayor. 

510.  § 6.  No  member  of  the  department,  under  penalty  of 
forfeiting  the  salary  or  pay  which  may  be  due  to  him,  shall  with- 
draw or  resign,  except  by  permission  of  the  Chief.  Unex[)lained 
absence  without  leave,  of  any  member  of  the  department,  for 
three  days,  shall  be  cause  for  removal  and  forfeiture  of  all  pay 


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clue;  but  it  may,  at  the  option  of  the  Chief,  be  deemed  and  held 
to  be  a resignation  by  such  member,  and  accepted  as  such. 


Article  III. 

gl.  All  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby 
repealed. 

g 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  eflect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  imblication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(J,  A.  1).  1895. 

Approved  August  2(5,  A.  1).  1895.  F.  A.  Oraii.^m,  Manor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  Oitu  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  duties  of  certain  offleers  in  case  of  accident  or  injury 
to  persons  or  property,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


Article  I. 

Accidents, 

550.  § 1.  It  shall  hereafter  be  the  duty  of  any  policeman  iu 
the  city  of  Lincoln  to  notify  the  Chief  of  Police  of  any  acci- 
dent or  injury  to  persons  or  property  occurring  at  any  time 
within  the  bounds  of  the  beat  of  such  policeman,  and  the  noti- 
fication of  such  policeman  shall  be  in  writing,  stating  the  nature 
of  the  accident,  the  name  of  the  person  or  the  kind  of  property 
injured,  and  the  time  and  place  at  which  the  accident  occurred. 

551.  § 2.  Immediately  upon  receiving  such  information,  the 
Chief  of  Police  shall  transmit  a copy  thereof  to  the  City  Attorney, 
and  in  case  of  personal  injuries  he  shall  detail  a policeman  to 
proceed  at  once  to  the  place  of  such  accident,  and  ascertain  from 
all  available  witnesses,  the  manner  in  which  the  accident  oc- 
curred and  the  cause  thereof,  if  possible,  and  reduce  to  writing 


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the  names  and  places  of  residence  of  such  witnesses;  and  it  shall 
also  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Physician  and  such  policeman  to 
visit  the  person  injured,  and  ascertain  the  nature  and  extent  of 
the  injury  received,  and  obtain  from  said  person  a statement  of 
the  manner  and  cause  of  the  accident,  and  if  in  the  opinion  of 
the  City  Physician  it  be  deemed  proper,  he  shall  offer  to  attend 
to  the  injuries  of  such  person  free  of  charge.  All  information 
received  by  the  City  Physician  or  such  policeman  shall  be  re- 
duced to  writing,  and  immediately  transmitted  to  the  City  At- 
torney, who  shall  preserve  the  same  for  reference  in  case  of  suit 
being  brought  against  the  city  for  any  such  injury  or  accident. 

552.  § 3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  notify 
the  City  Engineer  in  writing  of  the  time  and  location  of  such 
accident,  and  immediately  thereupon  the  City  Engineer  shall 
cause  the  spot  or  location  of  such  accident  to  be  diagramed  or 
photographed,  and  obtain  the  names  and  statements  of. witnesses 
as  to  the  nature  and  condition  of  the  street,  alley,  or  sidewalk, 
where  such  accident  occurred,  and  upon  reducing  the  same  to 
writing,  shall  transmit  the  same  to  the  City  Attorney,  who  shall 
preserve  such  information  in  such  manner  and  for  the  same  pur- 
pose as  required  by  the  preceding  section. 

The  City  Clerk  and  the  City  Attorney  are  hereby  instructed 
to  prepare  blank  forms  for  the  reports  of  the  different  officers 
mentioned  herein,  and  to  so  prepare  them  as  to  carry  into  effect 
all  the  terms  of  this  article. 

553.  § 4.  The  City  Attorney  shall  have  the  right  to  call 
upon  the  Chief  of  Police  at  any  time  he  may  deem  proper,  to 
assist  in  investigating  any  case  or  suit  against  the  city,  or  in  any 
case  where  suit  may,  in  his  opinion,  be  brought;  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  at  once  investigate  such  case,  in 
such  manner  as  he  shall,  by  the  City  Attorney,  be  directed,  and 
make  report  from  time  to  time  to  the  City  Attorney. 

§ 5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

^ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  eficct  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(1,  A.'l).  1895. 

Approved  August  2G,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  GuAiiAJr,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  G/Vy  CVc/7i.  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  providinj,^  lor  laying  out  additions  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  regulating 
the  manner  in  wideh  such  additions  sluill  he  laid  out,  ])rcscribing  jtcnalties  for  vi- 
olations of  the  i)rovisioiis  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  (Jouncil  of  the  City  of  Lineobi : 

Article  II. 

Additions. 

554.  § 1.  Any  owner  of  land  who  shall  hereafter  layout  an 
addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  so  lay  out  the  streets,  ave- 
nues, and  alleys,  of  said  addition  that  the  same  shall  correspond 
in  width  and  direction  and  be  continuous  with  the  streets,  ave- 
nues, and  alleys,  of  the  original  town  of  Lincoln,  where  said 
addition  would  be  included  in  the  territory  embraced  by  an  ex- 
tension of  said  streets.  In  cases  where  said  addition  may  be  lo- 
cated outside  of  said  territory,  the  streets,  avenues,  and  alleys  of 
such  additions  shall  run  parallel  with  and  conform  in  width  to 
an  extension  of  the  streets,  avenues,  and  alleys,  in  the  said  orig- 
inal town  of  Lincoln. 

555.  § 2.  Any  owner  of  land  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  or  adjacent  thereto,  who  shall  subdivide  the 
same  into  smaller  tracts  of  not  more  than  three  acres,  shall  lay 
out  streets,  avenues,  and  alleys,  in  the  manner  required  of  owners 
of  additions  and  set  forth  in  the  preceding  section. 

556.  § 3.  Any  owner  desiring  to  lay  out  an  addition  to  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  or  subdivide  land  within  or  adjacent  to  said 
city  in  a manner  otherwise  than  as  required  by  the  two  preceding 
sections,  shall  submit  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  a plat  of  the 
addition  or  subdivision  desired,  showing  the  location  of  all 
streets,  avenues,  and  alleys,  as  desired  by  the  owner  to  be  platted, 
and  also  indicate  upon  the  same  plat  the  streets,  avenues,  and 
alleys,  as  they  would  be  under  the  requirements  of  the  two  ju’e- 
ceding  sections;  said  plat  shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk. 
The  Mayor  and  Council  may,  if  they  deem  it  for  the  conven- 
ience of  the  inhabitants  of  such  city  and  the  public,  grant  to 
such  owner  by  resolution  the  right  so  to  plat,  or  may  modify  the 
plat  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  public  interest. 


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557.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  j)erson  to  lay  out  any 
addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  or  subdivide  any  tract  of  land 
within  or  adjacent  to  said  city,  without  complying  with  all  pro- 
visions of  tills  ordinance. 

558.  § 5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  owner  or  other  per- 
son to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  plat  or  tract  of  land  in  any  addition 
to  the  city  of  Lincoln  or  in  any  subdivision  of  property  within 
or  adjacent  to  said  city  hereafter  platted,  which  shall  not  be  laid 
out  and  platted  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

559.  § 6.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  for  each  offense 
not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and 
costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid. 

g 7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(5,  A.  I).  1895. 

Approved  August  20,  A.  1).  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Cleric,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  licensing  and  taxing  of  theatricals,  shows,  amuse- 
ments, and  all  jmblic  exhibitions  for  gain,  fixing  the  rates  of  lieense  for  diflerent 
exhibitions,  prohibiting  mutilation  and  defacement  of  advertisements  of  such  ex- 
hibitions, regulating  the  keeping  and  conduct  of  i)laces  of  amusement,  ])rohil)iting 
the  sale  of  liquors  tlierein,  providing  for  special  policemen  at  i)laces  of  public 
amusement,  preseribing  penalties  for  violations  of  the  la’ovisions  of  this  ordinance, 
and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  III. 

Amusements, 

560.  § 1.  For  the  purpose  of  providing  for  the  licensing  and 
taxing  of  theatricals,  shows,  amusements,  and  all  public  exhibi- 
tions for  gain,  in  a just  and  equitable  manner,  the  same  are 
hereby  divided  into  three  classes,  which  shall  be  known  as  the 
first,  second,  and  third,  as  follows: 

561.  1.  All  entertainments  of  a dramatic  or  operatic  character, 
including  public  readings  and  recitations,  and  exhibitions  of 


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piiiiitings  or  statuary,  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertain- 
ments of  the  first  class. 

562.  2.  Concerts,  or  other  musical  entertainments,  pano- 
ramas, performances  of  any  feats  of  jugglery,  sleight-of-hand,  or 
necromancy,  and  exhibitions  of  any  natural  or  artificial  curiosi- 
ties, exhibitions  of  monsters,  or  freaks  of  nature,  and  variety 
and  minstrel  shows,  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertain- 
ments of  the  second  class. 

563.  3,,  Circuses,  menageries,  caravans,  side-shows,  and  con- 
cert, minstrel,  or  musical  entertainments,  given  under  a covering 
of  canvas,  and  all  other  exhibitions,  performances  and  entertain- 
ments not  herein  enumerated,  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as 
entertainments  of  the  third  class. 

564.  § 2.  No  person,  or  persons,  within  the  limits  of  the 
city,  shall  give  any  of  the  entertainments  mentioned  in  this 
chapter,  for  gain,  without  a license  for  that  purpose  first  had  and 
obtained  from  the  Mayor,  under  the  seal  of  the  city,  under  a 
penalty  of  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars  for  each  offense:  Provided^  That  for  musical 
parties  or  concerts,  and  exhibitions  of  painting  and  statuary, 
given  by  citizens  of  this  city,  not  engaged  in  the  giving  of  such 
entertainments  as  a business,  no  license  shall  be  required. 

565.  § 3.  Each  license  shall  express  for  what  it  is  granted, 
and  the  time  it  is  to  continue,  and  the  following  tax,  or  license 
fee,  shall  be  imposed  upon  each  license  granted,  as  aforesaid,  and 
])aid  to  the  City  Treasurer  on  the  granting  of  such  license,  as 
follows : 

1.  For  entertainments  of  the  first  class,  ten  dollars  for  every 
performance  or  exhibition. 

2.  For  entertainments  of  the  second  class,  ten  dollars  for 
every  performance  or  exhibition. 

3.  For  entertainments  of  the  third  class,  the  following  sums : 
For  each  circus,  or  circus  and  menagerie,  having  more  than  one 
ring,  one  hundred  dollars  per  day;  each  circus,  or  circus  and 
menagerie,  having  not  more  than  one  ring,  and  the  maximum 
admission  fee  exceeds  twenty-five  cents,  fifty  dollars  for  each 


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(lay ; for  each  circus,  or  circus  and  menagerie,  having  not  more 
tlian  one  ring,  the  maximum  admission  not  exceeding  twenty- 
five  cents,  twenty-five  dollars  per  day ; for  each  menagerie, 
twenty-five  dollars  for  each  day;  for  each  side-show. with  any 
circus  or  menagerie,  ten  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  of  exhi- 
bition ; for  each  concert,  musical,  or  minstrel  entertainment, 
given  under  a covering  of  canvas,  ten  dollars  for  each  day ; for 
each  other  entertainment  of  the  third  class,  five  dollars  per 
day. 

566.  § 4.  Every  license  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk, 
on  notice  to  him  from  the  City  Treasurer  that  the  license  tax  or 
fee  has  been  paid,  and  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

567.  § 5.  The  Mayor  shall  determine  in  every  case,  where 
application  for  license  under  this  ordinance  is  made,  the  class  to 
which  the  entertainment  belongs,  and  the  person  or  persons  to 
whom  the  license  may  be  granted  shall  pay  the  license  tax  or  fee 
herein  fixed  for  such  license. 

568.  § 6.  The  owner  or  lessee  of  any  hall  or  theater  in  which 
the  entertainments  are  given,  as  a rule,  of  a dramatic  or  operatic 
character,  and  the  highest  admission  price  exceeds  seventy-five 
cents,  shall,  on  the  payment  of  one  hundred  dollars  to  the  City 
Treasurer,  or  if  the  highest  admission  price  does  not  exceed  sev- 
enty-five eents,  then  on  the  payment  of  fifty  dollars  to  the  said 
Treasurer,  have  the  occupants  of  his  or  their  hall,  or  theater, 
exempted  from  license  for  one  year. 

569.  § 7.  The  owner  or  le.'See  of  any  hall,  theater,  museum, 
or  other  building,  in  which,  as  a rule,  entertainments  of  the  sec- 
ond class  are  given,  on  the  payment  of  one  hundred  dollars  to 
the  City  Treasurer,  shall  have  the  occupants  of  his  hall  or  other 
building  exempted  from  license  for  one  year. 

570.  § 8.  The  word  ‘^entertainments’’  used  herein,  shall  be 
taken  to  mean  and  include  theatricals,  and  other  exhibitions, 
shows,  and  amusements,  wherein  or  whereby  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  act,  play,  or  j;erform,  any  play,  opera,  or  other  dra- 
matic or  musical  composition,  or  give  performances  of  any  kind, 
or  give  any  show  or  public  exhibition  for  gain. 


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571.  § 9.  Every  license  granted  under  the  provisions  hereof 
shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  the  ordinances  of  the  city  existing 
when  the  same  shall  be  issued,  or  which  shall  thereafter  be 
passed,  so  far  as  the  same  shall  apply,  and  such  license  shall  not 
be  transferable. 

572.  § 10.  All  licenses  for  entertainments,  where  a license  is 
required,  shall  contain  a proviso  that  no  gaming,  raffle,  lottery, 
or  chance  gift  distribution  of  money  or  articles  of  value,  shall  be 
connected  therewith  or  allowed  by  the  person  obtaining  said 
license,  or  in  any  wise  permitted  or  held  out  as  an  inducement  to 
visitors,  and  when  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  charged  by  a 
credible  person  with  having  violated  the  provisions  of  his  license 
in  this  respect,  the  Mayor  is  directed  to  give  the  parties  accused 
reasonable  notice  thereof,  and  inquire  into  the  truth  of  said 
charge,  and  if  the  accusation  be  sustained  to  his  satisfaction,  he 
may  revoke  the  license  of  any  such  person  or  persons;  and  every 
person  so  offending  shall,  in  addition,  upon  conviction,  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

573.  § 11.  No  person  or  persons  shall  be  allowed  to  give  any 
concert  or  entertainment  for  gain  in  any  licensed  saloon,  or  in 
any  place  the  entrance  of  which  is  through  a saloon,  within  this 
city;  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  this  provision  shall  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars. 

574.  § 12.  The  owner  or  lessee  of  every  licensed  theater, 
hall,  or  other  building,  shall  post  and  maintain  during  the  period 
of  his  license,  in  some  conspicuous  place  near  the  main  entrance, 
a printed  certificate,  properly  framed,  showing  the  class  of  enter- 
tainments for  which  said  theater  or  hall  is  licensed;  its  seating 
capacity;  the  number  of  exits,  and  size  of  each;  and  the  number 
of  aisles  in  each  circle,  which  said  certificate  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department;  and  shall  also  state,  if  such 
be  the  fact,  that  he  has  personally  examined  said  building,  and 
considers  it  safe. 

575.  § 13.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  lessee  of  any 
theater,  hall,  or  other  building,  where  public  entertainments  are 


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given,  to  permit  any  person  or  persons  to  use  the  same  for  such 
purpose  without  the  license  required  by  this  chapter. 

576.  § 14.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
destroy,  tear,  mutilate,  cover  over,  or  otherwise  deface  or  injure, 
any  bill  or  poster  (posted  in  such  places  as  may  be  permitted) 
descriptive  of  any  performance  or  entertainment  given  in  any 
licensed  theater  or  hall,  or  in  pursuance  of  a license  given  by  the 
city. 

577.  § 15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
sell  or  give  away  any  spirituous,  vinous,  malt,  or  any  other  in- 
toxicating liquors,  in  any  theater,  hall,  or  other  building,  in  which 
public  entertainments  are  given  for  gain. 

578.  § 16.  No  chairs,  stools,  or  seats  of  any  description,  shall 
be  placed  or  permitted  to  remain  in  or  across  the  lobby,  aisles,  or 
passage-ways,  in  any  theater,  hall,  church,  or  other  public  build- 
ing, when  the  same  is  occupied  by  the  public. 

579.  § 17.  All  persons  owning,  leasing,  managing,  or  having 
charge,  of  any  church,  theater,  opera  house,  public  hall,  or  place 
of  amusement,  in  this  city,  shall  be  required  to  have  all  doors 
leading  to  or  from  the  same  hung  so  as  to  open  out  therefrom. 

580.  § 18.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  stand  in  the  lobby  or  outer  entrance  to  any  licensed  theater, 
hall  or  other  public  building,  or  on  the  sidewalk  adjacent  to  and 
within  twenty-five  feet  of  such  entrance,  after  a request  to  move 
on,  made  by  the  owner,  lessee,  or  any  police  officer. 

581.  § 19.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  owner  or  lessee  of 
every  licensed  theater,  hall,  or  other  building,  to  keep  and  pre- 
serve good  order  in  and  about  his  premises,  and  to  that  end  he 
shall  hire  and  keep  at  his  own  expense  a sufficient  number  of 
special  policemen. 

582.  § 20.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  members  of  the  police 
force  to  see  that  the  provisions  of  section  16  are  strictly  observed, 
and  in  case  of  any  violation  thereof,  forthwith  to  proceed  to  clear 
any  obstructed  aisle,  passage-way,  or  lobby,  and  to  arrest  the  of- 
fender or  offenders. 

583.  § 21.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provis- 


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ions  of  tills  article,  for  which  a penalty  is  not  otherwise  pro- 
vided, shall  on  conviction  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars. 

§22.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 23.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Pas.sed  August  2(1,  A.  1).  1895. 

Approved  August  2(5,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 

Article  IV. 

Areaway  s. 

584.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons within  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  contract  or  maintain  any  cel- 
larway, window  or  door,  area  or  entrance  to  any  basement  in 
any  alley  in  the  said  city  of  Lincoln  of  greater  width  than  as 
prescribed  in  section  3 hereof. 

585.  § 2.  All  cellarways,  doors  or  windows,  area  ways  of  en- 
trances to  basements  in  any  alleys  in  the  said  city  of  Lincoln 
shall  be  constructed  with  solid  wall  of  brick  or  stone  at  least 
one  foot  in  thickness,  and  top  thereof  to  conform  with  the  level 
of  the  pavement  of  the  alley  wherever  said  alley  is  paved,  and 
to  the  level  of  the  grade  in  unpaved  alleys,  provided  that  a stone 
coping  on  said  area  walls  may  come  six  inches  above  said  grade. 
In  the  center  of  said  wall  there  shall  be  placed  an  iron  railing 
three  feet  in  height  in  all  cases  where  said  cellar  way  or  other 
opening  is  left  uncovered. 

586.  § 3.  In  all  alleys  which  are  over  twelve  feet  in  width 
such  cellarways,  windows  or  doors,  areaways  or  entrances  to 
basements  shall  not  extend  from  the  lot  line  into  said  alley  to 
exceed  three  feet  and  six  inches  to  the  outer  edge  of  the  wall  as 
herein  prescribed. 

In  all  alleys  twelve  feet  or  less  in  width  such  cellarways,  win- 
dows or  doors,  areaways  or  entrances  to  basements  shall  not  ex- 
tend from  the  lot  line  into  said  alleys  to  exceed  two  feet  in  width 
to  the  outer  edge  of  said  wall. 


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587.  § 4.  In  all  alleys  over  twelve  feet  in  width  the  person 
or  persons  constructing  or  maintaining  such  cellarway  or  other 
opening  as  herein  prescribed  may  leave  same  open  and  uncovered 
when  {irotected  by  railing  as  prescribed  in  section  2 hereof.  In 
all  alleys  twelve  feet  or  less  in  width  all  such  cellarways  or  other 
openings  as  herein  specified  shall  be  securely  covered  with  iron 
gratings  of  sufficient  size  and  strength  to  sustain  the  weight  of 
the  usual  traffic  by  drays  and  vans  on  the  streets  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln. 

588.  § 5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
construct  any  such  cellarway  or  other  opening  as  herein  pre- 
scribed in  any  alley  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  without  having  first 
submitted  the  plans  showing  the  proposed  dimensions  of  same  to 
the  Street  Commissioner  of  said  city  and  having  procured  from 
said  Street  Commissioner  a permit  in  writing  for  same.  No  fee 
shall  be  charged  by  said  Street  Commissioner  for  granting  such 
permit. 

589.  § 6.  That  any  person  violating  any  of  the  said  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, 
and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  and  shall  stand  committed 
until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

[Passed  July  9,  1894,  Passed  over  veto  July  IG,  1894.  Published  in  Joimwl  July  19, 
1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  licensing  and  taxing  of  auctions  and  auctioneers, 
prohibiting  sales  of  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  at  auction  under  certain  cir- 
eiimstances,  regulating  the  sales  thereof  when  ])erniitted,  ])roviding  for  licenses  or 
l)ermits  to  sell  under  certain  conditions,  ])rescribing  penalties  for  violations  of  the 
i)rovisions  of  tliis  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conhict  herewith. 

He  it  ontained  hi/ the  lUaijor  and  Council  of  the  Cittj  of  Lincoln  : 


Article  V. 
Auctions  and  Auctio^ieers. 


590.  § 1.  No  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  other  thing 

whatever  shall  be  sold  at  auction,  or  exposed  for  sale,  in  any 
street,  avenue,  alley,  or  public  place  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  un- 


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less  permission  in  writing  be  first  obtained  from  the  Mayor,  who 
is  hereby  authorized  to  grant  a permit  to  make  sueh  sales,  when, 
in  his  opinion  such  permission  will  not  interfere  with  the  free 
travel  of  any  such  street,  avenue,  alley,  or  public  place,  and  will 
not  be  injurious  in  any  respect  to  the  city,  or  inhabitants  thereof. 
A fee  of  five  dollars,  for  the  use  of  the  school  fund,  shall  be  paid 
for  each  permit. 

591.  § 2.  All  sales  of  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise,  or 
other  personal  property,  at  public  auction,  within  the  city,  ex- 
cept such  as  are  made  under  and  by  virtue  of  legal  process,  shall 
be  made  by  a person,  his  copartner  or  clerks,  who  shall  have 
first  paid  the  tax  imposed  on  such  occupation  as  herein  provided. 

592.  § 3.  Any  person  may  become  an  auctioneer  and  be  per- 
mitted to  sell  real  and  personal  property  at  public  auction,  at  a 
place  to  be  named  in  said  permit,  upon  paying  to  the  City  Treas- 
urer the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  annually  and  executing  a 
bond  to  the  city,  with  two  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
in  the  penal  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  conditioned  for  the  due 
observance  of  the  ordinances  of  the  City  Council.  Permits  may 
be  issued  for  three  and  six  months  upon  payment  of  a propor- 
tionate part  of  the  annual  tax,  and  giving  of  said  bond,  such 
occupation  tax  to  be  paid  into  the  police  fund. 

593.  § 4.  Every  person  who  may  wish  to  engage  in  such 
business,  as  above  mentioned,  shall  apply  in  writing  to  the 
Mayor,  setting  forth  therein  his  proposed  place  of  business  and 
the  names  of  his  sureties,  and  in  no  case  shall  sueh  place  of  busi- 
ness be  changed  without  the  written  consent  of  the  Mayor.  The 
permit  shall  be  subject  to  revocation  by  the  Mayor  whenever  it 
shall  appear  to  his  satisfaction  that  the  party  named  therein  shall 
have  violated  any  provisions  of  any  ordinance  of  the  city  relat- 
ing to  auctions  or  auction  sales,  or  any  condition  of  the  bond 
aforesaid. 

594.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  auctioneer  who  shall 
offer  for  sale  any  watch,  plate,  or  jewelry  of  any  kind,  to  an- 
nounce to  the  persons  ])resent,  in  a loud  voice,  whether  the  same 
be  gold,  gold-plate,  silver,  silver  plate,  or  base  metal,  before 


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proceeding  to  sell  the  same.  Every  auctioneer  who  shall  offer 
for  sale  any  watch,  plate,  or  other  jewelry,  without  first  making 
such  announcement,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  he  fined  in  any 
sum  not  more  than  twenty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

595.  § 6.  The  purchaser  at  an  auction  sale  of  any  watch, 
plate  or  jewelry,  shall  have  the  right  to  return  it  to  the  auctioneer 
at  any  time  within  five  days  from  the  day  of  the  sale,  if  the 
watch,  plate,  or  jewelry,  be  not  of  the  quality  represented  to 
him,  and  the  auctioneer  shall  return  to  the  purchaser  the  price  of 
the  article.  Should  he  refuse  to  do  so,  he  shall  forfeit  his  permit 
and  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  more  than  fifty  dollars.  And  it  is 
hereby  provided  that  if  it  shall  be  made  to  aj)pear  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  Mayor  that  the  place  of  sale,  or  the  place  of  busi- 
ness, of  any  such  auctioneer,  shall  have  been  closed  at  any  time 
during  said  five  days,  for  the  pur|)()seof  avoiding  an  offer  to  re- 
turn any  such  article  so  sold,  the  Mayor  shall  revoke  the  permit 
of  such  auctioneer. 

596.  § 7.  Any  auctioneer  who  shall  exhibit  and  offer  for 
sale  at  auction  any  article,  and  induce  its  purchase  by  any  bid- 
der, and  who  shall  afterwards  substitute  any  article  in  lieu  of  that 
offered  to  and  purchased  by  the  bidder,  shall  forfeit  his  [)ermit 
and  be  liable  to  a fine  of  fifty  dollars.  - 

597.  § 8.  Any  auctioneer  or  person  being  present  when  any 
watch,  plate,  or  jewelry,  is  offered  for  sale,  who  shall  knowingly, 
with  intent  to  induce  any  person  or  persons  to  purchase  the  same, 
or  any  part  thereof,  make  any  false  representation  or  statement 
as  to  the  ownership  of  or  the  character  or, quality  of  the  article 
or  articles  so  offered  for  sale,  or  as  to  the  poverty  or  circumstances 
of  the  owner  or  pretended  owner  of  such  article  or  articles,  shall, 
on  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  fifty  dollars; 
and  if  such  false  representation  is  made  by  such  auctioneer,  or 
by  any  other  person  with  such  auctioneer’s  knowledge  and  con- 
sent or  connivance,  the  permit  of  such  auctioneer  shall  be  for- 
feited. 

598.  § 9.  Every  auctioneer,  at  the  time  of  receiving  his  per- 
mit, shall  file  with  the  Clerk  a writing,  signed  by  him,  designat- 


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ing  the  copartner  and  the  clerks  mentioned  in  section  2 of  this 
article,  and  upon  any  change  of  such  copartner  or  clerks,  shall 
file  a like  writing,  setting  forth  such  change;  and  if  any  auc- 
tioneer shall  permit  any  other  person  than  such  copartner  or 
clerks  to  sell  any  article  at  auction  at  the  place  designated  in  such 
permit,  he  shall  forfeit  his  permit,  and,  on  conviction  thereof, 
shall  be  fined  not  less  than  fifty  dollars. 

599.  § 10.  All  provisions  of  this  article  shall  apply  to  such 
copartner  and  clerks,  while  acting  as  auctioneer;  and  such  co- 
partner and  clerk,  so  acting  as  auctioneer,  shall  be  subject  to  all 
the  penalties  hereby  imposed  upon  auctioneers  for  like  offenses  or 
violation  of  this  ordinance. 

600.  § 11.  In  case  of  the  death  of  any  auctioneer  before  the 
time  limited  in  his  permit  shall  have  expired,  his  copartner  or 
copartners,  if  he  has  any,  or  his  personal  representative,  may 
continue  to  act  under  the  permit  for  the  unexpired  time. 

601.  § 12.  No  auctioneer  shall  sell,  or  offer  for  sale,  at  pub- 
lic auction,  any  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  other  personal 
property,  in  any  place,  house,  store,  or  other  building,  other  than 
in  the  place  where  he  is  authorized  to  sell  by  his  said  permit, 
without  a special  permit  from  the  Mayor. 

602.  § 13.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  sell,  or  at- 
tempt to  sell,  at  public  aution  in  this  city,  any  goods,  chattels,  or 
personal  property  whatever,  except  under  and  by  virtue  of  legal 
process,  or  under  and  by  virtue  of  a mortgage,  without  having 
first  obtained  a permit  therefor  and  paid  the  tax  as  herein  re- 
quired. 

603.  § 14.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  article,  where  no  other  penalty  is  imposed,  shall, 
upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars. 

§ 15.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  herel)y  repealed. 

§ 16.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Ayjproved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  use  of  barbed  wire  fence  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  pro- 
viding for  removal  of  such  fence  now  in  use,  prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of 

the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  bij  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  VI. 

Barbed  Wire  Fence, 

604.  § 1.  No  fence  or  barrier  consisting  or  made  of  what  is 
called  ‘‘barbed  wire/^  or  of  which  barbed  wire  is  a part,  shall  be 
built,  constructed,  or  used,  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  along  the 
line  of  or  in  or  upon  or  along  any  street,  alley,  or  public  walk 
or  drive;  or  through,  along,  or  around,  any  public  park,  or  in 
and  about  or  along  any  land  or  lots  or  parks  owned  or  controlled 
by  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

605.  § 2.  Wherever  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in,  along,  or 
through,  any  public  street,  alley,  or  park,  barbed  wire  is  now  in 
use  in  part  or  in  whole  for  fence  or  barrier,  the  same  shall  be 
removed;  and  any  party  or  parties  owning,  controlling,  or  build- 
ing, the  same,  shall,  upon  written  notice  from  the  Street  Com- 
missioner, remove  the  same  within  thirty  days  from  the  service 
of  such  notice;  and  upon  failure  of  such  party  or  parties  to  com- 
ply with  said  notice,  such  party  or  parties  shall  be  subject  to  a 
fine  hereafter  provided. 

606.  § 3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
article  shall  upon  conviction  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than 
twenty  dollars. 

g 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

^ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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Article  VII. 

Billiards  and  Ball  Alleys. 

607.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  keep  or  permit  to  be  kept  upon  his,  her,  or  their  premises, 
occupied  by  such  person  or  persons,  within  the  limits  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  for  hire,  gain,  or  reward,  any  ball  alley  or  alleys,  or 
any  billiard,  pool,  or  other  table  or  tables,  without  first  having 
procured  a license  so  to  do  as  hereinafter  provided.  And  no 
person  shall  keep  any  such  table  in  any  saloon  or  room  connected 
therewith  without  having  a license  therefor  as  herein  requied. 

608.  § 2.  That  hereafter  any  person  or  persons  desiring  to 
keep  such  ball  alleys,  or  billiard,  pool,  or  other  tables  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  shall  make  application  in  writing  to  the  Council  of 
said  city  for  a license  so  to  do,  specifying  the  place  where  the 
same  is  desired  to  be  kept,  and  thereupon  the  Council  of  said 
city  may  direct  a license  to  be  issued  by  the  Clerk  of  said  city, 
signed  by  the  Mayor  and  Clerk,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  said 
city,  whenever  the  applicant  shall  have  complied  with  the  pro- 
visions of  section  three  of  this  ordinance. 

609.  § 3.  After  said  application  shall  have  been  granted,  and 
before  any  such  license  shall  be  issued,  the  applicant  shall  exe- 
cute and  file  with  the  clerk  of  said  city  a bond  to  said  city  in  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  ball  alley,  and  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  billiard  or  other  table  desired  to  be  kept  (a  single 
bond  being  sufficient  in  either  case),  signed  by  one  or  more  suffi- 
cient sureties ^to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  and  shall  also  pay 
to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  for  each  ball  alley, 
and  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  for  each  billiard  or  other  table,  and 
file  the  Treasurer’s  receipt  for  the  same  with  the  Clerk.  The 
bond  aforesaid  shall  be  conditioned  for  the  faithful  observance 
of  all  requirements  of  this  or  any  other  ordinance  or  regulation 
made  or  to  be  made  by  said  City  Council  concerning  the  keeping 
of  ball  alleys  and  billiard  and  other  tables,  and  the  payment  of 
all  penalties,  damages,  and  costs  that  may  be  assessed  against  the 


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party  on  account  of  the  keeping  of  the  same.  And  upon  the 
filing  of  the  bond  and  the  Treasurer’s  receipt  aforesaid,  the  City 
Clerk  shall  issue  the  license  aforesaid,  provided  the  City  Council 
has  previously  assented,  which  license  shall  specify  the  place 
where  said  ball  alley  or  billiard  or  other  tables  are  to  be  kept, 
and  shall  not  be  transferable. 

610.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  licensed  as 

aforesaid,  to  indulge  in,  or  permit,  in,  at,  or  about  tlie  place 
where  said  ball  alley  or  billiard  or  other  tables  are  kept,  any 
drunkenness,  quarreling,  fighting,  profane  or  boisterous  language, 
or  gambling  with  any  device  whatever,  or  permit  to  play  thereon 
or  thereat  any  minor  under  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  or  appren- 
tice, without  the  consent  of  the  guardian  or  parent  thereof ; or 
to  permit  any  person  to  play  thereon  or  thereat  after  the  hour  of 
twelve  p.  M.,  and  before  six  o’clock  A.  M. ; and  any  person  so 
offending  or  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  nor  less  than  five  dollars  for  each  offense, 
and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall  be  committed  until 
the  same  are  paid. 

[Passed  May  22,  1894.  Approved  May  24,  1891.  I’ublished  in  Journal  May  25,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  registration  of  ]>irths  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  pre- 
scribing penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  bij  the  Maijor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

Article  VIII. 

Births. 

611.  § 1.  Every  physician,  midwife,  and  other  person  who 

may  profe.ssionally  assist  or  advise  at  any  birth  in  this  city,  shall 
make  and  keep  a registry  of  every  such  birth,  and  therein  enter 
the  time  and  place,  ward  and  street  and  number,  of  such  birth, 
and  the  sex  and  color  of  every  child  born,  and  the  name  and  resi- 
dence of  each  of  the  parents  (so  far  as  the  foregoing  facts  can  be 
ascertained). 


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612.  § 2.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  person  men- 
tioned in  tlie  last  preceding  section  (required  to  make  or  keep  such 
registry)  to  file  with  the  health  officer  a written  report,  by  him 
signed,  of  all  the  facts  in  said  register  required  to  be  entered, 
during  the  first  week  of  the  months  of  January,  April,  July,  and 
October,  of  each  year,  of  all  entries  made  during  the  preceding 
three  months. 

613.  § 3.  Any  person  who  shall  fiiil  to  keep  the  register  re- 
quired by  this  article,  or  who  shall  fail  to  make  the  report  herein 
required  within  one  week  after  the  same  is  required  to  be  made, 
shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars. 

§ 1.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Guaham,  Mayov. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 

Article  IX. 

Bi'cad. 

614.  § 1.  All  bread  baked  and  offered  and  exposed  for  sale 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  made  of  good  and  wholesome 
flour  or  meal. 

615.  § 2.  All  bread  shall  be  sold  by  avoirdupois  weight. 
All  bread  shall  be  made  into  loaves  of  one  (1)  and  two  (2) 
pounds  weight  when  baked.  And  every  baker  of  bread  for  sale 
shall  mark  each  loaf  with  the  initial  letter  of  the  name  of  the 
bakery  where  the  same  is  made. 

616.  § 3.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to 
biscuits,  buns,  rolls,  or  fancy  breads  weighing  less  than  a quarter 
of  a pound. 

617.  § 4.  Any  baker  or  other  person  who  shall  stamp  his 
bread  with  the  initial  of  another  bakery  than  his  own,  or  who 
shall  make  for  sale,  offer  for  sale,  or  procure  to  be  sold,  any  un- 
stamped bread,  or  bread  not  stam})ed  by  the  baker  thereof  with 
the  initial  of  his  bakery,  and  any  baker,  or  other  person,  who 


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169 


shall  sell,  ofler  for  sale,  or  procure  to  be  sold,  bread  not  made  of 
wholesome  flour  or  meal,  or  who  shall  sell,  or  offer  for  sale,  any 
sour  or  spoiled  bread  or  cake  unfit  for  use,  or  who  shall  violate 
any  of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sections  of  this  ordinance, 
shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  for  the  first  offense  not  less^than 
five  and  not  more  than  ten  dollars,  and  for  every  other  offense 
thereafter  not  less  than  ten  and  not  more  than  fifteen  dollars 
for  each  and  every  offense,  and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and 
shall  be  committed  until  the  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

[Passed  December  12,  1893.  Approved  December  18, 1893.  l^ublislicd  in  Journal  De- 
cember  19, 1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  bnildiiig  and  ljuilding  i)ermits  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
prohibiting  certain  buildings  in  certain  districts,  providing  regulations  under 
which  buildings  may  Ijc  erected  in  certain  districts,  regulating  the  granting  of  per- 
mits and  fixing  the  amount  of  fees  to  be  charged  therefor,  i)reseribing  penalties  lor 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conllict 
herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  Ike  Oily  of  Lincoln : 

Article  X. 

Building  Permits. 

618.  § 1.  That  wheu  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  about  to 

erect  any  house  or  building,  or  any  addition  to  any  building,  the 
cost  of  which  addition  will  exceed  one  hnndred  dollars,  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  he  or  they  shall  make  written 
application  to  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  stating  the 
number  and  general  dimensions  of  the  building  or  buildings  so 
to  be  erected,  the  estimated  cost  of  the  same,  the  location  of  said 
building  or  buildings,  the  number  and  height  of  the’stories,  the 
name  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  the  same,  and  the  kind  of  ma- 
terial to  be  used  in  said  building  or  buildings,  and  when  the 
same  will  be  completed;  and  if  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment report  favorably  thereon  to  the  City  Council  and  recommend 
the  granting  of  the  application,  the  City  Council  may  issue  a per- 
mit to  such  person  or  persons  to  erect  such  building  or  buildings 
9 


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or  addition,  and  to  occupy  siicli  part  of  any  street  or  sidewalk  in 
front  of  or  adjoining  the  premises  upon  whicli  such  improvement 
is  to  be  made,  not  to  exceed  one-half  the  sidewalk  and  one-third 
the  street,  for  such  length  of  time  as  may  be  necessary;  and  all 
materials  put  upon  the  street  or  sidewalk  used  in  the  construction 
of  said  improvement,  shall  be  piled  up  in  a neat  and  workmanlike 
manner,  and  the  gutter  or  gutters  shall  be  kept  unobstructed  : 
Provided^  No  such  permit  shall  be  granted  until  the  person  or 
persons  applying  therefor  shall  have  first  paid  into  the  City 
Treasury  the  following  fees: 

619.  § 2.  Application  fee,  50  cents. 

Permit  for  each  building,  outside  of  fire  limits,  50  cents. 

Permit  for  the  obstruction  of  street,  per  month,  |51.50. 

Permit  for  building  within  the  fire  limits,  $1.00  for  each 
twenty-five  foot  frontage  or  fraction  thereof. 

The  revenue  so  derived  to  be  placed  in  the  fund  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  Fire  Department. 

620.  § 3.  Any  person  or  persons  building  within  said  limits 
without  first  having  obtained  the  permit  above  provided  for,  or 
violating  the  same  after  having  obtained  it,  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  shall  stand  committed  until 
such  fine  and  the  costs  are  paid. 

g 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration  of 
one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

I’assed  August  26,  A.  I).  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor, 

Attest:  J.  W,  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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171 


AN  ()I\1)INAN('K  n.'s;u1iitiuf?  the  construction  of  bnildin^.s  within  the  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  :in<l  tlie  construction  of  brick  and  stone  buildings  within  tlie  cor- 
])oratc  limits  ol'  said  city,  i)roviding  rules  and  regulations  for  the  construction  of 
such  buildings,  |»roviding  for  tlie  condemnation  of  buildings  under  certain  cirenm- 
stanees,  prescribing  penalties  for  violations  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and 
repealing  ordinances  in  conllict  herewith. 

J>e  it  ordained  hy  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XI. 

Buildings. 

621.  § 1.  No  buildiug  or  structure  of  any  kind  or  descrip- 
tion shall  be  erected  or  constructed  within  the  fire  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  and  no  brick  or  stone  building  or  structure 
shall  be  erected  or  constructed  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said 
city,  except  in  the  manner  and  as  hereafter  provided  in  this  ordi- 
nance. But  this  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed  to  apply  to  or 
in  any  way  affect  buildings  in  course  of  construction  or  under 
contract  before  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

622.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  repair  any  frame  building 
within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  when  snch  building 
shall  have  been  damaged  by  fire  or  decay,  or  both,  to  the  extent 
of  fifty  per  cent  of  the  value  of  such  building. 

623.  § 3.  Whenever  any  frame  building  within  the  fire  limits 
of  said  city  shall  have  become  damaged  by  fire  or  decay,  or  both, 
the  extent  of  which,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department  and  fire  committee  of  the  Council,  exceeds  fifty  per 
cent  of  the  value  of  such  building,  if  the  owner  of  such  building 
objects  to  the  such  conclusion,  he  or  they  may  file  with  the  Chief 
of  Fire  Department  a petition  asking  for  the  appointment  of  ar- 
bitrators to  determine  the  question  of  damage;  or  if  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Dej)artment  should  conclude  that  the  damage  is  less 
than  fifty  per  cent,  then  and  in  that  case  the  owners  of  adjacent 
])roperty  to  such  damaged  building  may  claim  an  arbitration  to 
ascertain  the  damage  to  such  building;  in  either  case  the  party 
asking  for  arbitration  shall  pay  six  dollars  to  the  Chief  of  Fire 
Department  on  filing  his  petition,  which  shall  be  in  full  of  costs 


172 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


of  such  arbitration.  The  arbitration  to  consist  of  three  disinter- 
ested persons,  one  to  be  chosen  by  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department 
and  one  by  the  party  filing  the  petition,  and  the  two  thus  chosen 
shall  select  a third,  and  the  decision  of  a majority  of  the  persons 
so  selected  shall  be  final  and  conclusive. 

024.  § 4.  Arbitrators  selected  to  ascertain  such  extent  of 

damages,  before  entering  upon  their  work,  shall  make  and  sub- 
scribe an  oath  before  an  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths, 
that  they  will  make  a thorough  examination  of  the  premises 
damaged  as  aforesaid,  and  make  a just  and  true  report  as  to  the 
amount  and  extent  of  such  damage,  the  report  to  be  signed  in 
duplicate,  the  original  to  be  handed  to  the  City  Clerk,  the  dupli- 
cate to  be  given  to  the  owner  of  the  premises  in  question. 

625.  § 5.  Whenever  such  building  shall  be  adjudged  by  such 
arbitrators  to  have  been  damaged  by  fire,  or  decay,  or  both,  to 
he  extent  of  fifty  per  cent  of  its  value,  it  shall  be  unlawful,  as 
aforesaid,  to  repair  the  same,  and  the  building  or  structure  shall 
be  torn  down. 

626.  § 6.  Whenever  the  owner,  agent,  or  occupant,  shall  re- 
fuse or  neglect,  after  five  days’  notice,  to  petition  for  such  arbi- 
trament, it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department 
and  fire  committee  to  declare  such  premises,  as  set  forth  in  such 
notice,  as  having,  in  their  judgment,  been  damaged  by  fire  or 
decay,  or  both,  to  the  extent  of  fifty  per  cent  of  its  value. 

627.  § 7.  If  the  owner  or  agent  refuses  after  three  days’  no- 
tice to  tear  down  or  remove  such  building  or  structure,  after  the 
same  has  been  condemned,  according  to  sections  numbered  5 and 
6 of  this  ordinance,  the  building  shall  be  removed  by  the  Chief 
of  the  Fire  Department,  the  expense  of  such  removal  to  be  taxed 
against  the  owner  of  said  building. 

628.  § 8.  Whenever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Dej)artment,  any  wall  or  other  part  of  a burned  building  is  dan- 
gerous, he  shall  remove  or  cause  it  to  be  removed  immediately. 

629.  § 9.  When  any  building  shall  be  deemed  unsafe  for  the 
purpose  for  which  it  is  used,  or  shall  be  in  danger  of  being 
set  on  fire  from  any  defect  in  its  construction,  the  Chief  of  the 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


17.3  • 


Fire  Dci)ai’tnient  shall  report  the  same  to  the  Mayor  or  Council 
and  notify  the  owner  or  his  agent,  in  writing,  specifying  wherein 
such  danger  consists  or  wherein  such  building  is  unsafe  or  de- 
fective. If  the  owner  neglects  or  refuses,  for  the  sjiace  of  five 
days  after  the  serving  of  such  notice,  to  proceed  to  put  such 
building  in  safe  condition,  or  secure  such  wall  or  dangerous  parts 
of  a burned  or  decayed  building,  lie  shall  be  subject  to  the  pen- 
alty of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  day  such  violation  shall  continue  after 
the  serving  of  such  notice. 

630.  § 10.  Sheds  not  exceeding  twelve  feet  in  height  from 
the  ground  at  the  highest  parts  thereof,  and  not  exceeding  two 
hundred  and  fifty  feet  area,  and  privies  not  exceeding  ten  feet 
square  or  twelve  feet  high,  may  be  constructed  of  wood  outside 
the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln;  but  shall  not  be  permit- 
ted inside  the  fire  limits  unless  by  order  of  the  Council  upon 
recommendation  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department;  such 
sheds  and  privies  shall  be  separate  structures;  such  sheds  shall 
not  be  located  on  the  front  part  of  any  lot,  nor  shall  they  be 
used  as  a dwelling,  or  for  any  business  purpose  whatever,  nor 
shall  more  than  one  shed  be  erected  on  any  one  building  lot. 
A room  may  be  partitioned  off  in  such  shed  for  the  purpose  of 
a privy,  but  for  no  other  purpose. 

631.  § 11.  Shelter  sheds  may  be  constructed  having  incom- 
bustible roofing  not  over  one  story  sixteen  feet  high  from  the 
ground  to  highest  point  of  roof,  the  roof  to  be  supj)orted  on 
sufiicient  posts  or  piers,  outside  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, but  shall  not  be  permitted  inside  the  fire  limits  unless  by 
an  order  of  the  Council  upon  recommendation  of  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department.  Such  sheds  shall  have  no  inclosing  walls 
or  wooden  floors. 

632.  § 12.  All  buildings  hereafter  erected  within  the  fire 
limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall  have  their  circumscribing 
walls  of  brick,  stone,  or  other  incombustible  material,  with 
proper  footings  and  foundations  of  masonry. 

633.  § 13.  Sills  and  lintels  over  six  feet  for  doors  and  win- 


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dows,  and  posts  for  stone  fronts  of  buildings  more  tlian  twenty 
feet  bigh,  shall  be  of  incombustible  material. 

()34.  § 14.  All  business  buildings  not  exceeding  fourteen 

feet  high,  shall  have  inclosing  walls  not  less  than  twelve  inches 
thick. 

635.  § 15.  All  two-story  business  buildings  shall  have  in- 
closing walls  twelve  inches  thick,  and  basement  walls  not  less 
than  sixteen  inches  thick. 

636.  § 16.  All  three-story  business  buildings  shall  have  in- 
closing walls  not  less  than  twenty  inches  for  basement  and  six- 
teen inches  for  first  story,  and  twelve  inches  for  second  and  third 
stories. 

637.  § 17.  All  four-story  business  buildings  that  are  more 
than  one  hundred  feet  deep  shall  have  the  inclosing  walls  (sup- 
porting joists)  twenty-four  inches  thick  for  basement  and  twenty 
inches  for  first  story;  sixteen  inches  for  second  and  third  stories 
and  twelve  inches  for  fourth  story.  If  less  than  one  hundred 
feet  deep,  the  walls  of  basement  twenty  inches,  first  and  second 
stories  sixteen  inches,  third  and  fourth  twelve  inches.  All  five- 
story  business  buildings  that  are  more  than  one  hundred  feet 
deep  shall  have  the  inclosing  and  division  walls  (supporting 
joists)  twenty-four  inches  thick  for  basement  story,  twenty  inches 
thick  for  first  and  second  stories,  and  sixteen  inches  for  third 
and  fourth  stories,  and  twelve  inches  for  fifth  story.  Similar 
walls  for  five-story  buildings  one  hundred  feet  or  less  in  depth, 
basement  walls  twenty-four  inches,  first  story  twenty  inches, 
second,  third,  and  fourth,  sixteen  inches,  and  fifth  story  twelve 
inches,  (except  that  division  walls  may  be  twenty  inches  for 
basement.)  Division  walls  in  business  buildings  that  are  three 
stories  high  shall  be  sixteen  inches  in  basement  and  twelve  inches 
in  first,  second,  and  third  stories. 

638.  § 18.  Front  and  rear  walls  for  five-story  business  build- 
ings shall  be  twenty-four  inches  thick  for  basement,  twenty 
inches  for  first  and  second  stories,  sixteen  inches  for  third  and 
fourth  stories,  and  twelve  inches  for  fifth  story.  Similar  walls 
for  four-story  business  buildings  shall  be  twenty-four  inches  for 


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basement,  twenty  inches  for  first  story,  sixteen  inches  for  second 
and  third  stories,  and  twelve  inches  for  fourth  story:  Provided^ 
Tliat  any  front  or  rear  wall  supporting  beams  or  girders  shall 
be  increased  eight  inches  in  thickness  by  two  feet,  forming  but- 
tresses or  pilasters  directly  under  such  beams  or  girders:  And 
Provided  alsOj  That  all  twelve-inch  division  walls  in  business 
buildings  shall  have  ledges  formed  of  brick-work  projecting 
four  inches  from  face  of  wall  on  each  side  to  receive  the  bear- 
ing of  the  joists  and  rafters. 

639.  § 19.  Brick  or  stone  walls  in  any  business  building  for 
the  pur])ose  of  dividing  the  interior  into  rooms,  passages,  or 
stairways,  shall  be  of  the  thickness  required  for  rear  walls  of  the 
same  height  as  the  required  partition  walls. 

640.  § 20.  The  height  of  stories  for  all  given  thicknesses  of 
walls  must  not  exceed  eleven  feet  in  the  clear  for  basement, 
eighteen  feet  in  the  clear  for  first  story,  fifteen  feet  in  the  clear 
for  second  story,  thirteen  feet  in  the  clear  for  third  story,  twelve 
feet  in  the  clear  for  fourth  story,  and  fourteen  feet  in  the  clear 
average  height  of  upper  story.  If  any  story  exceeds  these  heights 
respectively,  the  walls  of  such  story  and  of  all  stories  below  the 
same  shall  be  increased  four  inches  in  thickness  additional  to 
thicknesses  already  mentioned. 

641.  § 21.  In  accordance  with  the  foregoing  provisions,  all 
walls  for  business  buildings  shall  be  of  the  thickness  designated 
in  the  following  table: 


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Inclosing  Walls. 

Basement,  inches. 

First  story,  inches. 

Second  story,  inches.  I 

Third  story,  inches. 

Fourth  story,  inches. 

Fifth  story,  inches. 

Sixth  story,  inches. 

One  story  high 

12 

8 

Two  stories  high 

16 

12 

12 

Three  stories  high 

20 

16 

12 

12 

Four  stories  high 

24 

20 

16 

16 

12 

Five  stories  high 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

Six  stories  high 

28 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

Seven  stories  high .. 

28 

20 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

Four,  less  than  100  feet 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

Five,  less  than  100  feet 

24 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

Six,  less  than  100  feet 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

Seven,  less  than  100  feet 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

Division  walls  in  business  huildings. 

For  three-storv  buildings 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For  four-story  buildings 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For  five-story  buildings 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

For  six-story  buildings 

28 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

For  seven-story  buildings  

28 

20 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

For  five-story,  less  than  100  feet 

24 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For  six-story,  less  than  100  feet 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For  seven-story,  less  than  100  feet... 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

Front  and  rear  walls. 

Of  four-story  buildings 

24 

20 

16 

16 

12 

Of  five-story  buildings 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

Of  six-story  buildings 

28 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

Of  seven-story  buildings 

:io 

24 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

Brick  partition  walls  in  business 
buildings. 

For  one  story 

12 

12 

For  two  stories 

16 

12 

12 

For  three  stories 

16 

16 

12 

12 

For  four  stories 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

For  five  stories 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

For  six  stories 

24 

20 

20 

16‘ 

16 

12 

12 

For  .seven  stories 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

Seventh  story,  inches. 


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G42.  § 22.  ^yllcncver  it  is  sought  to  increase  the  height  of 

any  bnikling  beyoiKl  the  height  for  which  the  original  permit 
was  granted,  the  thickness  of  the  walls  thereof  shall  also  be  in- 
creased in  accordance  with  the  above  table. 

G43.  § 23.  The  outside  walls  of  rooms  having  trussed  roofs 

or  ceilings,  such  as  churches,  public  halls,  theaters,  dining  rooms, 
or  the  like,  if  more  than  fifteen  and  less  than  twenty-five  feet 
high,  shall  average  at  least  sixteen  inches;  if  over  twenty-five 
feet  high,  at  least  twenty  inches;  if  over  forty-five  feet,  at  least 
twenty-four  inches  in  thickness.  An  increase  of  four  inches  in 
thickness  shall  be  made  in  all  cases  where  the  walls  are  over  one 
hundred  feet  long,  unless  there  are  cross-walls  of  equal  height, 

644.  § 24.  If  solid  buttresses  are  employed  with  a sectional 
area  of  three  hundred  or  more  square  inches,  placed  less  than 
eighteen  feet  apart,  and  extended  to,  or  nearly  to,  top  of  walls, 
four  inches  may  be  deducted  from  the  thickness  of  any  wall  hav- 
ing such  buttresses. 

645.  § 25.  Cut-stone  facings  of  walls  shall  be  backed  up  with 
brick  work  of  same  thickness  required  where  no  cut  stone  is 
used.  In  cases  where  the  cut  stone  is  in  great  measure  self-sup- 
porting, four  inches  less  thickness  of  brick  backing  may  be  used. 
Ashlar  fronts  properly  bonded  to  the  brick  work  may  have  back- 
ing same  as  self-supporting  stone  fronts  or  walls. 

646.  § 26.  Any  party  wall  now  existing  that  shall  have  been 
built  conformably  to  the  requirements  of  any  law  regulating  the 
construction  of  such  walls,  and  in  force  at  the  time  of  such  con- 
struction, if  sound  and  in  good  condition,  may  be  used  in  the 
construction  of  an  adjoining  building:  Frovulcd,  hoiceverj  That 
no  brick  work  shall  be  placed  on  such  wall  to  give  additional 
height  to  the  wall,  unless  the  thickness  of  such  additional  wall 
and  the  thickness  of  the  old  wall  in  each  story  shall  at  least  equal 
the  thickness  required  for  division  walls  of  same  height  for  busi- 
ness buildings,  as  herein  required  for  division  walls.  This  sec- 
tion shall  apply  in  all  cases  where  it  is  desired  to  add  additional 
height  to  any  business  building.  In  case  of  outside  walls  of  any 
business  building  being  built  against  the  wall  of  any  old  build- 


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ing,  (not  being  a party  wall,)  the  new  wall  shall  be  of  the  same 
thickness  as  required  for  ontside  walls  in  such  building. 

647.  § 27.  Domes  on  any  business  buildings  shall  be  made  so 
as  to  entirely  exclude  wood  in  their  construction.  All  mansard 
or  other  roofs  having  a greater  inclination  than  sixty-five  degrees 
shall  be  rendered  fire-proof  by  coating  the  sheathing  at  least  one 
inch  deep  with  a firm  plaster  or  cement  immediately  under  the 
incombustible  weather  covering  of  such  roofs.  Strips  one  inch 
square  may  be  fastened  to  the  sheathing  to  receive  the  fastenings 
of  the  slate,  tile,  or  metallic  roofing,  the  cement  plastering  to  be 
laid  flush  with  such  strips.  All  mansard  or  other  roofs  in  busi- 
ness buildings  shall  be  covered  entirely  with  incombustible  ma- 
terials. 

648.  § 28.  Slate  covering  of  roofs  having  less  inclination 
than  sixty-five  degrees,  or  for  roofing  of  spires  or  similar  con- 
struction, may  be  fixed  directly  to  wood  sheathing  or  lath ; Pro- 
videdy  That  each  course  of  slating  shall  be  pointed  with  cement 
in  the  joints  so  far  as  such  joints  are  to  be  covered  by  the  suc- 
ceeding course;  also,  that  a bed  of  similar  cement  shall  be  spread 
on  the  sheathing  at  the  upper  end  of  the  slate,  at  least  five  inches 
in  width,  and  made  flush  with  the  course  of  slate  already  laid, 
and  forming  a bed  for  the  succeeding  course  of  slate.  When 
slates  are  secured  to  lath,  the  entire  under  side  of  such  slate  roof- 
ing shall  be  pointed  with  cement  mortar  in  usual  and  best 
manner. 

649.  § 29.  Buildings  having  the  first  story,  or  basement  and 
first  story,  designed  for  business  purposes,  and  the  upper  stories 
for  dwellings,  the  first  floor  being  not  more  than  thirty  inches 
above  grade  of  sidewalk,  shall  have  walls  of  brick  work  of  the 
thickness  as  follows,  to-wit:  For  two-story-and-basement  build- 
ings, the  basement  walls  sixteen  inches  and  first-story  walls 
twelve  inches;  second  story,  eight  inches;  for  three-story-and- 
basernent  buildings,  basement  walls,  twenty  inches;  first  and 
second  stories,  twelve  inches;  third  story,  eight  inches;  for  fonr- 
story  buildings,  the  basement  wall  twenty-four  inches;  first  story 
sixteen  inches;  second,  third,  and  fourth  stories,  twelve  inches; 


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when  built  in  blocks  of  two  or  more  buildings,  the  division  walls 
in  three-story  buildings  may  be  sixteen  inches  in  basement,  and 
in  four-story  buildings  they  may  be  twenty  inches  in  basement. 

650.  § 30.  Two-story-and-basement  walls  of  dwelling  houses 
may  be  constructed  of  brick  work,  the  basement  walls  not  less 
than  sixteen  inches  thick ; walls  of  first  and  secoiul  stories  not 
less  than  eight  inches  thick;  and  all  such  dwellings  erected  in 
blocks  of  two  or  more  buildings  shall  have  division  walls  in 
basement  twelve  inches  thick,  and  first  and  second  stories  eight 
inches  thick. 

651.  § 31.  Three-story-and-basement  dwelling  houses  shall 
have  walls  of  basement  not  less  than  twenty  inches  thick;  walls 
of  first  and  second  stories,  twelve  inches;  third  story,  eight  inches. 
Such  dwellings  erected  in  blocks  of  two  or  more  buildings  may 
have  the  division  walls  in  basement  and  first  story  twelve  inches, 
and  in  second  and  third  stories  eight  inches. 

652.  § 32.  All  dwelling  houses  of  more  than  three  stories 
and  basement  shall  be  constructed,  if  of  brick,  with  outside  walls 
for  basement  and  first  story,  not  less  than  sixteen  inches  thick; 
walls  above  first  story,  not  less  than  twelve  inches  thick;  division 
walls  in  blocks  may  be  twelve  inches  thick  in  first  story;  division 
walls  in  any  building  that  are  less  than  sixteen  inches  thick,  shall 
have  ledges  on  each  side  projecting  four  inches  from  face  of  wall 
to  receive  the  bearings  of  joists  or  rafters. 

653.  § 33.  In  accordance  with  the  foregoing  provisions,  all 
walls  for  dwelling  houses  shall  be  of  the  thickness  designated  in 
the  following  table  : 


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Walls  of  Dwellings. 

Basement,  inches. 

First  story,  inches.  ; 

Second  story,  inches. 

jl 

Third  story,  inches.  ij 

|l 

Fourth  story,  inches,  jj 

Basement  and  two  stories 

16 

8 

8 

Basement  and  three  seories 

20 

12 

12 

8 

Division  walls,  basement,  and  two  stories 

12 

8 

8 

More  than  three  stories 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Division  walls,  basement,  and  three  stories 

12 

12 

8 

8 

Division  walls,  basement,  and  four  stories 

16 

12 

12 

12 

12 

When  fir  fit  story,  or  basement  and  first  story,  for  shops 
and  stores. 

Two  stories  and  basement 

16 

12 

8 

Three  stories  and  basement 

20 

12 

12 

*8 

Four  stories  and  basement 

24 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Three-story  building,  division  wall 

16 

12 

12 

8 

Four-story  building,  division  wall 

20 

16 

12 

12 

12 

654.  § 34.  All  dwelling  houses,  including  those  having  first 
story  used  for  business  purposes,  and  all  other  buildings  that  are 
not  more  than  two  stories  high,  having  flat  roofs,  shall  have  all 
the  walls  (except  front  walls)  extend  sixteen  inches  above  the 
roof,  and  not  less  than  eight  inches  thick  ; to  have  proper  copings 
of  incombustible  material;  double-pitched  roofs  to  have  their 
division  and  side  walls  carried  up,  forming  fire  walls  in  same 
manner.  Walls  at  the  eaves  of  all  roofs  (except  flat  roofs)  shall 
be  carried  up  their  full  thickness,  flush  with  the  upper  edge  of 
the  rafters  of  roof,  and  the  sheathing  board  shall  be  bedded  in 
mortar  on  such  walls. 

655.  § 35.  Business  buildings,  more  than  two  stories  high, 
having  flat  roof,  shall  have  their  side  and  rear  walls  carried  two 
feet  above  the  roof;  division  and  party  walls  three  feet  above; 
forming  fire  walls,  not  less  than  twelve  inches  thick;  to  have 
copings  of  incombustible  material.  Front  walls  may  terminate 
flush  with  the  upper  surface  of  sheathing  of  roof.  Division  and 


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party  walls  to  extend  through  mansard  or  other  steep  roofs,  not 
less  than  sixteen  inches,  and  have  copings  same  as  other  fire 
walls. 

656.  § 36.  Any  building  not  more  than  three  stories  high 
may  have  the  rear  wall  terminate  flush  with  the  upper  surface  of 
the  sheathing  of  roof:  Provided,  That  the  gutter  of  the  eave  of 
such  roof  is  entirely  of  metal  or  of  wood  enveloped  with  metal, 
such  metallic  work  to  extend  across  and  cover  the  wall  and  be 
properly  secured  to  sheathing  of  roof. 

657.  § 37.  No  chimney  shall  be  built  with  less  than  four- 
inch  walls,  and  no  chimney  top  shall  be  less  than  five  feet  above 
the  roof  (for  flat  roof)  and  two  feet  above  the  ridge  of  any  pitched 
roof;  ordinary  flues  in  business  buildings  shall  have  four-inch 
walls  and  eight-inch  jams;  flues  larger  than  250  square  inches 
and  less  than  500  square  inches  shall  be  surrounded  with  walls 
not  less  than  eight  inches  thick ; the  wall  of  such  flue  above  the 
inlet  funnel  shall  be  twelve  inches  thick  for  the  first  fifteen  feet 
around  and  above  such  inlet;  tops  of  such  chimneys  to  be  at 
least  eight  feet  above  roof,  or  five  feet  above  the  highest  part  of 
main  roof  within  fifty  feet  of  such  chimney.  Flues  with  more 
than  500  and  less  than  800  inches  area  shall  have  not  less  than 
twelve-inch  walls  for  the  first  thirty-six  feet,  and  sixteen-inch 
walls  opposite  the  inlet  and  ten  feet  above  the  same;  top  of  such 
chimney  ten  feet  above  the  roof,  or  seven  feet  above  the  highest 
part  of  main  roof  within  fifty  feet  of  such  chimney.  Chimneys 
with  flues  more  than  800  and  less  than  1,800  square  inches  shall 
have  surrounding  walls  not  less  than  twelve  inches  thick  to  the 
height  of  forty-five  feet,  and  shall  have  a four-inch  lining  with 
four-inch  air  space  opposite  the  inlet  funnel,  the  lining  to  com- 
mence four  feet  below  the  inlet  and  extend  eight  feet  above  the 
same;  to  have  openings  from  flue  into  the  air  space  at  top  and 
bottom  of  the  lining;  (flues  having  twelve-inch  walls,  to  the 
height  herein  mentioned,  may  be  continued  with  the  walls  not 
less  th.an  eight  inches  thick;)  chimney  tops  of  flues  having  800 
to  1,800  inches  shall  be  built  twelve  feet  above  the  main  roof, 
and  ten  feet  above  any  main  roof  within  a radius  of  fifty  feet; 


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Provided,  Tliat  all  chimneys  having  walls  less  than  eight  inches 
thick  shall  be  plastered  on  the  brick  or  to  be  covered  with  me- 
tallic lath  or  wire  cloth,  before  plastering. 

658.  § 38.  The  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section  as  to 
thickness  of  walls  pertaining  to  chimneys,  shall  be  a[)plicable 
only  to  such  chimneys  as  are  part  of  or  situated  in  any  building. 
Flues  in  party  walls  shall  not  extend  beyond  the  center  of  the 
wall.  Joint  Hues  in  party  walls  shall  be  separated  by  a four- 
inch  ‘‘  width  of  brick  work  their  entire  height. 

659.  § 39.  All  chimneys  with  flues  larger  than  1,800  square 
inches  shall  be  disconnected  from  any  main  building,  and  shall 
be  at  least  ten  feet  above  the  highest  building  within  a radius  of 
thirty  feet,  and  in  no  case  less  than  fifty  feet  high. 

660.  § 40.  Proper  footings  and  foundations  of  masonry  shall 
be  prepared  for  the  support  of  buildings.  Business  buildings 
fronting  on  streets  having  sewers,  shall  have  their  foundations 
sunk  at  least  twelve  inches  below  the  drainage,  and  no  founda- 
tion shall  be  less  than  four  feet  below  the  exposed  surface  of  the 
ground,  and  in  no  case  shall  any  foundation  rest  on  any  filling 
or  made  ground.  The  breadths  of  the  foundations  of  the  sev- 
eral parts  of  any  building  shall  be  proportioned  so  that,  as 
nearly  as  practicable,  the  pressure  shall  be  equal  on  each  square 
foot  of  the  foundation.  Water-lime  cement  mortar  shall  be 
used  in  the  masonry  of  all  foundations  exposed  to  dampness. 

661.  § 41.  In  brick  walls  every  seventh  course  shall  be 
headers.  All  fire  flues  shall  be  smoothly  plastered  on  the  inside 
or  have  struck  joints  on  both  inside  and  outside.  Walls  shall 
be  securely  anchored  to  the  timbers  and  joists  resting  upon  them. 

662.  §42.  Hollow  walls,  not  bearing  walls,  may  be  used  in  all 
cases;  but  all  hollow  walls  shall  be  bonded  or  tied  together  with 
incombustible  anchors,  placed  not  more  than  five  feet  apart.  If 
used  as  bearing  walls,  the  thickness  shall  be  reckoned  by  their 
solid  parts,  unless  either  part  is  at  least  eight  inches  thick,  and 
solid  connections  are  made  in  u])right  directions  not  less  than 
twelve  inches  wide  nor  more  than  eight  feet  apart  from  centers. 
In  such  case  two-thirds  of  the  hollow  space  shall  be  counted 


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with  the  solid  parts;  Provided^  That  in  no  case  shall  the  ends  of 
the  joists  or  other  wood  work  be  allowed  to  come  within  four 
inches  of  the  hollow  space. 

063.  § 43.  The  backing  of  any  iron  front  that  is  not  wholly 

self-supporting  shall  be  treated  as  an  independent  wall.  If  the 
iron  wall  is  self-supporting,  then  the  party  wall  shall  be  ex- 
tended to  meet  the  outer  thickness  of  iron,  and  all  vacancies  shall 
be  filled  with  grout  to  insure  a complete  separation  of  adjoining 
buildings. 

664.  § 44.  During  the  construction  of  any  building,  no  wall 
shall  be  carried  to  a greater  height  than  two  stories  above  any 
other  wall. 

665.  § 45.  The  weather  covering  of  all  roofs  shall  be  made 
of  incombustible  materials.  Composition  roofs  shall  be  made 
of  not  less  than  three-ply  No.  2 felting,  which  shall  be  well 
cemented  together,  and  be  covered  with  distilled  composition, 
and  clean  screened  gravel,  well  bedded;  such  roofs  on  all  build- 
ings that  are  more  than  two  stories  liigh,  shall  have  four-ply 
felting,  to  be  swept  off,  and  have  a second  coating  of  distilled 
composition  and  similar  gravel.  The  pitch  of  composition  roofs 
shall  not  exceed  two  inches  to  the  foot. 

666.  § 46.  No  uncovered  tar,  composition,  resin,  felt,  or 
wood  work,  shall  in  any  way  be  exposed  on  any  roof  or  its  ap- 
pendages. 

667.  § 47.  Appendages  to  any  business  building  above  the 
first  story,  and  above  thirty  feet  from  grade  of  sidewalk  on  any 
other  building,  if  not  wholly  of  incombustible  material,  shall  be 
enveloped  with  metal;  dormer  windows,  cornices,  mouldings, 
balconies,  bay  windows,  towers,  spires,  ventilators,  etc.,  shall  be 
considered  as  appendages. 

668.  § 48.  All  sky-lights  exceeding  fifty  superficial  feet  shall 
have  frame  of  sash  constructed  entirely  of  iron.  Glass  in  all 
sky-lights,  if  not  “prismatic  lights,”  shall  be  [)rotected  by  screens 
made  of  No.  10  (or  heavier)  wire,  with  meshes  not  exceeding 
\\  inches,  such  screen  to  be  secured  to  the  sash  and  kept  at  least 
four  inches  above  the  glass. 


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669.  § 49.  All  buildings  shall  be  kept  provided  with  proper 
metal  lie  leaders  for  eonducting  the  water  from  the  roof  to  the 
ground,  sewer,  or  street  or  alley  gutter,  in  such  manner  as  shall 
protect  the  walls  and  foundations  from  damage;  and  in  no  case 
shall  the  water  from  such  leaders,  or  otherwise,  be  allowed  to 
flow  upon  the  sidewalks,  but  shall  be  conducted  by  drain  pipe 
to  the  street  or  alley  gutter  or  sewer. 

670.  § 50.  All  cornices,  gutters,  eaves,  and  para2)ets,  (above 
the  first  story  of  business  buildings,  and  above  thirty  feet  from 
grade  of  sidewalk  on  all  other  buildings,)  shall  be  made  of  in- 
combustible material.  All  metal  cornices  shall  be  riveted  to- 
gether with  rivets  not  more  than  two  inches  apart,  and  shall  be 
supported  by  iron  brackets  of  Jxl  inch  (or  heavier)  iron,  placed 
not  more  than  four  feet  apart,  and  firmly  secured  to  the  wall. 
The  roof  or  covering  of  all  cornices  may  be  sheathed  with  wood, 
provided  such  sheathing  shall  be  entirely  covered  with  metal; 
or  where  composition  roof  is  used,  it  may  extend  within  six 
inches  of  front  edge  of  cornice,  which  space  of  six  inches  shall 
be  metal.  Cornices  constructed  of  stone  shall  not  extend  more 
than  thirty-six  inches  beyond  the  face  of  the  wall,  and  three- 
quarters  of  their  weight  shall  be  upon  the  wall. 

671.  § 51.  All  roofs  shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  be  reached 
by  scuttle ; the  same  shall  be  at  least  20x30  inches,  the  frame 
and  lid  covered  with  metal,  and  shall  have  a stationary  ladder 
communicatino^  with  such  scuttle. 

672.  § 52.  All  business  buildings  being  more  than  fifty-six 
feet  high,  covering  an  area  of  more  than  5,000  superficial  feet; 
also  all  buildings  exceeding  eighty  feet  in  height,  shall  have  a 
2J  inch  (or  larger)  metallic  standpipe  within  or  near  the  front 
or  rear  wall,  extending  above  the  roof,  and  arranged  so  that  en- 
gine hose  can  be  attached  from  the  street  or  alley.  All  hose 
couplings  shall  conform  to  the  size  and  pattern  adopted  by  the 
Fire  Department,  and  shall  have  connections  for  hose  and  valve 
at  each  story. 

673.  § 53.  All  signs  j)laced  against  any  building  above  the 
sills  of  the  second  story  windows,  shall  be  made  of  incombusti- 


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bio  materials.  No  wooden  signs  shall  be  more  than  three  feet 
in  width. 

674.  § 54.  Piazzas  or  open  porches  shall  not  be  inclosed  ex- 
cept to  form  vestibules  to  entrance  doors,  or  to  protect  stairways. 

675.  § 55.  All  floor  beams,  joists,  and  headers,  shall  be  kept 
at  least  two  inches  clear  of  any  wall  inclosing  a fire  flue  or  chim- 
ney breast,  and  the  space  left  between  the  framing  and  such  flue 
shall  be  filled  with  solid  gauged  mortar,  to  be  a heavy  coat  of 
plastering  put  on  the  walls  of  such  flues  before  any  other  wood 
work  shall  be  placed  against  it. 

676.  § 56.  All  hearths  for  ordinary  fire  places,  shall  rest  on 
trimmer  arches,  the  header  kept  at  least  eighteen  inches  from  face 
of  chimney  breast.  The  backs  of  all  fire  places  shall  not  be  less 
than  eight  inches  thick,  all  stovepipe  holes  to  have  proper  thim- 
bles and  stoppers,  and  kept  stopped  at  all  times  when  not  in  use. 

677.  § 57.  Ends  of  joists  or  beams  entering  a brick  wall  shall 
be  cut  so  as  not  to  disturb  the  brick  work  by  any  deflection  or 
breaking  of  the  joists  or  beams.  All  such  joists  or  timbers  en- 
tering a party  or  division  wall  from  opposite  sides  shall  have  at 
least  four  inches  of  solid  brick  work  between  the  ends  of  such 
timbers  or  joists. 

678.  § 58.  Joists  and  girders  in  any  building  shall  be  of 
])roper  dimensions  to  sustain  the  load  designed  to  be  placed  upon 
tliem;  girders  may  rest  upon  piers  of  brick  or  stone,  or  nj)on 
columns  of  wood  or  iron  of  proper  dimensions.  All  floor  joists 
shall  be  [)roperly  bridged  with  cross-bridging.  All  headers  in 
floor  framing  of  business  buildings  that  are  j)laced  at  a greater 
distance  than  two  feet  from  the  end  of  a trimmer  shall  be  fixed 
in  proper  iron  stirrups. 

679.  § 59.  Plank  or  board  partitions  in  any  one  story  shall 
not  aggregate  more  than  350  superficial  feet.  Partitions  in  hotel 
buildings  and  tenement  houses,  made  of  scantling,  to  be  lathed  and 
plastered,  shall  be  filled  in  with  brick  work,  eight  inches  high, 
in  best  manner,  supported  by  I beams  or  proper  and  safe  truss 
when  crossing  rooms  below.  Scantling  partitions  shall  not  be  em- 
ployed as  supports  of  any  floor  or  roof,  (except  dwelling  houses.) 


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680.  § 60.  Stairways  shall  not  be  inclosed  with  partitions 
made  of  plank,  boards,  flooring,  or  scantling,  unless  plastered  on 
both  sides. 

681.  § 61.  In  all  factories,  mills,  or  warehouses,  more  than 
three  stories  high  and  covering  an  area  of  more  than  3,000  su- 
perficial feet,  all  stairway  partitions  shall  be  constructed  of  in- 
combustible materials. 

682.  § 62.  Hoistway  openings  shall  have  trap  doors  (covered 
with  metal  on  the  under  side)  on  all  floors  except  where  elevators 
are  used,  with  sufficient  guards  for  protection  during  the  hours 
of  business;  and  said  doors  shall  be  kept  closed  at  all  other 
times. 

683.  § 63.  Hoistways  in  which  passenger  elevators  shall  be 
used  shall  have  a fire-proof  shaft  started  at  the  lowest  point 
reached  by  such  elevator,  and  from  such  point  extended  up 
through  and  six  feet  above  the  roof. 

684.  § 64.  Doors  in  such  shaft  shall  be  made  of  metal,  and 
the  catches  or  fastenings  upon  such  doors  shall  be  so  placed  that 
they  can  be  opened  only  from  the  inside  of  the  shaft,  and  entirely 
under  control  of  the  elevator  operator. 

685.  § 65.  All  openings  not  having  doors  shall  have  metallic 
frames  filled  with  prismatic  lights  in  iron  frame. 

686.  § 66.  Open  passenger  elevators  within  the  well  hole  of 
an  open  stairway  are  not  prohibited. 

687.  § 67.  In  case  of  automatic  trap  doors  being  used  at  each 
floor  through  which  an  elevator  passes,  which  doors  (being  lined 
with  metal  on  the  under  side)  shall  close  immediately  after  the 
passage  of  the  cab  or  platform  of  the  elevator  through  any  floor, 
the  opening  or  closing  of  the  doors  being  operated  by  the  pas- 
sage of  the  cab  or  platform,  such  elevators  may  dispense  with 
any  shaft  whatever. 

688.  § 68.  Any  scantling  partition  shall  be  regarded  as  incom- 
bustible when  plastered  on  both  sides  upon  iron  laths,  tile,  or 
wire  cloth,  and  filled  in  with  brick  work  at  least  eight  inches 
high  from  the  floor. 

689.  § 69.  All  stores,  storehouses,  mills,  and  manufactories. 


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that  may  hereafter  be  erected  in  Lincoln,  whicli  are  more  tlian 
two  stories  high,  shall  have  doors,  blinds,  or  shutters,  made  of 
li re-proof  metal,  on  every  window  and  entrance  where  the  same 
do  not  open  on  a street,  or  are  within  fifty  feet  of  any  opposite 
building.  When  in  such  buildings  the  shutters,  blinds,  or  doors, 
cannot  be  put  on  the  outside,  they  shall  be  put  on  the  inside  and 
hung  upon  irpn  eyes  or  frames  independent  of  any  wood  work; 
shutters  above  the  first  story  to  be  arranged  so  that  they  can  be 
opened  from  the  outside.  Prismatic  lights  in  iron  frames  shall 
be  regarded  as  an  equivalent  to  iron  shutters. 

690.  § 70.  All  buildings,  except  such  as  are  used  for  private 
residences  exclusively,  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  of  three  or  more 
stories  in  height,  shall  be  provided  with  one  or  more  metallic 
ladders,  or  metallic  fire  escapes,  extending  from  the  first  story 
to  the  upper  stories  of  such  building,  and  above  the  roof  and  on 
the  outer  walls  thereof,  in  such  location  and  numbers,  and  of 
such  material  and  construction  as  the  City  Council  may  from 
time  to  time  determine.  After  such  determination  shall  have 
been  made  as  aforesaid,  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of 
said  city  may  at  any  time,  by  a notice  in  writing  served  upon 
the  owner,  lessee,  or  occupant,  of  any  such  building  by  leaving 
with  such  owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  occupant,  or  at  his  or  their 
residence  or  place  of  business,  a co})y  of  such  notice,  require  such 
owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  occupant,  or  either  of  them,  to  cause  such 
metallic  ladder  or  fire  escape  to  be  placed  upon  such  building 
within  thirty  days  after  the  service  of  such  notice  : Frovidedj 
liovsevevj  That  all  buildings  more  than  two  stories  in  height,  used 
for  business  purposes,  shall  have  one  metallic  ladder  for  every 
twenty-five  persons,  or  less,  employed  above  the  second  story. 

691.  § 71.  In  case  such  owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  occupant,  or 
either  of  them,  so  served  with  notice  as  aforesaid,  shall  not, 
within  thirty  days  after  the  service  of  such  notice  upon  him  or 
them,  place,  or  cause  to  be  placed,  such  metallic  ladder  or  fire  es- 
cape upon  such  building  as  required  by  this  article  and  the  terms 
of  sueh  notice,  he  or  they  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  to  a further 


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fine  of  fifty  dollars  for  each  week  of  such  neglect  to  comply  with 
such  notice  after  the  service  of  the  same. 

G92.  § 72.  Tlie  face  of  wall,  pilaster,  or  column,  of  any 

building,  above  the  level  of  its  main  water  table,  unless  sucli  col- 
umn or  pilaster  is  merely  part  of  any  portico  or  window,  or  win- 
dow dressing,  shall  not  project  beyond  the  lot  line  to  exceed  eight 
inches. 

693.  § 73.  Porticos  to  any  building,  extending  through  one 
or  two  stories,  may  have  their  plinths  to  extend  four  feet  over  the 
lot  line,  but  bay  or  oriel  windows  to  dwelling  houses  shall  have 
the  body  of  such  window  not  more  than  three  feet  over  the  lot 
line,  and  no  part  of  such  window  shall  be  at  a less  distance  than 
eight  and  one-half  feet  above  grade  of  sidewalk;  brackets  pro- 
jecting not  more  than  fourteen  inches  to  be  kept  seven  feet  above 
the  sidewalk. 

694.  § 74.  Smoke  houses  shall  be  constructed  throughout  of 
incombustible  material,  with  ventilators  at,  or  near,  the  top,  and 
iron  guards  not  less  than  four  feet  above  the  fire  beds,  sufficient 
to  keep  the  meats  from  falling  into  the  fire.  If  they  open  into 
other  buildings,  such  openings  shall  be  protected  by  iron  doors 
or  shutters,  properly  and  thoroughly  constructed,  and  kept  closed 
at  all  times  when  smoking  meats. 

695.  § 75.  The  egress,  openings,  and  stairways,  of  theaters, 
or  other  rooms  wherein  crowds  of  people  or  children  assemble, 
or  wherein  large  numbers  of  employes  are  kept  at  work,  shall  in 
no  case  be  less  than  five  feet  wide,  nor  aggregate  in  a less  pro- 
portion than  eighteen  inches  for  each  one  hundred  persons  such 
theater  or  other  room  may  contain  or  accommodate.  This  pro- 
vision to  apply  to  the  doors  of  each  gallery  or  compartment  of 
such  building,  as  well  as  to  the  exterior  openings.  All  doors  of 
such  buildings,  or  rooms,  shall  be  made  to  swing  outward. 

696.  § 76.  All  buildings  over  two  stories  high,  used  for  the 
manufacture  of  combustible  articles  or  materials,  wherein  more 
than  fifty  employes  are  kept  at  a time,  must  have  at  least  two 
egress  stairways,  which  are  at  least  fifty  feet  from  each  other. 

697.  § 77.  No  building  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of 


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Lincoln  shall  be  used  or  occupied,  in  whole  or  in  [)art,  for  any 
of  the  trades  or  occupations  hereinafter  mentioned,  to-wit : plan- 
ing mills,  sash,  door,  and  blind  factories,  carpenter  or  cooper 
shops,  wagon  or  carriage  manufactories,  cabinet  and  furniture 
factories,  wood-turning  and  veneering  works,  agricultural  imple- 
ment factories,  box  or  shingle  factories,  or  any  other  wood-work- 
ing factory  or  shop:  unless  such  building  so  occupied  shall  have 
in  connection  with  it  a brick  or  fire-proof  flue  and  vault,  the  lat- 
ter of  sufficient  capacity  to  contain  all  shavings,  sawdust,  chips, 
or  other  light  combustible  refuse,  connected  therewith;  and  all 
such  shavings,  and  other  light  combustible  refuse,  shall  be  re- 
moved daily  from  such  premises  to  such  vault.  In  no  event 
shall  proprietors,  owners,  or  lessees,  of  such  manufactories,  allow 
combustible  refuse  to  accumulate  upon  any  lot,  or  in  any  build- 
ing unless  stored  in  a fire-proof  vault,  the  doors  to  be  kept  closed 
when  not  transferring  said  combustibles  in  or  out. 

698.  § 78.  No  person  shall,  hereafter,  either  as  owner,  lessee, 
or  agent,  use  or  occupy,  or  permit  the  use  and  occupation,  of  any 
store,  factory,  workshop,  or  other  structure,  where  any  person  or 
persons  shall  be  employed  as  workmen  or  workwomen,  for 
wages,  in  any  trade  or  occupation,  unless  every  such  store,  fac- 
tory, workshop,  or  other  structure,  shall  be  provided  with  suf- 
ficient doors  and  stairways  for  the  escape  of  the  employes  as 
aforesaid  in  event  of  fire  or  other  accident,  happening,  under 
penalty  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every 
offense,  and  the  further  penalty  of  fifty  dollars  for  each  and 
every  day  such  owner,  lessee,  or  agent  shall,  after  the  first  con- 
viction, neglect,  or  refuse  to  comply  with  any  provision  of  this 
section. 

699.  § 79.  Every  store,  building,  factory  or  any  other  struct- 
ure, wherein  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  employed,  above  the 
first  story  thereof,  in  any  trade  or  occupation,  as  workmen  or 
workwomen  for  wages,  shall  contain  and  be  provided  with  a good 
and  sufficient  fire-j)roof  stairway  for  each  twenty-five  feet  of 
frontage  of  every  such  store,  building,  factory  or  other  structure. 

700.  § 80.  In  every  factory,  worksho]),  or  other  place  or 


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structure  where  machiuery  is  employed,  the  belting,  shafting, 
gearing,  elevators,  and  every  other  thing,  when  so  located  as  to 
endanger  the  lives  and  limbs  of  those  employed  therein  while  in 
the  discharge  of  their  duties,  shall  be,  as  far  as  practicable,  so 
covered  and  guarded  as  to  insure  against  any  injury  to  such 
employes. 

701.  § 81.  Every  vat,  pan,  or  other  structure,  with  molten 
metals  or  hot  liquid,  shall  be  surrounded  with  proper  safeguards 
for  preventing  accidents  or  injury  to  those  employed  at  or  near 
them. 

702.  § 82.  The  walls  and  roofs,  doors  and  windows,  shall  be 
kept  in  good  repair,  so  as  to  keep  out  rain,  wind,  and  snow. 

703.  § 83.  Any  person  neglecting  or  refusing  to  comply  with 
any  of  the  requirements  contained  in  the  last  four  preceding  sec- 
tions, after  notice  so  to  do  from  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars 
for  each  such  neglect  or  refusal,  and  the  further  penalty  of 
twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  such  neglect  or  re- 
fusal shall  continue. 

704.  § 84.  Hot  air,  hot  water,  steam,  or  other  furnace, 
whether  brick  or  metal,  shall  be  kept  at  least  ten  inches,  and  the 
smoke  flue  at  least  twenty  inches,  off  from  any  unprotected  wood 
work.  All  furnaces  shall  be  placed  on  foundations  of  brick  or 
stone,  with  proper  hearths,  of  incombustible  material,  at  least 
thirty-six  inches  wide  in  front,  and  full  width  of  the  ash  pit. 
All  hot  air  conductors  that  are  placed  within  ten  inches  of  any 
wood  work,  shall  be  made  double,  one  within  another,  with  at 
least  one-half  inch  space  between  the  two.  All  hot  air  registers 
shall  be  set  in  incombustible  borders  not  less  than  two  inches  in 
width;  all  such  borders  shall  be  firmly  set  in  plaster  of  Paris; 
openings  in  floors  for  registers  shall  be  lined  with  bright  tin  to 
receive  the  register  boxes,  the  lining  to  be  kept  at  lea«t  one  inch 
distant  from  such  register  box.  I.  C.  or  I.  X.  bright  tin  shall 
be  used  in  the  construction  of  all  hot  air  flues  and  air  append- 
ages. 

705.  § 85.  The  wood  work  of  all  boiler  houses  and  boiler 


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rooms  shall  be  kept  at  least  six  feet  from  the  boiler  and  four  feet 
from  the  breeehing  and  smoke  conductor,  and  one  foot  from  the 
dome  of  the  boiler,  unless  siieli  wood  work  is  properly  protected 
with  ineombnstible  material,  and  then  there  shall  be  at  least  two 
feet  space  from  the  boiler  or  smoke-pipe  and  the  protection. 

706.  § 86.  The  floors  of  all  rooms  when  containing  station- 
ary boilers  shall  be  made  of  incombustible  material  five  feet  on 
all  sides  and  at  least  eight  feet  in  front  of  any  boiler. 

707.  § 87.  When  portable  boilers  are  used  on  wood  floors  of 
any  building,  such  wood  shall  have  a close  protection  of  incom- 
bustible material,  not  less  than  six  inches  thiek,  covering  all  the 
spaee  under  the  boiler  and  projecting  not  less  than  two  feet  on 
the  sides  and  rear  and  six  feet  in  front,  with  an  air  chamber  of 
not  less  than  two  inches  formed  in  sueh  projections.  Hollow 
tiles  j)roperly  laid  may  be  used  for  such  protection. 

708.  § 88.  No  brick  oven,  coffee  roaster,  or  any  other  brick 
structure  to  contain  fire  shall  be  permitted  on  a wood  floor  of 
any  building. 

709.  § 89.  No  wood  fence  shall  be  constructed  that  exceeds 
six  feet  in  height  above  sidewalk  grade,  or  above  surface  of  the 
ground  where  no  grade  is  established. 

710.  § 90.  Cupolas  of  foundries  shall  in  all  cases  extend  at 
least  four  feet  above  highest  point  of  roof  within  a radius  of 
forty  feet  of  each  cupola. 

711.  § 91.  Steam  pipes  shall  be  kept  at  least  two  inches  from 
all  wood  work,  otherwise  they  shall  be  protected  by  a soapstone 
or  earthen  ring  or  tube,  or  rest  on  iron  supports. 

712.  § 92.  No  pipes  shall  be  let  into  the  joists  or  beams  of 
any  floor  to  a greater  depth  than  two  inches,  and  not  more  than 
three  feet  from  the  ends  of  the  joists  or  beams. 

713.  § 93.  Wooden  flag-poles  are  permitted  to  be  erected  on 
any  building,  but  their  braees  and  other  parts,  if  any  sueh  be  put 
on,  shall  be  of  iron. 

714.  § 94.  Walls  of  any  building  shall  be  seeurely  braced 
during  process  of  erection. 

715.  § 95.  The  term  business  building’^  shall  embrace  all 


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buildings  used  principally  for  business  purposes,  thus  including 
among  others  hotels,  theaters,  office  buildings,  churches,  acade- 
mies, colleges,  and  schools. 

716.  § 96.  The  terms  wholesale  store’^  or  storehouse,^^ 
shall  embrace  all  buildings  used  (or  intended  to  be  used)  ex- 
clusively for  purposes  of  mercantile  business  or  storage  of  goods. 

717.  § 97.  A basement  story  of  any  building  is  defined  as  a 
story  whose  floor  is  twelve  inches  or  more  below  the  sidewalk, 
and  whose  height  does  not  exceed  twelve  feet  in  the  clear.  All 
such  stories  that  exceed  twelve  feet  high  shall  be  considered  as 
first  stories. 

718.  § 98.  The  heights  of  all  buildings  for  the  purposes  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  taken  from  the  grade  of  the  sidewalk  to  a 
point  half  way  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest  point  of  roof. 

719.  § 99.  Any  chimney  not  forming  a part  of  a wall  shall 
rest  upon  the  ground,  with  proper  foundation,  and  in  no  case 
shall  any  chimney  rest  on  or  be  suj)ported  by  frame  work,  beams, 
or  posts  of  wood  work  of  any  description. 

720.  § 100.  All  doors  in  shafts  of  elevators  shall  have  latches 
so  contrived  that  a key  shall  be  used  to  unlatch  the  doors  from 
the  outside,  but  may  have  a knob  or  handle  to  open  the  door 
from  the  inside. 

721.  § 101.  No  occupant,  owner  of,  or  contractor  for,  any 
building,  or  any  other  person,  shall  in  any  way  hinder  or  prevent 
an  authorized  officer  from  entering  any  business  building,  or  any 
other  building  in  process  of  construction. 

722.  § 102.  Iron  bars  shall  not  be  driven  in  the  roadway  of 
any  street  for  the  purpose  of  attaching  guy-ropes  of  derricks. 
Posts  may  be  set  up  opposite  any  derrick  for  the  purpose  of  at- 
taching guy-lines.  Such  posts  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  inches 
square,  of  sound  timber,  sixteen  feet  long,  set  at  least  four  feet 
into  the  ground.  Guy  ropes  attached  to  such  posts  shall  be  kept 
at  least  four  feet  into  the  ground.  Guy  ropes  attached  to  such 
posts  shall  be  kept  at  least  ten  feet  above  the  surface  of  the  street. 

723.  § 103.  Any  work  of  alteration  or  addition  made  for 
any  purpose,  in,  to,  or  upon,  any  building,  except  the  necessary 


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rei)iiirs  not  affecting  the  construction  of  external  or  party  walls, 
chimneys,  stairways,  or  height  of  a huihling,  shall,  to  the  extent 
of  such  work  of  alteration  or  addition,  be  subject  to  the  regula- 
tions of  this  ordinance. 

724.  § 104.  Every  theater,  opera  house,  hall,  church,  or  other 
building  intended  to  be  used  for  public  assemblages,  shall  be 
deemed  a public  hall  witliin  the  meaning  of  this  ordinance. 

725.  § 105.  No  stairway  to  any  public  hall  or  part  thereof 
shall  rise  more  than  ten  feet  without  a platform,  and  no  winders, 
wheeling,  or  circular  steps,  shall  be  used.  Each  stairway  and 
passageway  shall  have  a strong  hand  rail  on  each  side  thereof 
through  its  entire  length. 

726.  § 106.  Every  public  hall  with  accommodations  for  five 
hundred  or  more  people  shall  have  at  least’ two  separate  and  dis- 
tinct exits,  to  be  as  far  apart  as  may  be  found  practicable.  Pub- 
lic halls  accommodating  seven  hundred  or  more  persons  shall 
have  at  least  three  separate  and  distinct  exits.  The  exits  from  all 
galleries  shall  be  independent  of  and  separate  from  the  exit  of 
the  main  floor. 

727.  § 107.  In  all  theaters  the  proscenium  walls  shall  be  of 
brick  work,  not  less  than  sixteen  inches  thick,  extending  from 
the  ground  through  and  four  feet  above  the  roof;  this  brick  wall 
to  extend  entirely  across  the  building  from  the  floor  of  the  stage 
to  the  ground.  All  openings  required  in  any  part  of  the  wall 
(except  principal  opening)  shall  have  proper  iron  doors. 

728.  § 108.  All  auditorium  floors  in  theaters  shall  be  fire- 
proofed, either  by  deafening  the  same  with  at  least  one  inch  of 
mortar,  or  have  the  under  side  of  joist  lathed  with  iron  and 
plastered  with  at  least  one  heavy  coat  of  mortar. 

729.  § 109.  All  partitions  for  rooms  or  passages  in  theaters, 
if  not  made  bodily  fire-proof,  shall  be  plastered  on  both  sides  on 
iron  or  wire  lathing. 

730.  § 110.  The  preceding  sections  shall  apply  only  to  theaters 
or  public  halls  that  may  hereafter  be  erected  or  rebuilt.  The  fol- 
lowing sections  shall  apply  to  theaters  or  public  halls  that  are 
now  or  may  hereafter  be  erected  or  constructed ; 

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731.  § 111.  All  egress  oj)eiiing,s  in  public  balls  shall  have  the 
word  “exit’^  conspicuously  placed  over  them,  and  shall  otherwise 
conform  to  the  requirements  of  section  75  of  this  ordinance. 
The  aisles  or  passages  in  such  halls  shall  at  all  times  be  kept 
unobstructed. 

732.  § 112.  The  term  “theater^^  shall,  for  all  purposes  of  this 
article,  include  all  public  halls  containing  movable  scenery,  or 
fixed  scenery  which  is  not  made  of  metal,  plaster,  or  other  in- 
combustible material. 

733.  § 113.  All  materials  used  for- scenery  shall  be  coated 
with  such  paint,  washes,  etc.,  as  will  make  it,  as  far  as  possible, 
incombustible. 

734.  § 114.  All  theaters  or  other  places  of  public  amusement 
having  a seating  capacity  for  over  five  hundred  persons,  and  hav- 
ing a j)latform  or  stage,  and  using  drop  curtains  or  shifting 
scenery,  shall  have  a suitable  ventilator  placed  upon  the  roof  and 
o})ening  to  the  space  above  the  stage.  Such  ventilator  shall  be 
arranged  with  valves  or  shutters  that  can  be  readily  opened  in 
case  of  fire,  so  that  a current  of  air  will  pass  over  the  stage  and 
outward  through  such  ventilator.  Any  other  contrivance  hav- 
ing the  same  effect,  and  approved  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  De- 
partment, may  be  used  instead  of  the  ventilator  above  described. 

735.  § 115.  All  such  buildings  shall  have  a water  stand- 
])ipe  and  water  plug,  to  be  placed  on  the  stage  or  platform,  or  in 
its  immediate  vicinity,  which  shall  be  connected  with  the  water 
pi[)es  or  street  mains  of  the  city,  and  shall  be  put  in  under  the 
direction  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment. 

736.  § 116.  Hose  shall  be  attached  to  such  standpipe,  of 
such  size  as  may  be  directed  by  said  Chief  of  l^ire  Department, 
to  have  nozzle  and  stop-cock  attached  thereto;  sucli  hose  shall  be 
of  sufficient  length  to  extend  to  the  farthest  limits  of  such  build- 
ing or  place  of  amusement,  and  shall  at  all  times  be  ke})t  in  good 
order  and  re})air,  filled  with  water  under  pressure,  and  ready  for 
immediate  use. 

737.  § 117.  All  public  halls  with  accommodations  for  one 


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thousand  or  more  persons  shall  have  at  least  one  standpipe  in  the 
street  or  alley  on  the  outside  of  building,  from  ground  to  roof, 
with  hose  attaehments  elose  to  a window  or  door  at  each  floor  or 
gallery. 

738.  § 118.  Such  hall  shall  also  be  provided  with  a fire 
alarm  telegraph  apparatus,  connected  by  the  necessary  wires 
with  the  headquarters  of  the  city  fire  alarm  telegraph,  or  such 
other  place  or  places  as  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Dej)artraent  shall 
direct. 

739.  § 119.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  owners,  agents,  lessees, 
and  occupants  of  such  public  hall  to  provide  such  fire  extinguish- 
ing apparatus  at  such  points  about  the  building  as  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  shall  direct. 

740.  § 120.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance,  where  no  other  penalty  is  provided,  shall 
be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense.  Any  builder  or  con- 
tractor who  shall  construct,  and  any  architect  having  charge  of 
the  same  who  shall  permit  to  be  constructed,  any  building  in  vio- 
lation of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalties  provided 
and  imposed  by  this  section. 

741.  § 121.  No  buildings  constructed  of  corrugated  iron  shall 
be  built  within  the  fire  limits  of  this  city,  except  in  the  rear  of 
store  buildings,  on  the  alleys,  and  then  only  upon  special  permit 
of  the  City  Council  by  a three-fourths  vote.  Such  corrugated 
iron  to  be  fastened  to  the  uprights  or  posts,  no  sheathing  to  be 
used,  and  said  iron  to  be  not  less  than  No.  22  standard  corru- 
gated iron. 

g 22.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  rei)ealed. 

g 28.  This  ordinance  shall  take  efl’cet  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expira- 
tion of  one  week  after  its  pa.ssage,  approval,  and  pulflication  accordiiif?  to  law. 

I’assed  Au^mst  26,  A.  I).  18y5. 

Approved  Auj^mst  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Guaiiam,  Manor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  CUi/  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCK  ropTulaliiip:  burials  and  remuvals  of  the  dead  in  the  city  of  Idncoln, 

prescribing;  penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisonsof  tliis  ordinance,  and  rcitealiiif; 

ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  hu  the  Manor  and  Council  of  the  Oili/  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XII. 

Bm'ial  Permits, 

742.  § 1.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of‘ every  undertaker,  or 
other  person,  before  removing  any  corpse  for  burial,  to  obtain 
from  the  Board  of  Health  a permit  so  to  do;  and  before  obtain- 
ing such  permit,  he  shall  deposit  with  the  health  officer  a certificate 
setting  forth,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  name,  age,  sex, 
nativity,  color,  occupation,  whether  married  or  single,  number 
and  street  of  late  residence  in  the  city,  time  of  residence  therein, 
place  of  previous  residence,  cause  and  date  of  death,  duration  of 
last  illness,  and  the  place  and  date  of  intended  interment,  which 
certificate  shall  be  signed  by  the  physician  or  surgeon  in  attend- 
ance at  the  time  of  death.  In  case  a coroner’s  inquest  shall  be 
held,  the  fact  shall  be  stated  and  the  coroner  shall  be  required  to 
certify  to  the  fact  to  the  Board  of  Health;  and  no  sexton  or  other 
jierson  shall  assist  in  or  assent  to,  or  allow  any  such  interment, 
or  aid  or  assist  about  preparing  any  grave  or  place  of  deposit  for 
any  such  body,  for  which  permit  has  not  been  given  authorizing 
the  same.  Such  permit  shall  be  delivered  by  the  undertaker  to 
the  sexton,  or  any  other  person  receiving  such  corpse  for  burial 
or  transportation  to  some  other  place  for  interment,  and  by  him 
returned  to  the  health  officer  with  the  date  of  its  receipt  and  the 
disposition  of  such  corpse  indorsed  thereon.  No  interment  shall 
be  made  at  any  place  within  the  city  limits,  and  at  no  place  ex- 
cept in  a regular  cemetery. 

743.  § 2.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

g 3.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Tassed  August  26,  A.  D.  ISflf). 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Chaiiam,  Mayor, 

Attest : .1.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ()IO)lNAN(!K  prescribing  nnd  (lefiiiing  the  city  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lan- 
Ciister  comity,  Nebraska,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conllict  with  the  provisions 
of  tiiis  ordinance. 

lie  it  ordained  hi/  the  Manor  and  Council  of  the  CiLij  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XIII. 

City  Limits. 

744.  § 1.  The  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the 

county  of  Lancaster,  be  and  hereby  are  established  and  fixed  as 
follows,  that  is  to  say : 

Commencing  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  southwest  quarter 
of  section  23,  town  10  n,  range  6 e of  the  sixth  p.  m.  in  Lancaster 
county,  state  of  Nebraska,  and  running  thence  south  along  the 
section  line  to  the  se  cor  of  the  n hf  ne  qr  of  sec  27,  t 10  n, 
r 6 e;  thence  west  to  nw  cor  of  ne  qr  se  qr  ne  qr  of  said  sec 
27 ; thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  ne  qr  ne  qr  se  qr  of  said 
sec  27  ; thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  s hf  nw  qr  se  qr  of  said 
sec  27 ; thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  nw  qr  se  qr  of  said  sec 
27 ; thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  se  qr  se  qr  of  sec  28,  t 10 
11,  r 6 e;  thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  se  qr  se  qr  of  said  sec 
28;  thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  ne  qr  of  sec  33,  t 10  n,  r 
6 e;  thence  south  740  feet;  thence  west  800  feet;  thence  nortli 
740  feet  to  the  north  line  of  said  sec  33;  thence  west  to  the  nw 
cor  of  said  sec  33;  thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  said  sec  33; 
thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of  said  sec  33;  thence  north  to  the  ne 
cor  of  the  s hf  se  qr  of  said  sec  33 ; thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of 
said  s hf  se  qr;  thence  nortli  to  a point  653  feet  soutli  of  the  center 
of  said  sec  33;  thence  west  660J  feet;  thence  north  to  the  north 
line  of  the  sw  qr;  thence  east  to  the  center  of  said  sec  33;  thence 
north  to  the  sw^cor  of  the  nw  qr  iie  qr;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor 
of  said  11  w qr  ne  qr;  thence  north  to  the  ne  cor  of  said  nw  qr 
ne  qr  of  said  sec  33;  thence  east  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  ne  qr  nw 
qr  of  sec  34,  t 10,  r 6 e;  thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  nw  qr 
ne  qr  nw  qr  sec  34,  t 10  n,  r 6 e of  the  sixth  p.  M. ; thence  east  to 
the  se  cor  of  said  nw  qr  ne  qr  nw  qr;  thence  north  to  the  sw  cor 
of  the  n hf  ne  qr  ne  qr  nw  qr;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of  the 
11  hf  of  the  ne  qr  ne  qr  nw  qr;  thence  north  to  the  ne  cor  of  the 
11  w qr  of  said  sec  84;  thence  east  to  the  sc  cor  of  said  sec  27; 
thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  nw  qr  nw  qr  of  sec  35,  t 10  n,  r 
6 e;  thence  east  to  the  se  eor  of  said  nw  qr  of  the  nw  qr;  thence 


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iiortli  to  the  iie  cor  of  said  nw  qr  nw  qr;  tlience  east  to  nw  cor 
of  the  lie  qr ; tiieiice  south  to  the  center  of  said  sec  35  ; tlience  west 
376  J feet  to  the  easterly  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Nebraska 
railway;  thence  southeasterly  along  said  line  of  right  of  way  to 
the  west  line  of  se  qr  of  said  see  35;  thence  south  to  the  center 
of  sec  2,  t 9,  r 6 e;  thence  east  to  the  westerly  line  of  the  right 
of  way  of  the  Nebraska  railway;  thence  northwesterly  along 
said  line  of  right  of  way  to  the  east  line  of  Ninth  street  in  Fair- 
mont; thence  north  to  the  center  of  High  street  in  Fairmont; 
thence  east  to  the  east  line  of  lot  20  in  Fairmont;  thence  south 
to  the  sw  cor  of  lot  21  in  Fairmont;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor 
of  lot  22  in  Fairmont;  thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  nw  qr 
of  sec  1,  t 9,  r 6 e;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of  the  sw  qr  nw  qr; 
thence  north  to  the  ne  cor  of  the  sw  qr  nw  qr;  thence  west  to 
the  se  cor  of  w hf  nw  qr  nw  qr;  thence  north  to  the  ne  cor  of  the 
w hf  nw  qr  nw  qr  of  said  sec  1 ; thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of 
lot  13  in  the  sw  qr  of  sec  36,  t 10,  r 6 e;  thence  north  to  the  ne 
cor  of  said  lot  13 ; thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  lot  12  in  the  sw 
qr;  thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  said  sec  36;  thence  west 
to  the  sw  cor  of  the  se  qr  se  qr  of  sec  35,  t 10,  r 6 e;  thence 
north  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  se  qr  se  qr  of  said  sec  35;  thence  east 
to  the  se  cor  of  lot  5 in  the  se  qr  of  sec  36,  t 10,  r 6 e;  thence 
north  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  ne  qr  se  qr;  thence  east  to  the  ne  cor 
of  the  se  qr  of  said  sec  36  ; thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  nw 
qr  sw  qr  of  sec  31,  t 10,  r 7 e;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of  said 
nw  qr  sw  qr;  thence  north  to  the  ne  cor  of  said  nw  qr  sw  qr; 
thence  west  to  the  secor  of  lot  14  in  Perkins’  subdivision;  thence 
north  to  the  ne  cor  of  lot  11  in  Perkins’  subdivision;  thence  east 
to  the  se  cor  of  the  nw  nw  qr  of  said  sec  31 ; thence  north  to  ne 
cor  of  said  nw  qr  nw  qr;  thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  said  sec 
31 ; thence  north  to  the  sw  cor  of  nw  qr  sw  qr  of  sec  30,  t 10, 
r 7 e;  thence  east  to  the  nw  cor  of  Davis’  second  addition;  thence 
south  to  the  sw  cor  of  said  Davis’  second  addition;  thence  east 
to  the  se  cor  of  Davis’  second  addition;  thence  north  to  the  ne 
cor  of  Davis’  second  addition;  thence  west  to  the  se  cor  of  Capi- 
tal View  addition;  thence  north  to  the  ne  cor  of  Capital  View 
addition ; thence  west  to  the  nw  corner  of  said  nw  qr  sw  qr  sec 
30;  thence  north  to.the  sw  cor  of  the  nw  qr  of  the  nw  qr  of  said 
sec  30;  thence  east  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  e hf  of  the  ne  qr  sw  qr 
nw  qr;  thence  south  to  the  sw  cor  of  said  e hf  ne  qr  sw  qr  nw 
qr;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of  said  e hf  ne  qr  sw  qr  nw  qr; 
thence  north  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  nwqr  ne  qr  nw  qr;  thence  east 


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to  the  se  cor  of  said  nvv  qr  iie  qr  nw  qr;  thence  north  to  the  ne 
cor  of  said  nvv  qr  ne  qr  nvv  qr  of  said  sec  30;  thence  east  to  the 
se  cor  of  the  vv  hf  se  qr  of  sec  19,  t 10,  r 7 e ; thence  north  to  the 
ne  cor  of  svv  qr  ne  qr;  thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  the  sw  qr  ne 
qr ; thence  north  to  the  north  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  B.  & 
J\I.  R.  R.  Co.  in  Nebraska;  thence  southwesterly  along  said  north 
line  of  right  of  way  to  the  west  line  of  sec  18,  t 10,  r 7 e;  thence 
south  to  the  sw  cor  of  nw  qr  of  said  sec  18;  thence  west  to  the 
north  line  of  the  riglitof  way  of  the  B.  & M.  R.  R.  in  Nebraska; 
thence  southwesterly  along  said  north  line  of  the  right  of  way  to 
the  south  line  of  sec  13,  t 10  n,  r 6 e ; thence  west  to  the  sw  cor 
of  said  sec  13;  thence  north  to  the  sw  cor  of  the  n hf  of  the  nw 
qr  of  said  sec  13;  thence  east  to  the  se  cor  of  the  n hf  nw  qrof 
said  sec;  thence  south  to  the  center  of  said  sec  13;  thence  east 
to  the  se  cor  of  the  ne  qr  of  said  sec  13;  thence  north  to  the  ne  cor 
of  said  section  13;  thence  west  to  fhe  east  line  of  Stratton’s  addi- 
tion ; thence  north  along  the  east  line  of  Stratton’s  addition  to  the 
necor;  thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  said  Stratton’s  addition;  thence 
north  to  the  ne  cor  of  the  s hf  of  the  svv  qr  of  sec  1,  t 10  n,  r 6 e; 
thence  west  to  the  nvv  cor  of  the  s hf  of  the  sw  qr ; thence  south  to 
the  swcor  of  said  sec  1 ; thence  east  to  the  nvv  cor  of  the  e hf  of 
the  nw  qr  of  sec  12,  t 10  n,  6 e;  thence  south  to  the  svv  cor  of  said 
e hf  nw  qr  sec  12;  thence  west  to  the  svv  cor  of  the  nvv  qr  of 
sec  12,  t 10  n,  6 e;  thence  north  to  the  nw  cor  of  said  sec  12; 
thence  west  to  the  nvv  cor  of  ne  qr  of  sec  11,  t 10  n,  r 6 e;  thence 
south  to  the  center  of  sec  14,  t 10  n,  r 6 e;  thence  east  to  the  nvv 
cor  of  the  e hf  se  qr'of  said  sec;  thence  south  to  the  svv  cor  of 
the  e hf  se  qr  of  said  sec  14;  thence  west  to  the  nw  cor  of  the 
ne  qr  of  sec  23,  t 10,  r 6 e;  thence  south  to  the  center  of  said 
sec  23;  thence  west  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

g 2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conllict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g :i.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  pnhlieation  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(i,  A.  1).  hSUf), 

Ai)])roved  Angust2(),  A.  I).  1S9.).  F.  A.  Guaha.m,  Mai/or. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowkn,  CV///  Clerk,  [skal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  rej,ni]atiiig  and  licensing  llic  operating  of  coaclies,  cabs,  carts,  and 
other  vehicles  for  hire  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  fixing  the  rates  of  hire  to  be  paid  and 
charged  tliercfor,  rc(piiring  tlie  postingin  all  vehicles  used  for  conveyance  of  jms- 
sengers  a card  containing  naine  of  owner  of  vehicle,  nninber  of  license,  and  sec- 
tions 13  and  15  of  this  ordinance,  prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councit  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 


Article  XIV. 

Coaches^  Cabs,  and  Carts. 

745.  § 1.  No  person  or  persons  shall  hire  out,  keep,  or  use 
for  hire  or  cause  to  be  kept  or  used  for  hire,  for  the  carrying  or 
conveying  of  persons  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  any  hackney 
coach,  cab,  coach,  omnibus,  or  other  vehicle  or  vehicles,  carriage 
or  carriages,  of  any  descriplion  or  name  whatever,  without  a 
license  so  to  do. 

746.  § 2.  The  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  license,  under 
his  hand,  attested  by  the  Clerk  and  the  seal  of  the  city,  any  per- 
son or  persons,  residents  of  the  city,  and  being  the  owner  or 
owners  of  any  or  either  of  the  said  vehicles,  or  carriages,  to  keep 
and  use  for  hire  and  the  conveyance  of  persons,  any  or  either  of 
said  carriages  or  vehicles,  upon  every  such  owner  executing  a 
bond  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  paying 
a license  fee  hereinafter  fixed. 

747.  § 3.  Before  any  license  shall  issue  to  any  person  to 
keep  or  use  for  hire,  or  drive,  any  hackney  coach,  cab,  or  vehi- 
cle, he  shall  execute  a bond  to  said  city  in  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  with  sureties  to  be  ajiproved  by  the  Mayor,  condi- 
tioned for  the  faithful  observance  of  all  ordinances  of  the  city 
relating  to  or  regulating  hackmen  and  drivers,  and  all  others 
])ursuing  like  occupations. 

748.  § 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  keep  a register 
of  the  names  of  the  persons  to  whom  each  license  is  granted,  the 
date  when  issued,  the  number  of  the  license,  and  the  description 
of  the  vehicle  licensed.  All  licenses  granted  under  this  ordi- 
nance, unless  sooner  revoked,  shall  continue  in  force  for  one  year. 

749.  § 5.  Every  person  so  licensed  shall  forthwith  cause  the 


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name  of  the  owner  and  tlie  number  of  bis  license  to  be  })lainly 
painted  in  letters  at  least  one  and  a half  incbes  in  lengib,  in  a 
conspicnons  place  on  tbe  outside  of  each  side  of  tbe  veliicle,  and 
shall  keep  tbe  same  plain  and  distinct  at  all  times  when  used, 
during  tbe  continuance  of  sucb  license;  but  upon  tbe  ex])iration 
of  said  license  (unless  renewed)  sucb  person  shall  immediately 
cause  tbe  said  name  and  number  to  be  erased  from  said  vehicle, 
and  shall  not  allow  said  vehicle  to  be  used  with  said  name  and 
number  thereon. 

750.  § 6.  Every  hackney  coach,  cab,  livery  carriage,  or  other 
vehicle,  for  the  conveyance  of  persons,  (except  omnibuses,)  when 
driven  or  used  for  hire,  or  waiting  or  standing  for  use,  on  any 
public  street  or  place  in  the  night  time,  shall  have  fixed  upon 
some  conspicuous  part  of  the  outside  thereof,  a lighted  lamp, 
with  plain  glass  front  and  sides,  with  the  number  of  the  license 
painted  on  the  side  of  each  lamp,  in  distinct  and  legible  figures, 
at  least  one  and  a half  inches  in  length.  And  every  such  vehi- 
cle, which  has  a door  or  doors  to  the  same,  shall  have  a knob  or 
handle  upon  the  inside  of  such  door  or  doors,  by  which  said  door 
or  doors  may  be  easily  opened  from  the  inside  of  such  vehicle. 
All  omnibuses  shall,  when  running  in  the  night  time,  have  fixed 
in  some  conspicuous  place  in  front  thereof,  so  as  to  be  distinctly 
seen  from  the  inside  and  outside,  a lighted  lamp,  with  the  num- 
ber of  license  distinctly  painted  thereon  in  figures  of  one  inch  and 
a half  in  length. 

751.  § 7.  All  licenses  granted  under  this  ordinance  shall  des- 
ignate the  vehicle  by  number  or  name,  and  the  owner  or  owners, 
driver  or  drivers,  shall  be  severally  liable  for  each  and  every 
violation  of  this  ordinance  by  such  owner  or  owners,  or  (heir 
driver  or  drivers. 

752.  § 8.  Every  driver  of  any  such  vehicle  shall  wear  in  a 
conspicuous  place,  on  the  outside  of  the  breast  of  the  coat,  a 
metal  badge,  having  engraved  thereon  the  number  of  his  license 
and  the  kind  of  vehicle. 

753.  § 9.  If  the  owner  of  any  vehicle,  licensed  as  aforesaid, 
shall  sell  or  dispose  of  the  same  before  the  expiration  of  the 


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license  therefor,  he  shall,  within  five  days,  notify  the  Mayor  of 
the  said  transfer,  and  the  Mayor  may  transfer  such  license  on  the 
payment  of  one  dollar. 

754.  § 10.  Any  person  who  shall  keep  or  drive  any  hackney 
coach,  cab,  or  other  vehicle,  for  the  conveyance  of  persons  from 
place  to  place,  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  hire  or  reward, 
without  being  licensed  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of 
not  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

755.  § 11.  There  shall  be  charged  and  paid  to  the  City  Treas- 
urer, for  the  use  of  the  city,  on  issuing  the  said  licenses,  by  the 
parties  to  whom  they  may  be  granted,  the  following  sums: 

1.  For  all  omnibuses,  coaches,  carriages,  and  other  vehicles, 
drawn  by  two  or  more  horses,  or  other  animals,  and  occupying 
any  public  stand,  or  that  shall  run  for  the  conveyance  of  passen- 
gers, for  hire  or  reward,  within  the  city,  shall  be  charged  for 
license,  each,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  per  annum. 

2.  For  all  such  vehicles,  drawn  by  one  horse,  shall  be  charged 
for  license,  each,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars:  Provided,  That  nothing 
contained  in  this  article  shall  be  construed  to  include  livery- 
stable  keepers  in  the  ordinary  use  of  teams  and  carriages. 

756.  § 12.  Any  person  may  procure  a license  of  the  Mayor 
for  a wheeled  vehicle  to  carry  passengers  during  the  State  Fair, 
in  which  the  license  is  issued,  by  paying  to  the  City  Treasurer 
the  sum  of  ten  dollars.  Such  license  shall  not  entitle  him  to 
haul  any  passengers  within  the  city  limits,  excepting  to  and  from 
the  State  Fair. 

757.  § 13.  The  prices,  or  rates  of  fare,  to  be  asked  or  de- 
manded by  the  owners  or  drivers  of  hackney  coaches,  cabs,  or 
other  vehicles,  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  for  hire,  shall 
be  as  follows:  Where  no  other  or  different  bargain  is  made  in 
advance,  for  conveying  one  passenger  from  any  railroad  depot,  or 
regular  hack  stand,  or  the  office  of  any  hack  line,  to  any  point 
within  the  city,  not  exceeding  twelve  blocks  distant,  twenty-five 
cents;  for  each  additional  twelve  blocks,  or  parts  thereof,  within 
the  city,  twenty-five  cents  additional.  Where  passengers  are 
conveyed  from  any  place  other  than  a regular  hack  stand,  office 


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or  hack  line,  or  railroad  depot,  the  fare  shall,  for  each  passenger, 
be  twenty-live  cents,  for  any  distance  not  exceeding  twelve  blocks, 
and  twenty-five  cents  for  each  additional  twelve  blocks,  or  part 
thereof,  and  in  computing  the  fare  in  such  cases  the  whole  dis- 
tance traveled,  from  the  hack  stand  or  office  from  which  the  hack 
is  ordered,  to  the  place  to  which  such  passenger  is  conveyed,  shall 
be  included.  For  each  piece  of  baggage  belonging  to  passengers, 
other  than  a satchel  or  package  carried  in  the  hand,  the  rates 
above  mentioned  may  be  charged.  For  conveying  children  be- 
tween five  and  twelve  years  of  age,  one-half  the  above  rates 
may  be  charged,  but  every  person  paying  full  fare  may  have  one 
child  under  five  years  of  age  carried  free;  Provided,  That  be- 
tween the  hours  of  ten  o’clock  p.  M.  and  five  o’clock  a.  m.  of 
the  following  morning,  double  the  above  rates  may  be  charged; 
And  Provided  further,  That  in  case  one  or  two  persons  shall  use 
any  such  carriage  for  their  own  exclusive  benefit,  the  owner  or 
driver  thereof  may  demand  and  receive  therefor  double  fare. 
For  the  use  of  any  such  carriage  by  the  hour,  with  one  or  more 
passengers,  with  the  privilege  of  going  from  place  to  })lace,  and 
stopping  as  often  as  may  be  required,  for  the  first  hour,  two  dol- 
lars, for  each  additional  hour  or  part  of  an  hour,  one  dollar.  In 
all  cases,  when  the  hiring  of  a hackney  coach,  cab,  or  other 
vehicle,  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers,  is  not  at  the  time 
thereof  specified  to  be  by  the  hour,  it  shall  be  deemed  to  be  by 
the  block;  and  for  any  detention  exceeding  five  minutes,  when 
so  working  by  the  block,  the  owner  or  driver  may  demand  pay 
at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per  hour. 

758.  § 14.  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  licensed  wheeled  ve- 

hicle may  demand  and  require  in  advance,  for  the  eonveyance  of 
each  ])assenger  from  any  point  within  the  city  limits,  to  or  into 
the  State  Fair  Grounds,  or  return,  twenty-five  cents,  and  no  more  : 
Provided,  however,  That  in  case  less  than  four  persons  shall  de- 
sire to  use  any  vehicle  as  a public  coach  for  their  own  exclusive 
benefit  or  accommodation,  to  or  from  the  Fair  Grounds,  the  owner 
or  driver  thereof  may  demand  and  receive  therefor  the  sum  of 
one  dollar:  Provided,  T\\i\i  the  rates  fixed  in  this  section  shall 


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not  include  persons  taken  from  or  left  at  their  residences,  or  other 
j)lace,  by  special  order  or  request,  but  the  fare  in  such  case  shall 
be  regulated  by  the  block,  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section. 

759.  § 15.  Whenever  any  package,  or  article  of  baggage,  or 
goods  of  any  kind,  shall  be  left  in  or  on  any  hackney  coach,  cab, 
omnibus,  carriage,  dray,  cart,  or  wagon,  or  other  licensed  vehi- 
cle, for  the  conveyance  of  passengers,  goods,  or  baggage;  or  vyhen 
any  such  package  shall  be  left  in  the  custody  of  the  driver  of 
any  such  vehicle,. such  driver  shall,  upon  the  discovery  of  such 
package  or  article,  forthwith  deliver  the  same  at  the  office  of  his 
employer;  or  in  case  such  driver  be  the  owner  of  any  such  vehi- 
cle, he  shall  deliver  the  said  package,  or  goods,  or  other  article, 
at  the  police  station  of  the  city,  into  the  hands  of  the  officer  in 
charge,  unless  such  package  or  article  shall  sooner  be  delivered 
to  the  owner  thereof,  or  the  order  of  such  owner.  Any  neglect 
or  refusal  on  the  part  of  such  driver  to  com23ly  with  the  provis- 
ions hereof,  and  any  violation  of  any  clause  or  provision  of  this 
section,  shall  subject  such  driver  to  a fine  of  not  more  than  ten 
dollars. 

760.  § 16.  There  shall  be  fixed  in  every  hackney  coach,  cab, 
or  other  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  for  hire,  in  such 
manner  as  can  be  eonveniently  read  by  any  person  riding  in  the 
same,  a card  containing  the  name  of  the  owner  of  said  vehicle, 
the  number  of  his  license,  and  the  whole  of  sections  13  and  15 
of  this  ordinance,  ])rinted  in  plain  legible  characters,  under  pen- 
alty of  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  for  each  and  every 
violation  thereof,  and  revocation  of  license.  Such  cards  shall  be 
printed  and  furnished  by  the  City  Clerk  at  the  expense  of  the  city. 

761.  § 17.  All  disputes  as  to  prices  or  distance  shall  be  set- 
tled by  the  Chief  of  Police  or  other  member  of  the  police  force. 

762.  § 18.  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  hackney  coach,  cab, 
or  other  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers,  shall  not  de- 
mand or  be  entitled  to  receive  any  pay  for  the  conveyance  of  any 
passenger  unless  the  number  of  the  carriage  and  rates  of  fare  be 
conspicuously  fixed  in  and  on  said  vehicle,  as  herein  provided  by 
section  16  of  this  ordinance. 


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7()3.  § 19.  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  coach  or  cab,  who 

may  have  demanded  and  received  any  fare  in  excess  of  what  is 
provided  for  in  this  ordinance,  shall  return  the  excess  received 
and  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  more  than  five  dollars. 

764.  § 20.  Every  licensed  owner  or  driver  of  any  hackney 
coach  or  cab  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  his  fare  of  the  per- 
son or  persons  employing  him  on  entering  his  coach  or  cab,  and 
may  refuse  to  convey  any  person  who  will  not  comply  with  said 
demand. 

765.  § 21.  Every  owner  or  driver,  or  person  having  charge 
of  any  hackney  coach  or  cab,  shall,  upon  being  requested  so  to 
do,  give  to  any  person  or  persons  the  number  of  his  coach  or 
cab,  the  names  of  the  owner  and  driver  thereof,  and  their  place 
of  abode  and  stable. 

766.  § 22.  Every  cart,  truck,  wagon,  dray,  or  other  vehicle, 
drawn  by  one  or  more  horses,  or  other  animals,  which  shall  be 
kept,  used,  driven,  or  employed,  for  the  transportation  or  con- 
veyance of  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  other  articles,  from 
place  to  place  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  hire,  wages,  or  pay 
for  such  transportation,  shall  be  deemed  a ^‘public  cart^^  within 
the  meaning  of  this  ordinance,  and  every  person  who  shall  set  up, 
or  keep,  use,  or  employ,  any  such  public  cart  without  first  obtain- 
ing license  therefor  from  the  Mayor  of  said  city  as  is  hereinafter 
provided,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a violation  of  this  ordinance. 

767.  § 23.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  require  and  receive  for 
the  use  of  the  city  from  every  person  to  whom  the  Mayor  may 
grant  a license,  the  following  charges : 

1.  For  all  drays,  carts,  wagons,  and  other  vehicles,  drawn  by 
two  or  more  horses  or  other  animals,  shall  be  charged  for  license, 
each,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  per  annum. 

2.  For  all  drays,  carts,  wagons,  and  other  vehicles  drawn  by 
one  horse  or  other  animal,  shall  be  charged  for  license,  each,  the 
sum  of  five  dollars  per  annum. 

768.  § 24.  Every  public  cart  shall  have  fairly  painted  on 
some  conspicuous  place  on  each  side,  the  name  of  the  owr.er  and 
the  number  of  the  license  therefor,  in  plain  letters  and  figures  at 


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least  two  and  a lialf  inches  lon^,  and  tlie  driving  or  using  of  a 
])nl)lic  cart  without  its  being  so  lettered  and  numbered,  sliall  be 
deemed  a violation  of  this  ordinance. 

769.  § 25.  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  licensed  dray  or 
other  licensed  vehicle  shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  the 
sum  of  twenty-five  cents  for  each  load  of  not  over  three  hundred 
])ounds,  and  fifty  cents  for  each  load  of  over  three  hundred 
pounds,  transported  not  more  than  one-half  mile,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  the  rates  aforesaid,  for  each  load  transported  over  one- 
half  mile,  ten  cents  additional  for  each  half  mile  or  fraction 
thereof  necessarily  traveled  beyond  the  first  half  mile  of  haul;  ^ 
and  for  each  load  of  household  goods  moved,  where  the  dray- 
man loads  on  and  takes  off  the  load  of  goods,  amounting  to  over 
1,000  pounds,  the  sum  of  seventy-five  cents  may  be  charged  for 
each  half  mile  or  part  thereof. 

770.  § 26.  Every  public  cart-man  shall  be  entitled  tobe])aid 
the  legal  rate  allowed  and  provided  in  this  ordinance  immediately 
upon  the  carting  or  transportation  of  any  article  or  thing,  and  it 
shall  be  lawful  for  any  such  public  cart-man  to  retain  any  article  or 
thing  so  carted  or  transported  by  him  for  which  he  is  not  so  })aid 
his  cartage,  and  to  convey  the  same  without  delay  to  the  police 
station,  and  he  shall  be  entitled  to  the  lawful  rate  or  pay  for  the 
so  conveying.  All  disputes  or  disagreements  as  to  distance  or 
rates  of  ])ay  between  public  cart-men  or  public  porters  and  j)er- 
sons  employing  them  or  owing  for  cartage  or  transportation,  shall 
be  determined  by  the  Chief  of  Police,  or  any  policeman. 

771.  § 27.  No  licensed  owner  or  driver  herein  mentioned 
shall  refuse  to  give  his  name  on  request  of  any  persoii,  or  im- 
pose upon  any  person  in  any  manner  or  form,  or  strike,  threaten, 
insult,  or  otherwise  abuse  or  ill-treat,  any  passenger,  under  any 
pretense  whatever,  or  ask,  take,  or  extort,  from  any  ])erson,  any 
greater  price  or  rate  of  fare  than  herein  established;  and  to  do 
so  shall  be  deemed  a violation  of  this  ordinance. 

772.  § 28.  No  driver,  agent,  servant,  owner,  or  owners,  of 
any  hackney  coach,  enb,  carriage,  or  other  vehicle  herein  referred 
to,  shall  act  as  public  porter  or  runner  without  a license  for  that 


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purpose,  or  solicit  passengers,  except  for  such  vehicle  as  he  may 
be  licensed  for;  and  no  such  driver  shall  engage  in  racing  with 
another,  or  drive  faster  than  a moderate  trot  while  passing  in, 
along,  or  through  any  of  the  public  streets  in  the  city;  and  all 
such  vehicles  shall  keep  to  the  right  when  in  motion  and  passing 
along  any  of  such  streets. 

773.  § 29.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  driver  of  any  licensed 
hack,  coach,  or  public  dray,  to  be  intoxicated  while  on  duty  as 
such  driver,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  or 
any  policeman  to  at  once  remove  such  driver  from  his  vehicle. 

774.  § 30.  That  the  superintendent  or  depot  master  of  each 
railroad  depot  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  is  hereby  authorized  and 
empowered  to  arrange,  regulate,  and  locate  the  stands  or  grounds 
to  be  occupied  by  the  omnibuses,  hacks,  and  baggage  wagons,  of 
the  said  city  of  Lincoln  at  said  depots  respectively,  and  that  the 
said  stands,  grounds,  and  locations,  so  fixed  and  determined  by 
the  said  superintendents  or  depot  masters  respectively,  shall  be 
the  stands,  grounds,  and  location,  to  be  occupied  by  said  omni- 
buses, hacks,  and  baggage  wagons. 

775.  § 31.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  of  said  omnibuses, 
hacks,  and  baggage  wagons,  to  occu})y  any  stand,  grounds,  or  lo- 
cations, adjacent  to  said  depot  other  than  those  designated  by  the 
said  superintendents,  and  the  driver  of  any  such  omnibus  or  om- 
nibuses, hack  or  hacks,  baggage  wagon  or  baggage  wagons,  who 
shall  occupy  any  other  or  different  stand,  ground,  or  location, 
than  those  determined  upon  and  designated  by  the  said  superin- 
tendents, or  depot  masters,  or  any  person  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in 
any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  pay  the 
costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall  be  committed  until  the  same  are 
paid. 

776.  § 32.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  drayman  or  coach- 
man, or  other  person  having  either  dray  or  coach  in  charge 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  to  drive  over  or  upon  any  side- 
walk, or  to  obstruct  or  hinder  the  travel  upon  the  same,  or  to 
obstruct  travel  over  any  cross-walk  or  street  in  said  city,  except 


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such  time  as  shall  be  actually  necessary  to  receive  and  discharge 
freight  or  passengers;  or,  while  awaiting  em[)loyment,  to  approach 
nearer  than  fifteen  feet  to  any  cross-walk.  Tt  shall  also  be  un- 
lawful for  the  owner  or  driver  of  any  licensed  coach  within  said 
city  to  purposely  delay,  annoy,  insult,  or  impose  iu  any  manner 
upon,  any  passenger. 

777.  § 33.  That  no  public  coach  shall  be  permitted  to  remain 
in  front  of  any  hotel  or  other  business  house  for  a longer  period 
than  fifteen  minutes  to  receive  and  unload  passengers,  or  for  any 
other  purpose,  unless  with  the  consent  of  the  proprietor,  owner, 
or  lessee,  of  such  hotel  or  business  house:  Providing^  however, 
This  shall  not  apply  to  railroad  depots. 

778.  § 34.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  clause  or  pro- 
vision of  any  section  of  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  neglect  or 
fail  to  comply  with  any  or  either  of  the  requirements  thereof, 
shall,  on  conviction,  excepting  as  is  herein  otherwise  provided,  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

g 35.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  pi’ovisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 36.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  xV.  I).  1895. 

xVpproved  August  26,  A.  1).  1895.  F.  Gr.viiam,  Maijor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Boaven,  Citu  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINxVNCE  regulating  the  sale  of  coal  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  establishing  a 
standard  of  Aveight  to  bo  Aised  in  the  sale  thereof,  providing  for  weighing  of  coal  oJi 
city  scales  under  certain  circninstances,  i^rcscribing  ])enallies  for  violation  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  if  ordained  hij  the  Mai/or  and  Council  of  the  Cihj  (f  Lincoln  : 

Article  XV. 

Coal. 

779.  § 1.  Iu  the  sale  of  coal,  the  hundred  weight  shall  con- 
sist of  one  hundred  pounds  avoirdupois,  and  twenty  such  hun- 
dred weight  shall  constitute  a ton. 

780.  § 2.  Any  person  or  persons  engaged  in  the  business  of 
selling  coal  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  be  delivered  iu  said  city, 
shall  deliver  to  the  purchaser  at  the  time  of  the  delivery  of  the 


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pmvhased,  a certificate  sliowiiig  the  weight  of  the  coal  so 
delivered,  and  tlie  weight  of  the  wagon  or  cart. 

781.  § 3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 

this  ordinance,  or  wlio  shall  deliver  to  any  purchaser  a less  quan- 
tity than  two  thousand  pounds  of  coal  for  each  ton  purchased, 
(or  a proportionate  amount  for  any  part  of  a ton,)  or  who  shall 
practice  any  fraud  or  deceit  in  the  sale  or  delivery  of  any  coal 
purchased,  to  be  delivered  in  said  city  as  aforesaid,  shall,  upon 
conviction,  be  fined  in  a sum  of  not  less  than  twenty  dollars,  nor 
more  than  fifty  dollars,  for  each  offense;  and  it  is  hereby  made 
the  duty  of  every  driver  of  any  coal  wagon  or  cart  to  drive  said 
wagon  or  cart  upon  the  city  scales  and  have  the  same  weighed 
with  and  without  the  load,  whenever  requested  by  the  purchaser, 
the  expense  of  said  weighing  to  be  paid  by  said  purchaser  if  the 
weights  in  said  certificate  are  found  correct,  otherwise  to  be  paid 
by  the  dealer. 

? 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordiiianee  are  hereby  rci)ealed. 

g 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  etlect  and  ))e  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  pu))lication  according  to  law. 

I’assed  Angnst  2(),  A.  1).  IStt.'). 

Aj)i)roved  August  2(),  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Ohaiiam,  .l/n//or. 

Attest : J.  \V.  Bowen,  CVh/  (Jlerk.  [skal.J 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  carrying  of  concealed  wea])ons  in  llie  city  of  Lincoln, 
prohilnting  the  carrying  of  the  same  save  under  certain  eomlitions,  i>rescriliing 
j)enalties  for  violation  ol  the  i)rovisions  of  this  orilinance,  and  rei)ealing ordinances 
in  conflict  herewith. 

He  if  ordained  hi/  Hie  Maijor  and  Conncil  of  (he  (Jilij  of  Lincoln  : 


Article  XVI. 

Concealed  Weapons. 

782.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said  city 

to  carry  about  the  ]ierson  any  concealed  pistol,  revolver,  dirk, 
bowie  knife,  billy,  sling-shot,  metal  knuckles,  or  Other  danger- 
ous or  deadly  weapons  of  any  kind,  excejiting  only  officers  of  the 
law  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties;  and  any  jierson  so  offend- 
ing shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  hereinafter  provided. 


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783.  § 2.  Any  such  weaj)on  or  weapons,  duly  adjudged  by 
the  Police  Judge  of  said  city  to  have  been  worn  or  carried  by 
any  person,  in  violation  of  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  be  so  forfeited  or  confiscated  to  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and 
shall  be  so  adjudged. 

784.  § 3.  Any  policeman  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  may  within 
the  limits  of  said  city  without  warrant  arrest  any  person  or  per- 
sons whom  such  policeman  may  find  in  the  act  of  carrying  or 
wearing  under  their  clothes  or  concealed  about  their  person,  any 
pistol,  or  revolver,  slung  shot,  or  cross-knuckles,  or  knuckles  of 
lead,  brass  or  other  metal,  or  bowie  knife,  dirk  knife,  or  dirk, 
or  dagger,  or  any  other  dangerous  or  deadly  weapon,  and  detain 
him,  her,  or  them,  in  the  city  jail  until  a warrant  can  be  pro- 
cured. 

785.  § 4.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion, pay  a fine  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  be 
committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

786.  § 5.  The  prohibitions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply, 
to  the  officers  or  members  of  the  police  force  of  the  city  when  on 
duty,  nor  to  any  officer  of  any  court  whose  duty  may  be  to  serve 
warrants  or  to  make  arrests,  nor  to  persons  whose  business  or 
occupation  may  seem  to  require  the  carrying  of  weapons  for  their 
protection,  and  who  shall  have  obtained  from  the  Mayor  a license 
so  to  do. 

787.  § 6.  The  Mayor  may  grant  to  so  many  and  such  per- 
sons as  he  may  think  proper,  licenses  to  carry  concealed  weapons, 
and  may  revoke  any  and  all  of  such  licenses  at  his  pleasure. 
Every  such  license  shall  state  the  name,  age,  occupation,  and 
residence,  of  the  person  to  whom  granted,  and  shall  be  good  for 
one  year.  A fee  of  fifty  cents  shall  be  paid  therefor  to  the  City 
Treasurer,  and  by  him  placed  in  the  police  fund. 

§ 7,  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  i^nblication  according  to  law. 

I’assed  August  2(5,  A.  1).  1895. 

Ap])roved  August  20,  A.  1).  1895.  F.  A.  (TlJAitAM,  Maijor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  CHy  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ()lvl)lNAN(M<]  to  fix  the  num1)cr  of  hours  to  constitute  a day’s  lai)or  for  mechanics 

and  laborers  in  tlie  enii)loy  of  the  city  of  lAneoln,  or  engaged  upon  works  of  pub- 
lic improvement  in  and  for  said  city. 

lU  it  ordained  bij  the  Mai/or  and  Conne.it  of  the  Citu  of  Lineoln  : 

Article  XVII. 

Day  Labor. 

788.  § 1.  That  eight  hours  shall  constitute  a day^s  labor  for 
mechanics  and  laborers  doing  work  for  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

789.  § 2.  That  hereafter  when  any  work  is  done  for  the  city 
of  Lincoln  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  contract  with  any  person 
or  persons,  company  or  companies,  or  corporations  for  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  there  shall  be  inserted  in  said  contract  a provision, 
^^That  for  all  work  done  under  said  contract,  eight  hours  shall 
constitute  a day’s  labor.” 

g 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  puhlication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Apiwoved  August  20,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Guaiiam,  Mayor. 

Attest ; J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  registration  of  deaths  in  the  (uty  of  Lincoln,  fixing  the 
duties  of  physicians  and  professional  advisers  in  regard  thereto,  prescribing  penal- 
ties for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in 
conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XVIIL 
Deaths. 

790.  § 1.  Every  physician  and  professional  adviser  who  has 
attended  any  person  at  a last  illness,  or  has  been  present  by  re- 
quest at  the  death  of  any  person  in  this  city,  shall  make  and 
keep  a registry  of  such  death,  stating  the  cause  thereof,  and 
specifying  the  date,  hour,  place,  street  and  number,  of  such  death. 

791.  § 2.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  person  men- 
tioned in  the  last  preceding  section  (required  to  make  or  keep 
such  registry)  to  file  with  the  health  officer  a written  report,  by 
him  signed,  of  all  the  facts  in  said  register  required  to  be  entered 


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genp:ral  ordinances  of 


(luring  tlie  first  week  of  the  months  of  January,  April,  July,  and 
October,  of  each  year,  of  all  entries  made  during  the  preceding 
three  months. 

792.  § 3.  Any  j)erson  who  shall  fail  to  register  as  required 

by  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  fail  to  make  the  report  herein 
required  within  one  week  after  the  same  is  re(|uired  to  be  made, 
shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars. 

^ 1.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  ai’e  hereby  repealed. 

. g 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration  of 
one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  O.  ].sy5. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Ghaham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  IlowEN,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  leving  a tax  ux)on  all  animals  of  the  dog  kind  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
])roviding  for  the  collection  of  the  .same,  regulating  the  running  at  large  of  said 
animals  in  said  city,  establishing  a public  i»ound,  providing  for  the  imx)Oiinding  of 
such  animals  at  certain  times  and  under  certain  circumstances,  providing  for  exe- 
cution of  such  animals  under  certain  circum.stances,  prescribing  {tenalties  for  vio- 
lation of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 


Article  XIX. 

Dogs. 

793.  § 1.  That  there  be  and  is  hereby  levied  upon  each  ani- 
mal of  the  dog  kind  over  six  months  of  age  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln an  annual  tax  of  one  dollar  (|1.00),  provided  the  same  is 
voluntarily  paid  by  owner,  but  if  dog  is  brought  to  the  pound 
the  tax  shall  be  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  ($1.50),  to  be  placed  in 
special  police  fund.  Said  tax  shall  become  due  upon  the  first 
day  of  January  of  each  year  and  delinquent  upon  the  first  day 
of  February  of  each  year.  And  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of 
every  person  owning  or  harboring  any  animal  of  the  dog  kind 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  report  the  same  to  the  City  Tieas- 
urer  and  to  have  the  same  listed  and  numbered. 

794.  § 2.  Upon  the  jiayment  of  said  tax  the  Treasurer  shall 
issue  to  the  person  paying  the  same  a metal  check  for  each  dog 
upon  which  tax  is  paid,  which  check  shall  be  marked  and  num- 


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bered  with  the  year  for  which  said  tax  is  paid  and  the  number 
corresponding  with  the  number  of  such  dog  on  the  tax  list. 

795.  § 3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  owning  or  har- 
boring any  animal  of  the  dog  kind,  to  suffer  or  permit  such  ani- 
mal to  run  at  large  without  a substantial  collar  of  leather  or 
other  durable  material,  to  which  shall  be  attached  the  check 
herein  above  referred  to;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  such 
person  to  suffer  or  permit  such  animal  to  wear  any  other  check 
than  the  identical  one  issued  for  it  by  the  City  Treasurer.  In 
case  of  loss  a duplicate  check  will  be  issued  by  the  Treasurer  at 
the  expense  of  the  applicant,  not  to  exceed  twenty-five  cents. 

796.  § 4.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  re- 
move either  the  collar  or  check  from  any  animal  of  the  dog  kind, 
except  upon  consent  or  order  of  owner  or  [)erson  paying  said  tax. 
And  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  steal  any  such  animal 
upon  which  such  tax  has  been  paid,  to  kill  any  such  animal  with- 
out the  consent  of  the  owner,  unless  such  animal  be  suffering 
from  or  has  been  exposed  to  hydrophobia. 

797.  § 5.  The  Mayor  shall  provide  a pound,  wherein  he  shall 
cause  to  be  impounded  all  animals  of  the  dog  kind  that  may  at 
any  time  hereafter  be  found  running  at  large  without  wearing 
the  check  herein  above  referred  to.  The  Mayor  may  when  nec- 
essary employ  a poundmaster,  with  authority  to  arrest  under 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or,  when  convenient,  designate 
and  detail  some  one  of  the  })olice  to  take  charge  of  the  pound, 
with  like  authority. 

798.  § 6.  It  shall  be  lawful  only  for  such  ])ersons  as  shall  be 
authorized  by  the  Mayor  to  take  up  and  arrest  any  and  all  ani- 
mals of  the  dog  kind  that  may  be  found  running  at  large,  wdthin 
said  city,  without  wearing  the  check  herein  described,  or  upon 
which  the  said  tax  has  not  been  paid;  Provldedj  That  the  ani- 
mal is  taken  forthwith  to  the  pound  ; and  for  each  animal  over 
six  months  old  so  arrested  and  delivered  at  the  pound,  the  party 
delivering  it  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the  sum  of  twenty-five 
cents,  payable  by  the  City  Treasurer. 

799.  § 7,  No  animal  of  the  dog  kind  shall  be  allowed  or 


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permitted  to  run  at  large,  within  tlie  limits  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, between  the  first  day  of  June  and  the  first  day  of  October 
of  each  year,  unless  the  same  be  securely  muzzled,  with  a wire 
muzzle,  fastened  on  with  leather  strap  or  chain.  And  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  any  policeman  or  other  person  authorized  by  the 
Mayor  to  seize  and  capture  any  such  unmuzzled  dog,  whether  the 
tax  on  said  dog  be  paid  or  not,  and  take  the  same  to  the  pound, 
to  be  disposed  of  as  j^rovided  by  section  8 of  this  ordinance. 

800.  § 8.  That  all  animals  so  imj)ounded  may  be  released 
from  the  pound  by  the  owner  making  demand  therefor  from  the 
poundrnaster  or  other  person  having  charge  thereof,  proving 
ownership  and  paying  the  tax  herein  levied,  together  with  a pen- 
alty of  fifty  cents  additional.  If  not  called  for  or  claimed  within 
forty-eight  hours  after  being  received  in  the  pound,  such  animal 
shall  be  put  to  death;  or  if  the  animal  is  worthy  and  valuable, 
it  shall  be  sold  at  public  auction  to  the  highest  bidder  at  2 o’clock 
p.  M.  of  the  day  next  succeeding  the  forty-eight  hour  term  : Pro- 
videdj  That  no  animal  shall  be  sold  for  less  than  the  amount  of 
the  tax  and  penalty. 

801.  § 9.  All  moneys  received  by  the  poundrnaster,  or  person 
having  charge  tlmreof,  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and 
by  him  placed  *111  special  police  fund,  and  the  poundrnaster,  or 
such  other  person,  shall  make  monthly  reports  under  oath  to  the 
Council  of  all  animals  so  received  by  him,  the  disposition  thereof, 
and  of  all  moneys  received,  and  of  such  other  matters  as  the 
Council  may  require.  The  provisions  of  this  article  shall  not 
apply  to  dogs  owned  by  non-residents  remaining  temporarily  or 
passing  through  the  city,  or  to  dogs  brought  into  this  city  for 
exhibition. 

802.  § 10.  Any  person  who  has  paid  a dog  tax  under  the 
existing  ordinances  of  the  city  shall  not  be  required  to  pay  any 
further  tax  for  the  same  dog  until  January  1,  1896,  and  the  dog 
so  paid  for  shall  receive  the  same  protection  under  this  ordinance 
as  it  would  be  entitled  to  under  the  ordinance  hereby  repealed. 
All  other  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  apply  the  same  to 
such  dog,  or  dogs  taxed  under  this  ordinance. 


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803.  § 11.  Any  person  who  shall  own  or  harbor  any  animal 

()f‘  the  (log  kind  in  the  city  of  Ijincoln  after  the  first  day  of  Feb- 
ruary each  year  without  p^iying  the  tax  as  herein  provided,  or 
who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall, 
upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  the  costs  of 
prosecution  are  paid. 

? 12.  All  onlinances  or  ])arts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  rei)ealed. 

g 12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  foree  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  oiie  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  An,gnst2G,  A.  D.  18‘J5. 

Approved  August 2(),  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  eleetionsin  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  regulating  the  manner 
of  holding  the  same,  defining  the  <lnties  of  city  officers  in  regard  thereto,  creating 
election  offices  and  defining  duties  of  election  officers,  providing  for  contests  and 
regulating  the  same,  providing  for  forfeiting  right  to  an  office  for  certain  acts  or 
omissions,  making  an  offense  of  oll'ering  or  attempting  to  vote  at  any  general  or 
special  election  unless  i)ossessed  of  necAiSsary  (jnalilicatious,  prescribing  ])enalties 
tor  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinanee,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  I lie  Mayor  and,  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

Article  XX. 

E lections. 

804.  § 1.  All  elections  held  for  city  oflicers  or  city  pur[)oses 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  held  at  such  place  or  places  in 
each  ward  as  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  by  resolution  direct, 
and  according  to  the  regulations  prescribed  by  the  laws  of  the 
state  governing  registration  and  elections,  and  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance. 

805.  § 2.  All  city  officers,  mentioned  in  the  charter  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  as  elective  officers,  shall  be  elected  by  the  quali- 
fied voters  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  at  an  election  to  be  held 
for  that  purpose  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  April  of  each  year, 
which  election  shall  be  known  as  the  general  municipal  election. 

806.  § 3.  The  Mayor  shall  cause  a notice  of  the  general 
municipal  election,  specifying  the  time  and  respective  voting 
places  thereof,  to  be  published  in  some  newspaper  published  in 


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and  of  genoral  circulation  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  at  least  ten 
days  before  tlie  time  of  such  election. 

807.  § 4.  There  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  with  the 
assent  of  the  Council,  previous  to  any  election,  three  judges  and 
two  clerks  of  election,  for  each  ward  or  voting  precinct  within 
the  city,  who  shall  be  citizens  of  the  United  States  and  of  the 
state  of  Nebraska,  and  qualified  voters  in  the  ward  or  precinct 
for  which  they  are  respectively  appointed. 

808.  § 5.  If  any  person  so  appointed  fail  to  be  present  at  the 
place  of  election  at  the  time  of  opening  the  polls,  or,  being  pres- 
ent, declines  serving,  a majority  of  the  qualified  voters  then  and 
there  present  may  elect  a qualified  person  to  act  as  judge  or  clerk 
of  that  election. 

809.  § 6.  The  judges  and  clerks  of  election  shall,  before  en- 
tering upon  their  duties,  take  the  following  oath  or  affirmation : 

I do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm)  that  I will  support  the  consti- 
tution of  the  United  States,  the  constitution  of  the  state  of  Ne- 
braska, and  that  I will  faithfully  and  impartially  perform  the 

duties  of  the  office  of  according  to  law,  and  to 

the  best  of  my  ability.  So  help  me  God,’^  which  oath  shall  be 
administered  by  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths. 
Any  judge  or  clerk,  after  being  sworn,  may  administer  the  oath 
to  the  other  judges  and  clerks.  No  officer  of  the  city,  or  candi- 
date for  any  city  office,  shall  be  judge  or  clerk  of  any  city  election. 

810.  § 7.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  at  least  three  days  before  the 
day  set  for  holding  an  election,  cause  notice  of  their  appointment 
to  be  given  to  the  judges  and  clerks.  He  shall  deliver  to  one  of 
the  judges  or  clerks  in  each  voting  precinct,  before  9 o’clock  A. 
M.  of  the  day  of  such  election,  the  necessary  ballot  boxes,  with 
poll  books  and  all  necessary  blanks. 

811.  § 8.  The  City  Clerk  shall  prepare  and  furnish  the  re- 
quired poll  books  and  blanks. 

812.  § 9.  All  elections  shall  be  by  ballot  and  continue  one 
day  only.  The  polls  shall  be  opened  at  nine  o’clock  in  the 
morning  and  be  closed  at  seven  o’clock  in  the  evening,  and  shall 
not  be  closed  during  that  time  under  any  pretext  whatsoever. 


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813.  § 10.  The  judges  and  clerks  shall,  at  the  appointed  hour 
for  opening  the  polls,  proceed  to  the  respective  voting  places  in 
the  city,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  electors  present,  immediately 
before  the  opening  of  the  polls,  shall  open  the  ballot  box  for  in- 
spection, and  see  that  no  ballots  are  therein  contained,  and  im- 
mediately thereafter  said  ballot  box  shall  be  closed  and  securely 
locked,  and  one  of  the  judges  shall  then  proclaim  that  the  polls 
are  open.  The  ballot  box  shall  not  be  removed  from  the  view 
of  the  electors  present  until  the  polls  are  closed  and  all  the  votes 
shall  have  been  counted  and  canvassed. 

814.  § 11.  The  judges  and  clerks  shall,  in  all  things  apper-^ 
taining  to  the  receiving  and  counting  of  and  certifying  to  the 
votes  cast,  be  governed  and  controlled  by  the  general  statutes  of 
the  state  of  Nebraska  relating  to  elections  and  registration  of 
voters,  and  all  ordinances  of  this  city  relating  to  the  same  subject. 

815.  § 12.  At  the  close  of  the  polls  the  judges  shall  forth- 
with proceed  to  ascertain  and  certify  the  result  of  the  election  in 
the  presence  of  as  many  of  the  candidates  or  other  persons  of  all 
parties  as  can  be  conveniently  accommodated  in  the  room,  not 
less  than  ten  voters,  if  so  many  desire  to  be  present. 

816.  § 13.  When  all  the  votes  cast  at  such  election  shall  have 
been  examined  as  required  by  law,  and  counted,  the  clerks  of 
election  shall  write  down  in  ink  on  their  poll  books  the  name  of 
every  person  voted  for,  and  the  title  of  the  office  for  which  such 
person  received  any  vote  or  votes,  and  the  number  of  votes  re-! 
ceived  by  each  person  for  said  offices,  which  number  shall  be  ex- 
pressed m words  at  full  length.  The  judges  of  election  shall  then 
inclose  one  of  the  poll  books,  full  and  complete,  in  an  envelope 
or  cover,  and  seal  the  same,  and  one  of  said  judges  shall,  within 
two  days  after  the  closing  of  the  polls,  deliver  said  poll  book  to 
the  Mayor  only,  in  the  presence  of  the  City  Council,  at  a regular 
meeting  of  said  Council,  if  there  be  such  regular  meeting  within 
the  two  days  aforesaid,  and  if  not,  then  at  a special  meeting  of 
said  Council  to  be  called  for  that  purpose.  If  there  be  not  a 
quorum  present  at  such  meeting,  then  said  judge  of  election  shall 
deliver  said  poll  book,  sealed  up  as  aforesaid,  to  Jie  Mayor,  in 

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the  presence  of  the  Council,  at  the  next  regular  meeting  thereof. 
Said  judges  of  election  shall  in  the  meantime,  having  first  re- 
placed all  of  said  ballots  in  the  ballot  box  and  securely  locked 
and  sealed  the  same,  deliver  the  same  with  the  ballots  therein 
contained  to  the  City  Clerk,  and  shall  deposit  the  other  poll 
book  with  one  of  their  own  number,  to  be  selected  by  them  for 
that  purpose,  which  poll  book  shall  be  kept  by  him  for  a period 
of  six  months,  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any  elector  who  may 
wish  to  examine  the  same. 

817.  § 14.  That  upon  the  receipt  of  the  returns  of  election 
from  each  ward  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  delivered  to  him  as 
aforesaid,  the  Mayor,  together  with  the  City  Clerk  and  two 
members  of  the  .City  Council,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  Council 
and  such  qualified  electors  as  may  be  present,  shall  open  said  re- 
turns and  make  complete  abstracts  of  all  the  votes  cast  at  said 
election  for  each  of  the  several  officers,  which  abstracts  shall  be 
recorded  in  the  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  City  Council, 
by  the  City  Clerk. 

818.  § 15.  After  such  abstract  of  votes  is  made,  and  the 
votes  counted  and  compared,  the  })erson  or  persons  having  the 
highest  number  of  votes  for  each  of  the  offices  of  Mayor,  Clerk, 
Treasurer,  Police  Judge,  Water  Commissioner,  City  Attorney, 
City  Engineer,  Member  of  Excise  Board,  Cemetery  Trustee, 
Councilmen  from  their  respective  wards,  and  such  members  of 
the  Board  of  Education  as  are  required  by  law  for  the  school 
district  of  Lincoln,  voted  for  at  such  election,  shall  be  declared 
duly  elected,  and  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  shall  issue  certifi- 
cates accordingly,  and  all  persons  neglecting  to  file  the  bond  re- 
quired by  the  city  ordinances  and  take  and  subscribe  to  the  oath 
of  office  within  ten  days  from  receiving  notice  of  their  election, 
shall  be  deemed  to  have  refused  to  accept  such  office. 

819.  § 16.  Any  judge  or  clerk  of  election  who  shall  have 
commenced  serving  as  such,  and  shall  fail  to  perform  any  of  the 
duties  enjoined  on  him  by  law  or  ordinance,  except  as  hereinafter 
provided,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars. 


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820.  § 17.  If  any  judge  or  clerk  of  election,  after  entering 
upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  shall,  by  sickness  or  other  per- 
sonal disability,  be  rendered  unable  to  continue  to  act,  another 
may  be  appointed  in  his  place;  if  a judge,  by  a majority  of  the 
qualified  voters  present;  if  a clerk,  by  the  judges.  In  such  case 
the  person  substituted  shall  make  oath  as  hereinbefore  required, 
and  the  fact  of  substitution  and  the  time  when  it  took  place  shall 
be  noted  in  the  poll  books  by  the  clerks. 

821.  § 18.  No  judge  or  clerk  of  election  shall  examine  or 
suffer  any  one  to  examine  the  ballot  of  any  voter  handed  in  to 
be  deposited  in  the  ballot  box,  before  placing  the  same  therein, 
or  permit  any  one  but  the  voter  handing  the  same  in,  or  one  of 
the  judges,  to  handle  the  same,  or  allow  any  person  but  one  of 
the  judges  to  handle  the  ballot  box,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of 
not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars. 

822.  § 19.  The  judges  shall  have  power  to  preserve  order  at 
the  polls,  and  to  command  the  officer  in  attendance  to  arrest  and 
take  before  the  Police  Judge  any  person  who  shall,  by  violent 
and  turbulent  conduct,  or  in  any  other  manner,  interfere  with, 
hinder,  obstruct,  disturb,  or  delay,  the  judges  or  clerks  in  the 
discharge  of  their  duties,  or  any  voter  exercising  the  privilege 
of  voting ; and  for  any  such  offense  the  offender  shall  be  liable 
to  a fine  of  not  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

823.  § 20.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  sta- 
tion suitable  and  a sufficient  number  of  police  officers  at  each 
place  of  voting,  for  the  purpose  of  preserving  order  and  decorum 
and  to  enforce  the  lawful  commands  of  the  judges  of  election. 

824.  § 21.  The  provisions  of  all  laws  and  ordinances  in  re- 
gard to  general  elections  shall,  as  far  as  practicable,  govern  spe- 
cial elections.  The  registration  lists  of  the  general  election  next 
preceding  any  special  election  shall  be  furnished  to  the  judges  at 
such  special  election  to  be  used  as  in  the  case  of  a general  elec- 
tion. 

825.  § 22.  That  whenever  any  candidate  for  any  office,  or 
any  elector^  chooses  to  contest  the  validity  of  an  election  of  any 


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officer,  he  shall,  within  two  days  after  the  closing  of  the  polls 
give  notice  in  writing  to  the  person  whose  election  he  intends  to 
contest  of  his  intention  so  to  do,  a copy  of  which  notice  shall  be 
filed  with  the  Mayor  or  City  Clerk  before  the  time  fixed  for  the 
canvass  of  the  returns  as  hereinbefore  provided  for;  and  the  said 
Council  shall,  immediately  after  the  canvass  of  the  returns,  or  at 
a subsequent  time  to  be  fixed  by  them,  and  before  the  result  of 
said  canvass  is  declared,  proceed  to  hear  the  contestants,  as  here- 
inbefore provided.  All  such  contests  before  the  City  Council 
shall  be  governed  by  and  conducted  in  accordance  with  the  gen- 
eral statutes  of  the  slate  of  Nebraska  relating  to  contests  of  elec- 
tion, and  when  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  receive  notice  of  any 
contest,  they,  together  with  the  City  Clerk,  shall  withhold  the 
certificate  of  election  until  the  matter  shall  be  finally  determined 
by  the  Council,  when  the  certificate  of  election  shall  be  issued  in 
accordance  therewith. 

826.  § 23.  That  whenever  it  shall  appear  by  a canvass  of  the 
returns  of  the  votes  cast  at  any  city  election  that  no  choice  has 
been  had  for  an  elective  office,  by  reason  of  a tie  vote  between 
any  of  the  candidates  for  any  of  the  offices  aforesaid,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Council  to  call  a special  election  for  the  purpose 
of  electing  some  suitable  and  proper  person  to  fill  the  office. 
When  sucli  tie  vote  exists  said  notice  calling  such  special  election 
shall  be  j)ublished  in  two  of  the  newspapers  published  in  the  city, 
and  such  election  to  be  held  in  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than 
thirty  days  from  the  date  of  the  publication  of  said  notice. 

827.  § 24.  Any  person  who  shall  vote  or  offer  or  attempt  to 
vote  at  any  general  or  special  election,  not  possessing  the  neces- 
sary qualifications,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars. 

g 25.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 20.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  I).  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  189.5.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  creating  election  precincts  in  the  several  wards  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, defining  their  boundaries,  and  repealing  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance 

creating  election  precincts  in  their  several  wards  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining 

their  boundaiies,’’  approved  March  20,  1891. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XXL 
Election  Precincts. 

828.  § 1.  The  First  ward  of  this  city  shall  constitute  two  (2) 
election  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  First 
ward  between  the  center  of  N street  on  the  south,  the  center  of 
Eleventh  street  on  the  east,  the  center  of  K.  street  on  the  north, 
and  the  city  limits  on  the  west. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  of  said  ward  north  of 
R street. 

829.  § 2.  The  Second  ward  of  this  city  shall  constitute  two 
(2)  election  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  Second 
ward  between  the  center  of  N street  on  the  north,  the  center  of 
Eleventh  street  on  the  east,  the  center  of  J street  on  the  south, 
and  on  the  west  by  the  city  limits. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said  ward 
south  of  J street. 

830.  § 3.  The  Third  ward  of  this  city  shall  constitute  four 
(4)  election  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  Third 
ward  described  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  Commencing  at 
the  center  of  O and  Eleventh  streets,  running  thence  east  on  O 
street  to  the  center  of  Thirteenth  street,  thence  north  on  the  cen- 
ter of  Thirteenth  street  to  the  center  of  V street,  thence  west  to 
a point  o[)posite  the  center  of  University  avenue,  thence  north  on 
said  University  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  said  ward,  thence 
west  to  the  center  line  of  Twelfth  street,  thence  south  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  R street,  thence  we^t  to  the  center  of  Eleventh  street, 
thence  south  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  Third 


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ward  described  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  Commencing  at 
a center  line  of  O and  Fifteenth  streets,  thence  north  on  tlie  cen- 
ter line  of  said  Fifteenth  street  to  the  north  line  of  P street, 
thence  north  on  line  between  lots  59  and  60,  and  39  and  40,  in 
S.  W.  Little^s  subdivision,  to  the  center  line  of  Q street,  thence 
north  on  the  west  line  of  lot  33  to  north  line  of  R street, 
thence  north  on  the  west  line  of  lot  27  to  north  line  of  S street, 
thence  west  to  the  east  line  of  Fifteenth  street  north  of  S street, 
thence  north  on  the  east  line  of  Fifteenth  street  and  north  on 
line  between  lots  15  and  16  and  north  on  east  line  of  12,  all  of 
the  aforesaid  lots  being  in  S.  W.  Little’s  subdivision,  to  center 
line  of  Vine  street,  thence  east  to  center  line  of  Fifteenth  street 
north  of  Vine,  thence  north  to  north  side  of  W street,  thence 
north  on  line  between  lots  14  and  15  in  second  North  Side  ad- 
dition to  north  line  of  said  ward,  thence  west  on  the  north 
line  of  said  ward  to  a point  opposite  the  center  of  University 
avenue,  thence  south  on  said  University  avenue  to  the  center  of 
V street,  thence  on  said  V street  to  a point  opposite  the  center 
of  Thirteenth  street,  thence  south  on  said  Thirteenth  street  to  the 
center  of  O street,  thence  on  O street  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Precinct  (3)  three,  or  C,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said 
Third  ward  described  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  The  west 
line  of  said  precinct  C shall  be  the  east  line  of  precinct  B as 
hereinbefore  described.  The  south  line  of  said  precinct  shall  be 
O street  between  the  center  line  of  Fifteenth  and  the  center  line 
of  Eighteenth  streets.  The  north  line  of  said  precinct  shall  be 
X street  from  Seventeenth  street  to  the  northeast  corner  of 
said  precinct  B.  The  east  line  of  said  precinct  shall  be  the  cen- 
ter of  Eighteenth  street  from  O street  to  the  center  of  R street, 
thence  west  to  the  east  line  of  Seventeenth  street,  if  extended, 
thence  north  on  said  line  to  the  center  line  of  Vine  street, 
thence  north  on  the  center  line  of  Seventeenth  street  north  of 
Vine  to  north  line  of  said  ward. 

Precinct  (4)  four,  or  D,  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of  said 
Third  ward  east  of  the  east  line  of  said  precinct  C as  herein 
before  described, 


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831.  § 4.  The  Fourth  ward  of  this  city  shall  constitute  four 
(4)  elect  ion  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of  the 
Fourth  ward  lying  between  O street  on  the  north.  Fifteenth 
street  on  the  east,  L street  on  the  south,  and  Eleventh  street  on 
the  west. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said  ward 
lying  between  L street  on  the  north.  Sixteenth  street  on  the 
east,  F street  on  the  south,  and  Eleventh  street  on  the  west. 

Precinct  (3)  three,  or  C,  shalT  include  all  that  part  of  said 
ward  lying  between  O street  on  the  north.  Twenty-second  street 
on  the  east,  L street  on  the  south,  and  Fifteenth  street  on  the  west. 

Precinct  (4)  four,  or  D,  shall  include  that  part  of  said  ward 
lying  between  L street  on  the  north,  the  east  boundary  of  said 
ward  on  the  east,  F street  on  the  south,  and  Sixteenth  street  on 
the  west. 

832.  § 5.  The  Fifth  ward  of  said  city  shall  constitute  four 
(4)  election  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said  ward 
lying  between  F street  on  the  north,  the  east  boundary  line  of 
said  ward  on  the  east,  C street  on  the  south,  and  Tenth  street  on 
th(^  west. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  Fifth 
ward  between  the  center  of  C street  on  the  north,  the  center  of 
Twenty-second  street  on  the  east,  the  city  limits  on  the  south, 
and  the  center  of  Fifteenth  or  what  would  be  the  continuation 
of  Fifteenth  street  on  the  west. 

Precinct  (3)  three,  or  C,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said  ward 
lying  between  C street  on  the  north,  the  west  boundary  of  pre- 
cinct B on  the  east,  the  city  limits  on  the  south,  and  the  west 
line  of  said  precinct  shall  be  the  center  line  of  Tenth  street 
from  C street  south  to  South  street,  thence  west  on  said  South 
street  to  the  city  limits,  thence  south  on  said  city  limits. 

Precinct  (4)  four,  or  D,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said  ward 
lying  between  F street  on  the  north,  the  west  line  of  precincts  A 
and  C on  the  east,  the  city  limits  on  the  west.  South  street  from 
Tenth  street  to  Seventh  street  and  the  city  limits  on  the  south. 


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833.  § 6.  The  Sixth  ward  of  this  city  shall  constitute  two 
(2)  election  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  include  all  that  part  of  said  ward 
lying  between  Twenty-second  on  the  west,  Vine  street  on  the 
north,  the  city  limits  on  the  east,  and  the  south  line  of  said  pre- 
cinct shall  be  the  center  of  P street,  from  Twenty-second  street 
to  Thirtieth  street,  thence  south  on  Thirtieth  to  O street,  thence 
east  on  O street  to  the  city  limits. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  of  said  ward  south  of 
said  precinct  A. 

834.  § 7.  The  Seventh  ward  of  this  city  shall  constitute  two 
(2)  election  precincts,  as  follows: 

Precinct  (1)  one,  or  A,  shall  include  all  that  ward  lying  be- 
tween Vine  street  on  the  south,  the  city  limits  on  the  east,  the 
west  and  north  line  of  said  precinct  shall  be  Twenty-second 
street  from  Vine  street  north  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 
Pacific  right  of  way,  thence  in  a northeasterly  direction  along 
said  right  of  way  to  the  city  limits. 

Precinct  (2)  two,  or  B,  shall  include  all  of  the  said  ward  not 
included  in  precinct  A,  as  above  described. 

835.  § 8.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  entitled  to  vote 
in  this  city  under  the  laws  of  this  state  to  vote  within  the  elec- 
tion precincts  as  herein  made,  in  which  he  shall  have  a legal 
residence  at  the  time  of  casting  his  vote,  and  at  no  other  place  or 
places. 

§ 9.  Said  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating  election  precincts  in  the  sev- 
eral wards  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  their  boundaries,”  approved  March  20,  1891, 
be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force 
from  and  after  its  passage,  ai^proval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  September  25,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  September  25,  A.  D.  1895.  O.  W.  Webster,  Acting  Mayor. 

, Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  taxation  of  electric  light  companies  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  regulating  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  the  poles,  wires,  and 
other  appurtenances  of  said  companies,  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conilict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Marjor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  XXII. 

Electric  Lights. 

836.  § 1.  That  wires  used  as  conductors  for  electric  lighting 
purposes  and  supports  for  the  same  shall  be  erected  or  placed 
along  the  opposite  side  of  any  street  or  alley  that  is  occupied  by 
the  wires  of  any  fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or 
telephone  company,  so  far  as  it  is  practicable;  Provided^  That  in 
any  case  where  any  street  may  be  occupied  on  one  side  by  tele- 
phone wires,  and  on  the  other  by  telegraph  wires,  and  it  is  de- 
sired to  erect  electric  light  wires  along  the  same  street,  such 
electric  light  wires  shall  be  placed  under  the  telegraph  wires  and 
not  underneath  the  telephone  wires. 

837.  § 2.  Whenever  it  is  necessary  for  an  electric  light  con- 
ductor to  approach  or  cross  the  line  of  any  fire  alarm  and  police 
telegraph,  telegraph,  or  telephone  line,  the  same  shall  not  ap- 
proach to  or  cross  at  a distance  of  less  than  four  feet  either  above 
or  below  said  fire  alarm’ and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or  tele- 
phone wire,  and  shall  be  securely  fastened  on  supports  placed  as 
near  as  practicable  to  said  fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph,  tele- 
graph, or  telephone  lines,  and  be  carried  across  the  route  of  said 
fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or  telephone  lines,  so 
constructed  and  placed  as  to  prevent  the  electric  light  and  fire 
alarm  and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or  telephone  lines  from 
coming  in  contact  in  case  either  should  break  or  become  detached 
from  fixtures. 

838.  § 3.  That  no  wires,  used  as  conductors  for  electric 
lighting  purposes,  shall  be  so  erected  or  placed  as  to  interfere  by 
contact,  induction,  or  otherwise,  with  the  successful  operation  of 
any  fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or  telephone  wire, 
circuit,  or  instrument. 


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839.  § 4.  Whenever  any  such  wire  used  as  a conductor  for 
electric  lighting  purposes  shall  be  so  erected,  placed,  or  main- 
tained, as  to  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article,  or  so  as 
to  interfere  by  contact,  induction,  or  otherwise,  with  the  success- 
ful operation  of  any  fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or 
telephone  line,  circuit,  or  instrument,  any  proper  city  authority, 
or  any  corporation  or  person  owning  or  entitled  to  the  use  of  any 
such  fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph,  telegraph,  or  telephone  wire, 
circuit,  or  instrument,  may  serve  upon  the  person,  company,  or 
corporation,  or  the  managing  agent  or  officer  thereof,  operating 
any  such  wires  used  for  electric  lighting  purposes,  a written  no- 
tice stating  the  manner  and  place  where  such  wires  are  so  erected, 
placed,  or  maintained,  and  upon  the  receipt  of  such  notice  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  such  person,  company,  corporation,  agent,  or  offi- 
cer, to  remove  all  such  wires  specified  in  such  notice  which  are 
erected,  placed,  or  maintained,  in  violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance. 

840.  § 5.  Any  person,  company,  corporation,  agent,  or  other 
officer,  who  shall  neglect,  fail,  or  refuse,  for  a space  of  twenty-four 
hours  after  receiving  the  written  notice  described  in  section  four 
(4)  of  this  ordinance,  to  remove  such  wire  or  wires  erected,  placed, 
or  maintained,  in  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance or  which  interfere  by  contact,  induction,  or  otherwise,  with 
the  successful  operation  of  any  fire  alarm,  police  telegraph,  tele- 
graph, or  telephone  wire,  circuit,  or  instrument,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined 
not  to  exceed  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  and  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a like  oftense  and  subject  to  a like  fine  for  each  day  or  part  of 
a day  that  such  wire  or  wires  remain  in  violation  of  this  article, 
and  shall  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

841.  § 6.  The  location,  placing,  and  manner  of  protection 
from  interference  or  contact,  of  any  support  and  wires  alluded  to 
in  this  ordinance,  shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  the  direction, 
under  the  terms  of  this  ordinance  of  the  Street  Commissioner. 

842.  § 7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  corporation,  or 
company,  or  his  or  its  agents  or  employes,  to  erect  or  maintain 


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on  or  over  the  streets,  alleys,  or  lanes  of  this  city,  any  electric- 
light  wire  or  wires,  and  use  and  operate  the  same,  without  first 
having  paid  an  occupation  tax  therefor  according  to  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 

843.  § 8.  Every  person,  company,  or  corporation  erecting, 

maintaining,  or  operating  such  wire  or  wires  in  this  city,  shall 
pay  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  per  an- 
num. Such  tax  to  be  in  addition  to  any  tax  levied  upon  any 
real  and  personal  property  owned  by  such  person  or  corporation 
within  the  limits  of  this  city.  Such  tax  to  be  paid  into  the  po- 
lice fund. 

§ 9.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  apijroval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


Article  XXIII. 

Eminent  Domain, 

844.  ^ 1.  Whenever  the  city  of  Lincoln  proposes  to  make, 
construct,  repair,  or  alter  any  public  improvement  by  which  any 
private  property  will,  or  is  to  be,  appropriated  or  damaged  thereby, 
and  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  by  resolution  direct,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  with  the  approval  of  the  Council,  to  ap- 
point a commission,  composed  of  three  disinterested  resident  free- 
holders of  said  city,  to  assess  the  damages  caused  by  reason  of 
making,  construction,  reparation,  or  alteration  of  any  such  public 
improvement,  or  that  may  in  any  way  grow  out  of  the  making, 
construction,  reparation,  or  alteration  of  maintenance  thereof. 
Said  commissioners  shall  take  an  oath  impartially  and  truly  to 
perform  the  duties  hereby  imposed  upon  him,  and  file  the  same 
with  the  City  Clerk,  and  thereupon  shall  view  the  property  to  be 
taken  or  damaged  and  assess  the  amount  of  damages  caused  to 
each  lot  or  tract,  taking  into  consideration  the  benefits  thereto, 


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if  any,  and  make  a report  of  their  doing  to  the  County  Judge 
of  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska. 

Said  commissioners  shall  be  authorized  to  assess  the  damages 
to  all  the  property  affected  by  the  public  improvement,  upon 
which  they  are  called  to  act,  and  may  for  that  purpose  act  at  dif- 
ferent times.  The  said  County  Judge  shall  deliver  a copy  of 
said  report  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  another  copy  to 
the  Register  of  Deeds  of  Lancaster  county,  to  be  recorded  and 
indexed  in  the  same  manner  as  deeds. 

Before  said  commission  shall  have  power  to  act,  the  owner  of 
the  property,  if  a resident  of  the  county,  shall  have  at  least  ten 
days’  notice  in  writing,  by  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  stating 
the  time  and  place  that  such  appraisement  will  be  made,  either 
by  personal  service  or  by  leaving  a copy  thereof  at  his  usual 
place  of  residence.  If  any  property  affected  by  such  improve- 
ment is  owned  by  a non-resident  upon  whom  service  of  such 
notice  cannot  be  had  in  this  county,  then  twenty  days’  service  of 
said  notice  may  be  made  personally  wherever  such  owner  maybe 
found,  or  by  publication  thereof  in  some  newspaper  published  in 
said  city,  said  notice  to  fix  the  time  of  appraisement  not  less  than 
twenty  days  thereafter,  whereupon  said  commission  shall  have 
the  right  and  authority  to  proceed  to  make  such  appraisement 
and  report.  Copies  of  all  notices,  with  the  manner  of  service, 
shall  be  attached  to  and  returned  with  their  report.  The  making 
and  filing  of  such  report  shall  create  no  liabilities  against  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  unless  the  said  improvement  is  made,  constructed,  re- 
paired, or  altered. 

845.  § 2.  In  case  of  death,  absence,  refusal,  or  neglect  of  any 

of  the  freeholders  to  act  as  commissioners  aforesaid,  the  Mayor 
shall,  with  the  approval  of  the  Council,  appoint  other  disin- 
terested resident  freeholders  of  said  city  to  complete  the  panel, 
and  said  commissioners  are  authorized  to  act  as  herein  before 
provided,  when  the  panel  is  complete. 

[Passed  October  30, 1494.  Approved  October  30, 1894.  Published  in  News  October  30, 
1894.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  taxing  express  companies  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  prohibiting  said 
companies  from  doing  business  in  said  city  before  said  tax  is  paid,  prescribing  pen- 
alties for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XXIV. 
Express  Companies. 


846.  § 1.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  express  company,  or 
its  agency,  to  transact  any  express  business  within  the  limits  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  without  having  first  paid  the  tax  therefor 
according  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  under  penalty  of 
a fine  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 

847.  § 2.  Every  express  company  or  its  agency,  doing  busi- 
ness in  this  city,  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  use  of 
said  city,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum.  The  said 
tax  to  be  paid  into  the  police  fund. 

848.  § 3.  Each  express  company,  or  its  agency  therefor, 
transacting  business  in  this  city,  in  addition  to  the  tax  provided 
for  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  taxed  upon  the  assessed  value  of 
all  real  and  personal  property  owned  by  any  such  express  com- 
pany within  the  limits  of  this  city. 

g4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  E.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  protection  of  thecitj'  of  Lincoln  against  fire  and  accidents,  and 
to  regulate  the  sale  and  storage  of  exjdosive  or  combustible  material  in  said  city, 
regulating  the  use  of  fire  and  stoves  in  certain  places,  i)roviding  for  inspection  of 
property  by  Chief  of  Fire  Department  and  empowering  him  to  remove  dangerous 
materials,  prohibiting  the  keeping  or  storing  of  combustix  e or  exjilosive  substances 
save  under  certain  prescribed  conditions,  prohibiting  the  dejmsit  or  burning  on 
streets,  alleys,  or  sewers  of  rubbish  or  combustible  material,  i)rescribing  penalties 
for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in 
conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Coiincil  of  the  City  of  Lincoln-  • 

Article  XXV. 

Fire. 

849.  § 1.  ny  person  who  shall  intent’onally  and  without 
reasonable  cause  raise  any  false  alarm  of  fire,  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion, be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars,  nor 
more  than  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  three 
months. 

850.  § 2.  Whoever  is  concerned  in  causing  or  making  a bon- 
fire, or  shall  set  fire  to  or  burn  any  hay,  straw,  shavings,  or  other 
combustible  materials,  in  any  street,  alley,  or  public  place  within 
the  fire  limits  of  the  city,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  less  than  twenty  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty,  or  impris- 
onment not  exceeding  three  months:  Provided^  The  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department,  in  such  cases  as  he  may  deem  proper,  grant 
permits  in  writing  for  the  destruction  of  straw  or  other  rubbish, 
where  the  same  can  be  done  without  damage  to  property  or  an- 
noyance to  the  public;  but  the  same  shall  be  done  between  the 
hours  of  7 A.  M.  and  7 p.  M.,  and  at  least  twenty  feet  from  any 
building. 

851.  § 3.  Whoever  shall  take  or  use  in  any  barn  or  stable 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  any  lighted  candle,  oil  or 
fluid  lamps,  or  any  burning  light  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  un- 
less the  same  be  inclosed  and  secured  in  a good  glass  case,  horn  or 
other  lantern,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
less  than  ten  nor  more  than  twenty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

852.  § 4.  Every  person  keeping  or  occupying  any  shop  or 
other  building  wherein  shavings  or  other  combustible  materials 
fire  made,  accumulated,  or  may  be  contained,  and  situated  within 


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two  hundred  feet  of  any  other  building,  shall  clear  and  remove 
such  shavings  or  other  combustible  materials  out  of  any  such 
building  and  the  yard  belonging  thereto,  at  least  once  in  each 
week.  Any  person  or  persons  using  rags  or  waste  for  rubbing 
furniture,  or  other  varnishes  or  oiled  work,  shall  burn  or  cause 
to  be  burned,  all  such  rags  or  waste  every  day ; or  shall,  before 
the  close  of  the  working  day,  immerse  the  same  in  water.  Who- 
ever shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  upon  con- 
viction, be  fined  in  any  sura  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more 
than  ten  dollars  for  each  offense. 

853.  § 5.  No  stove  shall  be  used  in  any  such  shop  or  build- 
ing unless  the  same  shall  be  set  in  a box  surrounded  with  fire- 
proof material,  with  the  pipe  carefully  set  up  according  to  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  ; and  no  lighted  candle  shall  be  used 
in  any  such  shop  or  building,  except  it  be  placed  in  a candle- 
stick made  of  a material  not  liable  to  take  fire,  under  the  penalty 
of  two  dollars  for  each  offense. 

854.  § 6.  No  person  shall  carry  fire  in  or  through  any  street 
or  lot,  or  other  public  or  private  place,  except  the  same  be  placed 
or  covered  in  some  close  or  secure  pan  or  other  vessel,  under  the 
penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  offense. 

855.  § 7.  No  person,  in  removing  any  chips,  shavings,  or 
other  combustible  matter,  shall  scatter,  or  throw  them,  or  suffer 
them  to  be  thrown  or  scattered,  on  any  street,  alley,  or  other 
public  place,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  for 
each  ofiense. 

856.  § 8.  No  person,  without  first  obtaining  a permit  there- 
for from  the  City  Council,  shall  hereafter  establish  or  keep  any 
lumber  yard  or  place  for  the  storage  or  piling  or  deposit  of  lum- 
ber for  sale,  in  quantity  exceeding  ten  thousand  feet,  upon  the 
land  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city. 

857.  § 9.  No  lumber  shall  be  piled  for  the  purpose  of  stor- 
ing, seasoning  or  drying  the  same,  within  fifty  feet  of  any  plan- 
ing mill,  or  wood-working  manufactory,  nor  within  fifty  feet  of 
any  private  residence,  unless  the  same  has  been  erected  since  the 
establishment  of  such  yard. 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


23  i 


58  § 10.  Any  person  violating  any  provisions  of  the  two 

I 0 :i s ctioiis,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not  less  than  ten 
nor  inure  ihun  one  hundred  dollars,  and  every  day  that  any 
nnii.er  shall  remain  piled,  or  any  place  kept  for  the  storage  or 
p ing  ot  lumber  in  contravention  of  any  of  the  provisions  of 
the  said  two  preceding  sections,  shall  be  deemed  a new  and  dis- 
tinct offense. 

850.  § 11.  No  person  shall  boil  any  pitch,  lar,  resin,  or  tur- 

pentine, within  the  corporate  limits,  unless  in  an  open  space,  at 
least  twenty-five  feet  distant  from  any  building,  or  other  prop- 
erty, or  in  a fire-proof  building,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less 
than  ten  dollars  for  each  offense. 

860.  § 12.  No  person  shall  deposit  or  stack  any  hay,  straw, 
or  other  combustible  substance  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city, 
or  within  fifty  feet  of  any  dwelling  house,  within  the  limits  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  of- 
fense, and  a penalty  of  five  dollars  for  every  week  the  same  may 
remain  after  service  of  written  notice  from  Chief  of  Fire  De- 
partment to  remove  the  same. 

861.  § 13.  No  person  shall  sweep  or  deposit  any  paper  or 
other  refuse  matter,  or  spill,  drop,  or  throw  from  any  cart,  wagon, 
or  other  vehicle  any  hay  or  straw,  upon  any  street,  lot,  or  alley, 
within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less 
than  five  dollars  for  eaeh  offense. 

862.  § 14.  No  person  shall  keep  ashes  in  any  barrel,  box,  or 
other  wooden  vessel,  or  on  any  wooden  floor  in  any  building, 
under  the  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

863.  § 15.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Chief  of  Fire  Department, 
as  often  as  directed  by  the  Mayor  or  Conncil,  or  as  often  as  Chief 
of  Fire  Department  shall  deem  it  necessary,  to  enter  any  house 
or  building,  lot,  yard,  or  premises  in  said  city  and  examine  the 
fire-flues,  hearths,  chimneys,  stoves,  and  pipes  thereto,  ovens, 
boilers,  and  other  apparatus  likely  to  cause  fire;  also,  the  places 
where  any  gunpowder,  hemp,  coal,  oils,  flax,  tar,  hay,  straw, 
shavings,  or  other  combustible  matter  may  be  lodged  or  stored. 
And  the  said  Chief  of  Fire  Department  shall  give  such  direc- 


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tions  in  regard  to  the  several  foregoing  matters  as  he  shall  deem 
expedient  to  guard  against  fire  or  accident,  either  as  to  the  re- 
moval or  {dteration,  or  better  care  and  management  thereof. 

864.  § 1 6.  That  whenever  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department  shall 
give  the  notice  or  directions  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  section 
to  the  owner  or  occupant  of  any  premises,  eitlier  verbally  or  by 
printed  or  written  notice,  in  which  any  of  the  matters  mentioned 
in  said  section  shall  be  contained,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 
owner  or  occupant,  within  twenty-four  hours,  to  cause  such  re- 
moval or  alteration  therein,  at  the  owner  or  occupant’s  expense, 
as  shall  be  required  by  said  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department.  If 
the  owner  or  occupant  refuses  or  neglects  to  cause  such  removal 
or  alteration  within  twenty-four  hours  after  serving  of  said  no- 
tice, he  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  two  dollars  and 
not  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  such  violation 
shall  continue,  after  twenty-four  hours  from  the  serving  of  said 
notice. 

865.  § 17.  No  person  shall  keep,  sell,  or  give  away  any  gun- 
powder or  guncotton  in  any  quantity  without  permission  in  writ- 
ing signed  by  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department  and  City  Clerk,  and 
sealed  with  the  corporate  seal,  under  a penalty  of  twenty-five 
dollars  for  every  ofiense:  Provided,  Any  person  may  keep  for 
his  own  use  a quantity  of  gunpowder  or  guncotton  not  excte  ling 
one  pound. 

866.  § 18.  All  appli(;ations  for  such  j)ermits  shall  be  made 
to  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department,  and  no  more  than  six  shall  be 
granted  in  any  one  block. 

867.  § 19.  The  Chief  of  Fire  Department  shall  make  an  en- 
try thereof  in  a register  to  be  provided  for  that  purpose,  which 
entry  shall  state  the  name  and  place  of  business  and  the  date  of 
permit. 

868.  § 20.  No  person  shall  sell  or  weigh  any  gunpowder  or 
guncotton  after  the  lighting  of  lamps  in  the  evening,  unless  in 
sealed  canisters  or  cases. 

869.  § 21.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  to  whom  a 
permit  shall  be  given  to  keep  a sign  at  the  front  door  of  his 


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place  of  business  with  the  word  ‘^gunpowder’’  painted  or  printed 
thereon  in  large  letters,  also  a sign  showing  where  said  powder 
is  stored  or  kept  on  the  premises. 

870.  § 22.  No  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  shall  have  or  keep 
at  his,  their,  or  its,  place  of  business,  or  elsewhere  within  the 
city,  or  within  one  mile  of  the  limits  thereof,  a greater  quantity 
of  gunpowder  or  guncotton  than  thirty  pounds  at  one  time,  and 
the  same  shall  then  be  kept  in  tin  canisters  or  cases,  containing 
not  to  exceed  thirty  pounds  each,  and  in  a situation  remote  from 
fires,  lighted  lamps,  candles,  gas,  or  other  inflammable  matter, 
from  which  the  same  may  be  easily  removed  in  case  of  fire,  and 
then  only  by  first  obtaining  a permit  as  herein  required:  Pro- 
vided^ however^  That  a special  permit  may  be  granted  by  the 
Council  for  the  storage  of  gunpowder  not  to  exceed  one  hundred 
and  fifty  pounds,  the  same  to  be  kept  in  water-tight  metal  canis- 
ters, said  metal  canisters  to  be  kept  in  a strongly-made  box,  said 
box  to  be  covered  with  metal  on  all  sides  and  to  be  supplied  with 
handles  and  heavy  lock,  said  box  to  be  kept  on  the  outer  edge 
of  sidewalk  in  front  of  the  premises  occupied  by  the  party  or 
parties  obtaining  such  special  permit. 

871.  § 23.  No  powder  magazine  or  place  forstoringor  keep- 
ing gunpowder  or  guncotton  shall  be  kept  or  maintained  within 
the  city  or  within  one  mile  of  the  limits  thereof. 

872.  § 24.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
carry  or  convey  any  gunpowder  or  guncotton  (exceeding  fifty 
pounds  in  quantity)  through  any  street,  alley,  highway,  or  road, 
in  the  city,  or  within  one  mile  of  the  limits  thereof,  in  any  cart, 
carriage,  wagon,  dray,  or  wheelbarrow,  or  otherwise,  unless  the 
said  gunpowder  or  guncotton  be  secured  in  tight  cases  or  kegs 
well  headed  and  hooped,  and  put  into  and  entirely  covered  with 
a good  tight  and  substantial  cover  sufficient  to  prevent  the  same 
from  being  scattered,  or  unless  the  same  is  put  into  a well-covered 
and  perfectly  water-tight  box,  the  bottom  and  sides  of  which 
shall  be  completely  covered  with  zinc,  or  unless  such  gunpowder 
or  guncotton  be  secured  in  water-tight,  patent,  metallic  cases  or 
kegs. 


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873.  § 25.  No  gunpowder  or  guncotton  sliipped  to  or  from 
the  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  permitted  or  suffered  to  be  or  remain 
on  any  street,  alley,  highway,  railroad  track  or  car,  or  other  place 
within  said  ciiy,  or  within  one  mile  of  the  limits  thereof,  in  a 
greater  quantity  than  fifty  pounds,  except  as  herein  otherwise 
provided,  fur  a longer  period  than  a reasonable  time  to  load  and 
unload  the  same,  which  time,  however,  shall  not  exceed  twelve 
hours:  Prodded^  however ^ The  Mayor  may  by  permit  in  writing 
extend  said  time  not  exceeding  twenty-four  hours. 

874.  § 26.  All  permits  granted  under  this  ordinance  shall 
expire  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  April  in  each  year.  No  permit 
shall  be  granted  to  any  retailer  of  intoxicating  liquors,  or  to  any 
intemperate  person.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  receive,  for  the 
use  of  the  city,  the  sum  of  two  dollars  for  each  and  every  per- 
mit that  may  be  issued. 

875.  § 27.  All  gunpowder  or  guncotton  which  shall  be  found 
in  any  store,  storehouse,  or  manufactory,  or  other  building,  or 
which  may  be  found  in  street,  alley,  cart,  wagon,  or  other  vehi- 
cle, within  the  city  of  Lincoln  or  within  the  jurisdiction  of  said 
city,  in  violation  of  any  provision  of  this  ordinance,  if  the  owner 
is  not  known,  shall  be  immediately  seized  and  removed  to  some 
secure  place,  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  members  of 
the  police  force  to  assi.^t  in  such  seizure  when  called  upon;  and 
if  the  owner  of  said  powder  or  guncotton  is  known,  then  notice 
shall  be  served  upon  him  ordering  its  immediate  removal. 

876.  § 28.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  manufacture  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  any  explosive  ma- 
terial or  compound  to  be  used  for  any  purpose,  the  manufacture 
of  which  would  be  dangerous  to  life  and  property,  under  the 
penalty  of  one  hundred  dollars,  and  a further  penalty  of  fifty 
dollars  for  each  and  every  day  that  such  explosive  material  or 
compound  may  be  manufactured  after  written  notification  for 
discontinuance  thereof  by  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department. 

877.  § 29.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  to  store  or  keep  in  any 
building  or  other  place  within  the  corporate  limits,  or  convey 
through  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  or  other  public  place,  auy 


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dynamite,  nitro-glycerine,  or  any  other  explosive  material  or 
compound  other  than  gunpowder,  unless  a permit  in  writing  for 
such  purpose  be  first  obtained  from  the  Mayor,  under  the  penalty 
of  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense,  and  a further 
penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  that  such 
explosive  material  or  compound  may  remain  stored,  kept  depos- 
ited, or  conveyed,  as  the  case  may  be. 

878.  § 30.  In  all  buildings  in  which  any  explosive  material 
or  compound,  as  regulated  by  the  two  preceding  sections,  is 
stored  or  kept  under  a permit  obtained  from  the  Mayor,  it  shall 
be  the  duly  of  the  person  or  persons  so  storing  to  place  a tin 
sign  oil  the  door,  or  some  other  conspicuous  place  on  the  outside 
of  the  first  story  of  such  building,  on  which  shall  be  painted  in 
legible  letters  the  name  of  the  compound  or  material  so  kept  or 
stored,  under  penalty  of  five  dollars,  and  a further  penalty  of 
five  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  after  written  notification  from 
the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  to  comply  with  the  provisions 
of  this  section. 

879.  § 31.  If  any  person  or  persons  shall  hinder  or  obstruct 
the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  or  his  assistants  in  the  per- 
formance of  his  duty,  the  person  so  offending  shall,  upon  con- 
viction, be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  and 
stand  committed  to  the  jail  of  said  city  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid. 

880.  § 32.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  spill,  scatter,  drop,  throw,  deposit  or  place  any  paper, 
shavings,  shucks,  hay,  straw,  or  other  combustible  material,  or 
rubbish  of  any  kind  or  nature,  in  or  upon  any  streets  or  alleys, 
or  to  throw  the  same  in  or  near  any  sewer,  catch-basin,  or  other 
opening  into  any  sewer,  or  to  burn  any  such  material  or  rubbish 
in  any  paved  street  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 33.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 34.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  oiie  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

I’assed  August  2r),  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  regulating:  and  proliibiting  the  use  of  fire-arms,  fire-works,  and  can- 
non in  the  city  oi  Lincoln,  prohibiting  the  sale  of  fire-arms  to  minors,  prohibiting 
the  discharging,  the  carrying,  owning,  or  selling  of  toy  ])istols  or  sling  shots,  pro- 
hibiting the  nse  of  fire-works  or  fire-crackers  in  certain'  places,  prohibiting  the  dis- 
charge of  cannon  without  the  written  permission  of  the  Mayor,  prescribing  penal- 
ties for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  rei)ealing  ordinances  in 
conllict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XX VI. 

Fire-armSy  Fire-workSy  and  Cannons. 

881.  § 1.  No  person,  except  an  officer  of  the  law  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duty,  shall  fire  or  discharge  any  gun,  jiistol,  fowl- 
ing-piece, or  other  fire-arm,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  ten  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

882.  § 2.  No  person  shall  sell,  loan,  or  furnish,  to  any  minor, 
any  gun,  fowling-piece,  or  other  fire-arm,  within  the  limits  of 
the  city,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

883.  § 3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  jierson  or  persons  to 
discharge  or  cause  to  be  discharged  any  toy  pistol,  toy  gun,  or 
other  toy  arm  or  arms,  or  sling  shot,  loaded  with  leaden  or  other 
dangerous  missiles,  at  any  time  or  under  any  circumstances, 
within  the  limits  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln.  Any  person  so 
offending  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  stand  committed 
until  such  fine  and  costs  are  jiaid  or  secured. 

884.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  the  said 
city  to  carry  about  his  or  her  person  any  toy  pistol,  toy  gun,  or 
other  toy  arm  or  arms,  or  sling  shots,  out  of  or  by  which  any 
leaden  or  other  dangerous  missiles  may  be  discharged.  Any  per- 
son so  offending  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until 
such  fine  and  costs  are  paid  or  secured. 

885.  § 5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  parent,  guardian,  or 
other  person  having  the  care  and  custody  of  any  minor,  to  pur- 
chase for  or  give  to  any  such  minor  or  knowingly  to  permit  any 
such  minor  to  have  any  toy  pistol,  toy  gun,  or  other  toy  arm  or 


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arms,  or  sling  shot,  out  of  which  any  leaden  or  other  dangerous 
missiles  may  be  discharged.  Any  such  person  so  offending  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  be  lined  in  any  amount  not  exceeding 
twenty  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are 
j)aid  or  secured. 

886.  § 6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  said  city  to  ignite  or  cause  to  be  exploded  any  fire-crackers, 
Roman  candles,  torpedoes,  rockets,  or  any  kind  of  fire-works 
whatever,  or  any  other  combustible  substance  or  thing,  upon  any 
sidewalk,  bridge,  building,  or  in  or  upon  any  building,  shed,  or 
outhouse,  in  said  city,  or  in  the  vicinity  of  any  such  buildings, 
or  in  any  place  where  the  same  may  do  damage  to  person  or 
property. 

887.  § 7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  in  said  city  to 
ignite  or  cause  to  be  exploded  any  fire-works  or  combustible  sub- 
stance mentioned  in  section  6 of  this  ordinance,  upon  any  street 
or  alley,  or  other  public  ground  in  said  city,  at  or  near  any  team 
or  teams  of  horses  or  other  animals,  or  sufficiently  near  to 
frighten  the  same. 

888.  § 8.  No  cannon  or  piece  of  artillery  shall  be  discharged 
or  fired  off  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  park,  or  place,  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  without  a written  permission 
from  the  Mayor,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  twenty-five  dollars 
for  each  offense. 

889.  § 9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  member  of  the  police 
force  to  see  that  the  provisions  of  this  article  are  strictly  com- 
plied with  and  enforced. 

^ 10.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D,  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor, 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  OKDINANC’E  prohilntiiij?  all  persons  from  intcrferin.cr  witli  hydrants,  fire  appli- 
aneos,  apparatus,  or  members  of  Fire  Department,  prohibiliiii?  the  passage  of  ve- 
hicles of  all  (lescrii)tion  over  the  hose  of  the  f ire  Department,  empowering  the 
Chief  of  Fire  Department  and  his  assistants  to  draft  the  services  of  individuals  in 
time  of  fire,  and  to  use  vehicles  and  draft  animals  of  citizens  or  passers-by,  pre- 
scribing penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XXVII. 

Fire  Depa7'tment. 

890.  § 1.  No  person  shall  in  any  manner  obstruct  the  use  of 
a fire  hydrant,  or  have  or  place  any  material  in  front  thereof,  or 
within  five  feet  from  either  side  tliereof,  under  the  penalty  of  ten 
dollars  ($10)  for  each  offense;  and  any  and  all  material  found 
as  an  obstruction  as  aforesaid  may  be  forthwith  removed  by  any 
member  or  members  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  at  the  risk, 
cost,  and  expense  of  the  owner  or  claimant. 

891.  § 2.  Every  person  who  shall  be  present  at  a fire  shall 
be  subject  and  obedient  to  the  orders  of  the  Chief  and  Assistant 
Chief  in  extinguishing  the  fire  and  the  removal  and  protection 
of  property;  and  in  case  any  person  shall  refuse  to  obey  such 
orders,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  every  offense  the  sum  of  five 
dollars  ($5.00):  Provided^  That  no  person  not  a member  of  the 
Fire  Department  shall  be  bound  to  obey  any  of  said  officers  un- 
less said  officers  shall  wear  their  respective  badges  of  office,  or 
their  official  character  shall  be  known  or  made  known  to  him  ; 
and  all  such  officers  shall  have  power  to  arrest  any  person  or 
persons  so  refusing  to  obey  such  lawful  orders  as  aforesaid,  and 
hold  them  in  custody  until  after  the  fire  is  extinguished,  when 
he  or  they  shall  be  taken  before  a magistrate,  to  be  dealt  with 
according  to  law. 

892.  § 3.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Chief,  Assistant  Chief, 
or  any  officer  in  command  of  any  company,  to  require  the  aid 
of  a drayman  with  his  horse  and  dray,  driver  of  a licensed  wagon 
with  his  team  and  wagon,  or  any  citizen,  inhabitant,  or  by-stander, 
in  drawing  or  conveying  any  engine  or  other  fire  apparatus  to 
the  fire  and  in  working  and  using  the  same  while  at  a fire;  and 


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on  the  refusal  or  neglect  of  any  person  to  comply  with  such  req- 
uisition, the  offender  shall,  for  every  default,  forfeit  and  pay  a 
penalty  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  ($5.00)  nor  more  than 
twenty  dollars  ($20.00). 

893.  § 4.  Any  person  who  shall  willfully  offer  any  hindrance 
to  any  officer  or  fireman  in  the  performance  of  his  duty  at  a fire, 
or  shall  willfully  in  any  manner  injure,  deface,  or  destroy,  any 
engine  or  fire  apparatus  belonging  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall 
for  every  such  offense  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  not  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00). 

894.  § 5.  No  wagon,  street  railroad  car,  or  other  vehicle, 
horse,  or  animal,  shall  be  driven  or  rode  over  any  unprotected 
hose  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  when  laid 
down  on  any  street  or  alley  to  be  used  at  any  fire  or  alarm  of 
fire,  without  the  consent  of  the  Chief  or  the  officer  in  command; 
any  person  violating  this  section  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty 
of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  ($10)  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars  ($100)  for  each  offense. 

895.  § 6.  Should  any  person  have  in  his  jiossession,  or  make 
or  cause  to  be  made,  any  key  or  keys  of  any  fire  engine  or  truck 
house,  or  fire  alarm  telegraph  box,  or  use  or  cause  the  same  to 
be  used,  without  the  consent  of  the  proper  authorities,  (except 
the  Mayor  and  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,)  every  such  per- 
son shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  ($50), 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100)  for  each  offense. 

896.  § 7.  Any  person  who  shall  scratch,  stencil,  or  post  pla- 
cards or  bills,  on  any  poles  of  the  fire  alarm  telegraph,  or  in  any 
other  manner  injure  or  deface  the  same,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine 
of  not  less  than  five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

897.  § 8.  No  person  or  persons,  except  those  connected  with 
the  management  of  the  same,  shall  open  any  signal  box  unless  it 
be  to  give  an  alarm  of  fire,  or  break,  cut,  injure,  deface,  derange, 
or  in  any  manner  meddle  or  interfere  with  any  signal  box  or  fire 
alarm  telegraph  wires,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less  than  twenty- 
five  dollars,  or  imprisonment  for  not  less  than  thirty  days,  for 
each  and  every  offense. 


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898.  § 9.  All  fire  apparatus  shall  have  the  right  of  way  upon 

any  street,  avenue,  or  highway,  when  going  to  an  alarm  of  fire; 
any  person  or  persons,  owners,  drivers,  conductors,  or  engineers 
of  any  buggy,  wagon,  carriage,  street  car,  steam  railroad  car,  or 
other  vehicle  pro])elled  by  hand,  horse,  or  steam  power,  who 
shall  carelessly,  wantonly,  maliciously,  or  otherwise  obstruct  or 
intercept  the  right  of  way  of  the  fire  apparatus  of  the  city  while 
going  to  a fire,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  the  Police  Court  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars. 

§ 10.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(),  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Howen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  the  construction  and  use  of  public  halls,  opera  houses, 
theatres,  hotels,  boarding  houses,  and  other  public  or  semi-public  places  where  per- 
sons assemble  together  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  provide  for  the  erection  and 
maintenance  of  suitable  fire  escapes  therefrom  and  means  of  entrance  thereto  and 
exit  therefrom,  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance, and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  XXVIII. 

Fire  Escapes, 

899.  § 1.  All  places  or  buildings  in  said  city  where  an  ad- 
mission fee  is  charged  to  the  attending  public,  are  hereby  de- 
clared to  be  public  halls,  opera  houses,  or  theaters,  for  the  pur- 
poses of  and  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

900.  § 2.  That  each  and  every  public  hall,  opera  house,  or 
theater,  whether  licensed  or  not,  and  all  churches  and  other  edi- 
fices in  said  city  used  for  the  assembling  together  of  persons, 
now  being  or  hereafter  to  be  erected  in  said  city,  shall  be  provided 
with  sufficient  means  of  eg-ress  therefrom  to  enable  the  entire 
number  of  persons  that  may  at  any  time  be  assembled  therein  to 

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pass  out  of  the  same  with  safety  in  a space  of  time  not  to  exceed 
three  (3)  minutes. 

901.  § 3.  That  the  means  of  egress  from  all  such  buildings 
as  are  mentioned  in  section  2 hereof,  shall  be  through  doors 
or  other  openings  leading  outward,  and  to  platforms,  halls,  or 
stairways,  or  other  means  of  egress  that  shall  be  of  sufficient 
strength  to  support  with  safety  as  many  persons  as  could  come 
thereon  from  said  building  at  any  one  time:  Provided^  That  if 
said  escaj)es  and  passage-ways  be  constructed  upon  the  outside  of 
any  such  building,  the  same  shall  be  of  sufficient  strength,  and 
shall  be  provided  with  suitable  railings  or  guards  of  sufficient 
height,  strength,  and  construction,  to  support  and  protect  with 
safety  the  passing  thereover  of  an  excited  crowd  of  persons : 
And  Pi'ovided  further^  That  the  combined  capacity  of  all  entrances 
aisles,  and  passage-ways  for  admission  of  persons  to  such  build- 
ings, shall  not  exceed  the  capacity  of  the  escapes  and  means  of 
egress  therefrom. 

902.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use  or  per- 
mit to  be  used  any  such  building  as  is  mentioned  in  section  1 of 
this  ordinance,  unless  the  same  shall  be  provided  with  means  of 
escape  therefrom  in  case  of  danger  or  fire,  as  is  provided  in  this 
ordinance,  and  any  person  so  offending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof, 
be  subject  to  the  penalty  hereinafter  provided.  It  shall  also  be 
unlawful  for  the  owner,  lessee,  or  manager,  or  any  other  person, 
to  use  or  permit  any  such  building  to  be  used  for  the  purposes 
mentioned  in  this  ordinance,  unless  such  building  shall  be  pro- 
vided with  sufficient  aisles  or  passage-ways  to  enable  all  persons 
provided  for  in  the  seating  capacity  of  such  building,  to  pass 
through  and  out  of  the  same  in  a space  of  time  not  to  exceed 
three  (3)  minutes,  and  said  aisles  shall  in  no  case  lead  to  passage- 
ways or  stairways  the  capacity  of  which  is  less  than  the  capacity 
of  all  aisles  combined  leading  thereto.  It  shall  also  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  when  persons  are  assembled  in  any  such  build- 
ing, except  churches  and  public  halls  on  the  ground  floor,  to 
cause  or  permit  any  of  the  interior  aisles  or  passage-ways  thereof 
to  have  chairs,  benches,  or  seats  placed  therein,  or  to  be  obstructed 


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in  any  other  manner,  and  said  aisles  and  passage-ways  shall  be 
kept  open  and  unobstructed  in  any  manner  at  all  times. 

903.  § 5.  The  owner,  lessee,  or  manager,  of  every  such  pub- 
lic hall,  opera  house,  or  theater,  to  which  the  public  are  admitted 
for  pay,  shall  provide  the  same  with  at  least  three  of  the  most 
aj)proved  fire  extinguishers,  and  shall  at  all  times  keep  the  same 
in  some  conspicuous  place,  ready  for  use  in  case  of  fire,  and  shall 
also  keep  in  some  convenient  place  about  said  building  at  least 
two  fire  hooks,  and  at  least  twelve  common  buckets  for  use  in 
case  of  fire.  All  screens,  scenery,  stage  fixtures,  and  machinery, 
sliall  be  so  constructed,  kept,  and  used,  as  not  to  come  in  contact 
with  any  lights  upon  or  about  such  stage,  and  all  lights  upon 
and  about  such  stage  shall  be  sufficiently  protected  with  some 
metallic  guards  or  protectors  to  prevent  the  communication  of 
fire. 

904.  § 6.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of 
sections  2,  3, 4,  and  5 of  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof, 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  shall  stand  committed  to  the  jail  of  said 
city  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid,  and  in  addition  thereto, 
in  case  of  violation  of  this  ordinance  by  the  owner,  proprietor, 
lessee,  or  manager,  of  any  such  licensed  hall,  opera  house,  or 
theater,  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  shall  revoke  such  license. 
In  case  of  violation  of  this  ordinance  by  the  owner,  proprietor, 
lessee,  or  manager,  of  unlicensed  halls,  ihe  Mayor  and  Council- 
men  may  by  resolution  order  the  closing  of  the  same,  and  who- 
ever shall  thereafter  open  to  the  public  any  such  hall,  opera 
house,  or  theater,  or  any  hall,  Oj)era  house,  or  theater,  for  the 
assemblage  of  more  than  twelve  persons,  the  license  whereof  has 
been  revoked,  without  complying  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sura  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  fine 
and  costs  are  paid. 

905.  § 7.  The  owner,  lessee,  proprietor,  or  manager  of  any 
hotel,  lodging  house,  or  other  building  within  said  city  wherein 
guests  are  received,  boarded,  or  lodged  for  pay,  shall  place  or 


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cause  to  be  placed  in  every  sleeping  apartment  above  the  second 
floor  or  story,  a good  and  sufficient  fire  escape. 

906.  § 8.  The  owner  or  owners  of  every  hotel,  lodging- 
house,  factory,  tenement,  or  building  devoted  to  business  pur- 
poses, over  two  (2)  stories  in  height,  shall  provide,  without  delay, 
such  hotel,  lodging-house,  tenement,  or  building  devoted  to  busi- 
ness purposes,  with  permanent  iron  balconies,  with  iron  stairs  or 
ladders,  leading  from  one  balcony  to  the  other,  to  be  placed  at 
the  end  of  each  hall  above  the  first  story,  or  such  number  as  may 
be  directed  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  or  such  other 
authority  as  may  have  control  of  fire  regulations,  etc.;  and  that 
the  halls  leading  to  such  fire  escape  be  kept  free  and  clear,  and 
that  there  be  placed  in  each  hall  a sign,  lighted  by  night,  show- 
ing the  position  of  such  fire  escape,  and  directions  for  using  the 
same. 

907.  § 9.  All  hotels  or  lodging-houses  two  (2)  stories  or  more 
in  height,  and- fifty  (50)  feet  or  more  in  length,  shall  have  at 
least  two  (2)  stairways  for  the  use  of  guests  or  occupants,  leading 
from  the  ground  floor  to  the  uppermost  story,  and  all  outside 
doors  shall  be  so  hung  that  they  shall  open  on  the  outside  instead 
of  the  inside  of  such  hotel  or  lodging-house. 

908.  § 10.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  such  proprietor  or 
keeper  of  any  hotel  or  lodging-house  in  said  city,  to  post  notices 
in  every  sleeping  room  of  such  hotel  or  lodging-house,  calling 
attention  to  the  fact  that  this  ordinance  has  been  complied  with, 
and  the  part  of  such  room  where  such  coil  of  rope,  rope  ladder, 
or  fire  escape  is  fastened. 

909.  § 11.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  or  refuse  to  comply  therewith,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty 
(20)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  (100)  dollars  and  costs 
of  prosecution,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are 
paid. 

910.  § 12.  Any  opera  house  now  erected  or  that  may  hereafter 
be  erected  within  the  city  limits,  may  be  provided  with  fire  escapes, 
the  same  to  consist  of  iron  balconies,  and  iron  stairways  and  sup- 


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ports,  leading  from  the  uppermost  story  to  the  ground,  and  also 
erect  and  maintain  an  entrance  to  the  same,  the  same  to  be  covered 
with  metal;  and  the  space  to  be  occupied  by  said  entrance  shall 
not  project  to  exceed  eight  feet  and  six  inches  over  the  lot  line 
into  the  street. 

g 13.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 14.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  p issage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  ‘26,  A.  1).  1^95. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  fixing  and  defining  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

Article  XXIX. 

Fire  Limits. 

911.  § 1.  The  following  described  territory  in  the  city  of 

Lincoln  shall  embrace  and  constitute  the  fire  limits  of  said  city, 
to-wit:  The  north  half  of  block  number  twenty-two  (22)  and  all 
of  blocks  numbered  twenty-nine  (29),  thirty  (30),  thirty-two  (32), 
thirty-three  (33),  thirty-four  (34),  thirty-five  (35),  thirty-six  (36), 
thirty-seven  (37),  thirty-nine  (39),  forty  (40),  forty-one  (41), 
forty-two  (42),  forty-four  (44),  forty-five  (45),  the  north  half  of 
block  fifty-two  (52),  all  of  blocks  fifty-three  (53),  fifty-four  (54), 
fifty-five  (55),  fifty-six  (56),  fifty -seven  (57),  fifty-eight  (58), 
fifly-nine  (59),  the  north  half  of  block  sixty  (60),  and  sixty-one 
(61),  all  of  blocks  sixty-five  (65),  sixty-six  (66),  sixty-seven  (67), 
sixty-eight  (68),  sixty-nine  (69),  seventy  (70),  eighty-six  (86), 
eighty-seven  (87),  eighty-eight  (88),  eighty-nine  (89),  ninety  (90), 
ninety-nine  (99),  one  hundred  (100),  except  the  southeast  quarter, 
one  hundred  and  one  (101),  one  hundred  and  two  (102),  eighty- 
five  (85),  except  the  northwest  quarter,  the  north  half  of  block 
ninety-eight  (98),  and  all  blocks  between  O and  P streets  and 
between  Seventeenth  (17th)  and  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  streets, 
also  all  blocks  between  N and  O streets  and  between  Seventeenth 


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(17th)  and  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  streets,  except  the  south  half  of 
all  blocks  between  Seventeenth  (17th)  and  Twentieth  (20th)  and 
Twenty-first  (21st)  and  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  streets  between  N 
and  O streets,  and  north  lialf  of  all  blocks  between  Seventeenth 
(17th)  and  Twentieth  (20lh)  and  Twenty-first  (21st)  and  Twenty- 
fourth  (24th)  streets  between  O and  P streets. 

g 2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1«95. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  lS9i.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  use  and  display  of  flags  and  decorations  on  the  city 
buildings  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XXX. 


Flags  and  Decorations  at  the  City  Hall. 


912.  § 1.  All  power  and  authority  to  display  flags  or  other 

decorations  on,  in,  or  about,  the  city  hall  or  other  public  build- 
ings belonging  to  the  city,  are  hereby  vested  in  the  Mayor,  unless 
the  City  Council  shall  direct  otherwise. 

g 2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
prox al,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  29,  A.  1).  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  placing  of  flower  pots  or  other  articles  on  xvindow- 
sills,  balconies,  or  other  projections  from  buildings  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  prescrib- 
ing penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XXXI. 

Flower  Pots. 

913.  § 1.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  place  or 

keep  on  any  window-sill,  railing  of  balcony,  top  of  porch,  or  any 


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other  projection  from  any  house  or  other  building  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  any  earthen  flower-pots,  wooden  box,  or  other  article  or 
thing  whatsoever  for  the  cultivation  or  retention  of  flowers, 
shrubs,  vines,  or  any  odier  article  or  thing'  whatever,  unless 
every  such  flower-pot,  box,  or  other  article,  is  securely  and  firmly 
fastened  or  protected  by  iron  railings,  so  fastened  as  to  render  it 
impossible  for  any  such  pot,  box,  or  other  article,  to  fall  into  the 
street,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  ten  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 3.  This  ordin  nice  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  1).  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Gkah.vm,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  prevent  interference  with  funeral  trains,  prescribing  penalties  for 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith. 

Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XXXII. 

Funeral  Trains. 

914.  § 1.  Any  number  of  persons,  either  on  foot,  in  car- 
riages or  other  conveyances,  accompanying  the  remains  of  any 
deceased  person,  shall  constitute  a funeral  train  within  the  mean- 
ing of  this  ordinance. 

915.  § 2.  It  shall  be  and  is  hereby  declared  to  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  persons,  band,  or  company  of  persons  to  inten- 
tionally delay  or  in  any  way  interfere  with  a funeral  train,  or 
for  any  railroad  or  street  car  company,  or  any  person  or  persons 
to  place,  cau.se  to  be  placed,  or  permit  to  remain  any  locomotive, 
motor,  car,  carriage,  or  other  veliicle  or  animal  in  or  along  that 
part  of  any  street,  alley  or  place,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  occupied 
or  being  used  by  any  funeral  train,  so  as  to  intentionally  stop, 
delay,  or  in  any  way  interfere  with  the  movement,  purpose  or 
object  of  the  persons  composing  such  funeral  train;  and  it  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  being  or  having 
any  locomotive,  motor,  car,  carriage  or  other  vehicle,  animal  or 


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object  in  the  way  of  any  approaching  funeral  train,  which  would 
noaterially  interfere  with  or  obstruct  the  same,  to  leave  tlie  way, 
or  cause  such  obstruction  to  be  removed  without  unnecessary  de- 
lay: Provided^  Tliis  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  the  Chief  of 
Fire  Department,  or  apparatus  when  on  a call  of  tire,  the  United 
States  mail  wagon  when  conveying  mail,  and  the  police  patrol 
when  in  charge  of  an  officer. 

916.  § 3.  Any  officer,  employe,  or  servant  of  any  company, 

or  any  other  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance, shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid  or  otherwise  discharged  according  to  law. 

g 5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  be  and  the  same  are 
herebj'  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the 
expiration  of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to 
to  law. 

Passed  August  2G.  A.  D.  1895 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Geaham,  Mayor. 

Attest ; J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  prohibit  gambling,  gambling  devices,  and  gambling  houses  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  to  prohibit  the  keeper  of  any  licensed  place  for  the  sale  of  liquor 
from  engaging  in  or  permitting  in  his  place  of  business  any  gambling,  to  prohibit 
the  visiting  or  frequenting  of  any  gambling  places,  prescribing  penalties  for  the 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XXXIIL 
Gaming. 

917.  § 1.  Tliat  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
soiLs  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  set  up  or  keep 
any  gambling  house,  table,  or  room  or  place  whatever,  or  any 
gambling  device  of  any  kind,  form,  or  character,  at  which  any 
game  of  chance  shall  be  played  for  money  or  property,  or  other 
valuable  thing;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  suffer 
or  permit  any  such  gambling  device  to  be  set  up,  or  used  in  or 
upon  any  premi.ses  or  tenements  belonging  to  or  under  the  con- 
trol of  such  person,  for  tlie  purpose  of  gambling  as  aforesaid. 

918.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 


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within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  engage  in  gambling 
or  to  play  any  game  or  games  of  chance  of  any  character  with 
cards,  dice,  or  any  other  device  or  means  whatever  for  money  or 
other  valuable  thing,  or  for  anything  representing  money  or 
value. 

919.  § 3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  keeper  of  any  licensed 
place  for  the  sale  of  malt,  spirituous,  and  vinous  liquors,  or  the 
keeper  of  any  billiard  hall  or  bowling  alley,  or  other  place  of 
public  resort  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  engage  in  or  per- 
mit, in,  at,  or  about  said  place,  any  gambling  or  playing  at 
games  of  chance  with  any  device  or  means  whatever  for  money 
or  other  valuable  thing. 

920.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 
city  to  visit,  or  frequent,  or  loaf  about,  any  room  or  place  wherein 
gambling  and  playing  at  games  of  chance  for  money,  or  articles 
representing  money  or  property,  is  conducted  or  permitted,  know- 
ing the  same  to  be  such  gambling  place,  or  to  induce  any  other 
person  to  visit  or  frequent  any  such  gambling  place;  and  every 
person  so  otfending  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemenor,  and, 
on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  hereinafter 
provided. 

921.  § 5.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
less  than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense, 
and  shall  be  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  of  prosecution 
are  paid. 

§ 6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  coniiiet  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publicatioxi  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk.  [seal.J 


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Articie  XXXIV. 

Gas  and  Electric  TAght  Property. 

922.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  lain})er  with,  break,  deface,  displace,  disconnect,  injure, 
or  destroy  any  of  the  meters,  fixtures,  pi{)es,  wires,  lamps,  poles, 
posts,  or  any  other  apparatus  or  property  of  any  gas  or  electric 
light  company  in  this  city. 

923.  § 2.  That  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

[Passed  November  1,  1892.  A])])roved  November  11,  1892.  Published  in  Journal  No- 
vember 12,  1892.  J 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  compel  gas  companies  doing  business  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  lay 
gas  mains  through  all  streets  that  are  to  be  paved  within  paving  districts  now  ex- 
isting or  hereafter  created,  and  to  carry  the  gas  service  from  such  mains  to  and  in- 
side the  curb  on  each  lot  frontage  on  said  streets,  providing  for  the  manner  in 
which  order  shall  be  given  to  said  companies,  fixing  a maximum  rate  to  be  charged 
for  gas,  and  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provi.sions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XXXV. 

Gas  Plains. 

924.  § 1.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  gas  companies 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  said  companies 
are  hereby  required,  to  lay  gas  mains  through  all  streets  that  are 
to  be  paved  within  any  paving  districts  now  created,  or  that  may 
be  hereafter  created  in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  and  said  companies 
are  hereby  required  to  carry  the  gas  service  from  such  mains  to 
and  inside  the  curb  on  each  lot  frontage  on  said  streets. 

925.  § 2.  The  said  gas  companies  are  hereby  required  to  lay 
said  gas  mains  and  carry  said  service  to  and  inside  said  curbing 
immediately  after  the  council  of  said  city  shall  order  any  street 
or  streets  in  any  paving  district  or  districts  to  be  paved,  and  such 


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251 


work  to  be  done  by  said  companies  prior  to  the  paving  of  said 
streets  in  any  such  district  or  districts. 

92G.  § 3.  The  said  council  may  at  any  time  after  ordering 

the  paving  of  any  such  streets,  order  the  said  gas  companies  to 
comply  with  the  requirements  of  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  and 
the  City  Engineer  or  some  other  person  named  in  the  said  order 
shall  within  five  days  after  the  passage  of  said  order  serve  a no- 
tice upon  said  gas  companies  notifying  said  company  that  on  the 
day  of  the  passage  of  said  order,  the  same  was  passed  by  the  City 
Council  of  Lincoln,  ordering  and  directing  the  said  companies  to 
comply  with  the  requirements  of  said  order  within  ten  days  from 
the  date  of  the  service  of  said  notice;  said  notice  shall  be  signed, 
“By  order  of  the  Council.’^  By 

927.  § 4.  The  notice  provided  for  in  the  preceding  section 
shall  be  served  by  the  City  Engineer,  or  some  other  person  ap- 
pointed by  the  Council  for  such  purpose,  in  the  following  man- 
ner. By  delivering  to  the  President  or  Secretary,  or  other  officer 
of  said  gas  company,  a copy  of  said  notice,  and  he  shall  return  a 
copy  of  said  notice  to  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  with  his  sworn 
indorsement  of  the  time  and  manner  of  his  service  thereof. 

928.  § 5.  Any  gas  company  who  shall  violate  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  or  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  comply 
with  any  order  made  by  said  Council  in  pursuance  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in 
any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, and  each  twenty-four  hours  that  any  such  gas  company 
shall  fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  any  such  order  made  by  said 
Council,  after  service  of  such  notice  and  expiration  of  the  time 
specified  in  said  notices,  shall  be  deemed  a separate  offense,  and 
any  such  gas  company  so  failing  or  refusing  to  comply  with  any 
such  order  shall  be  subject  for  each  offense  to  the  penalty  herein 
prescribed. 

928a.  § 6.  That  hereafter  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  Lincoln 

Gas  Company,  or  any  individual,  copartnership,  or  corporation, 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  or  sale  of  illuminating  gas  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  to  charge  for  said  gas  furnished  to  citizens  or 


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GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


private  consumers,  a price  exceeding  two  dollars  per  thousand 
cubic  feet.  No  rent  shall  be  charged  for  meters  when  three  hun- 
dred cubic  feet  per  month  have  been  consumed;  Provided,  That 
the  charge  for  gas  for  the  use  of  gas  engines  shall  not  exceed  one 
dollar  and  seventy-five  cents  per  thousand  cubic  feet.  No  gas 
company  in  said  city  shall  remove  any  meter  or  meters,  or  re- 
fuse to  furnish  gas  to  any  person  in  said  city,  so  long  as  said 
person  shall  desire  and  be  ready  and  able  to  pay  for  the  same  at 
the  legal  rate. 

§ 7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  Aveek  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  laAV. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Boaven,  City  Clerk.  [seal.J 


AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  the  grade  of  certain  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  wtih 
reference  to  a datum  plane  herein  described,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict 
hercAvith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XXXVI. 

Grades. 

- 929.  § 1.  That  the  grades  of  certain  streets  in  the  city  of 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  established  in 
reference  to  a datum  plane,  which  is  located  as  follows,  to-wit: 
Bench  mark  cut  in  water  table  at  northeast  corner  of  post-office 
building  is  79.74  feet  above  said  datum  plane;  also  bench  mark 
on  northwest  corner  of  iron  platform  step  at  west  portal  of  State 
Capitol  is  103.12  feet  above  datum  plane,  said  datum  plane  be- 
ing coincident  with  the  datum  plane  of  what  is  known  as  the 
Harvey  Grade,  the  grades  being  uniform  straight  lines  between 
the  adjacent  points  specified,  and  are  all  above  said  datum  plane: 


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o'S 

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930.  g 2.— Grade  op  A St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 

. 67.00 

67.00 

East  curb  of  6th  st 

. 67.50 

67.50 

West  curb  of  Ith  st 

..  77.50 

77.50 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

. 77.50 

77.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

. 76.00 

76.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

. 75.50 

75.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st -.. 

. 74.00 

74.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

. 73.50 

73.50 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

. 72.00 

72.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

. 71.50 

71.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

. 70.00 

70.50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

. 70.00 

70.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

. 71.00 

71.00 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

. 71.50 

71.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

. 74.00 

74.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

. 74.50 

74.50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

. 78.00 

78.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

. 78.50 

78.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

. 81.50 

81.50 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

. 82.00 

82.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

. 80.00 

86.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

. 86.50 

86.50 

West  curb  of  17th  .st 

. 90.00 

90.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

. 90.50 

90.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

. 94.00 

94.00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

. 94.50 

94.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

. 99.50 

99.50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

.100.00 

100.00 

West  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave. 109. 50 

109.00 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave. 110. 00 

109.50 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

.115.50 

115.50 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

.116,00 

116.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

.119.00 

119.00 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

.119.00 

119.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

.117.00 

117.00 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

.116.50 

116.50 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

.107.50 

107.10 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

.107.00 

107.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

.105.25 

105.25 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

.105.00 

105.00 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

.103.50 

103.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

.103.00 

103.00 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

.101.00 

101.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

.101.50 

101.50 

931.  g 3.— Grade  op  B St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 

. 61.00 

61.00 

East  curb  of  6th  st 

61.50 

61.50 

West  curb  of  7th  st 

. 62.50 

62.50 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

. 63.00 

63.00 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

. 64.00 

64.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

. 64.50 

64.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

. 65.50 

65.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

, 66.00 

6G.00 

West  curb  of  lOth  st 

. 67.00 

67.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

. 67.50 

67.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

. 68.50 

68.50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

69.00 

69.00 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

69.50 

69.50 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

, 70.00 

70.00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

. 71.50 

71.50 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

, 72.00 

72.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

. 73.00 

73.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

, 73.50 

73.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

. 77.50 

77.50 

East  curb  of  15  th  st 

. 78.00 

78.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

. 81.00 

81.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

. 81.50 

81.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 88.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 88.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 93,00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 93.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 97.50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 98.00 

Westcurbof  Fitzgeraldave.116.50 
East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave.  116 . 50 

Westcurbof  21st  st 120.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 119.50 

West  curb  of  22d  st 113.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 113.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 106  50 

East  curb  of  23d  st 106.00 

West  curb  of  24th  st 99.50 

East  curb  of  24th  st 99.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 93.25 

East  curb  of  25th  st 93.00 

West  curb  of  26th  st 96.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 96.75 

West  curb  of  27th  st 90.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 90.00 


Wai 

88.00 

88.50 

93.00 

93.50 

97.50 

98.00 
115.50 

115.50 
120.00 

119.50 

113.50 

113.00 

106.50 

106.00 

99.50 

99.00 
93.25 

93.00 

96.50 
96.75 

90.00 

91.00 


932.  § 4.— Grade  op  C St. 


West  curb  of  6th  st 55.00  55.00 

East  curb  of  6th  st 55.50  55.50 

West  curb  of  7th  st 58.00  58.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 58.50  58.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 62.00  62.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 62  50  62.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 68,50  68.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 69.00  69  00 

West  curb  of  10th st 70.50  70.50 

East  curb  of  10th  st 71.00  71.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 72.00  72.00 

East  curb  of  llthst 72.50  72.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 74.00  74.00 

East  curb  of  r2thst 74.50  74.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 76.00  76.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 76.50  76.50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 78.00  78.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 78.50  78.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 80.00  80.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 80.50  80.50 

West  curb  of  16th  st 82.00  82.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 82.50  82.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 87.00  87.00 

Ea.st  curb  of  17th  st 87.50  87.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 92.00  92.00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 92.50  92.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 99.00  99.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 99.00  99.00 

Westcurbof  Fitzgerald  ave. 115. 50  116.50 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave. 115. 50  116.50 

West  curb  of  21st  st 102  50  102.50 

East  curb  of  21st  st 102.00  102.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 94.00  94.00 

East  curb  of  22d  st 93.50  93.50 

W est  curb  of  23d  st 88.50  88.50 

East  curb  of  23d  st 88.00  88.00 

West  curb  of  24th  st 85.50  85.50 

East  curb  of  24th  st 85.00  85.00 

At  80  feet  west  of  25th  st. ...  83.50  83.50 

West  curb  of  25th  st 85.25  85.25 

East  curb  of  25th  st 85.75  85.75 

West  curb  of  26th  st 92.00  92.00 

East  curb  of  26th  st 92.00  92.00 

West  curb  of  27th  st 76.00  76.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 76.00  76.50 


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934.  § 5.— Grade  of  I)  St. 

West  curb  of  6tb  st 

58.00 

.58.00 

East  curb  of  6th  st 

58.50 

.58.. 50 

West  curb  of  7th  st 

63.ro 

63.. 50 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

64.00 

64.00 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

72.  OJ 

72.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

72.50 

72.. 50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

73.50 

73.. 50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

74.00 

74.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

75.00 

75.00 

East  curb  of  101  hst 

75.00 

75.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

72.00 

72.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

72.50 

72.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

73.50 

73.50 

East  curb  of  12th  .st 

74.00 

74.  00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

75  50 

75.50 

East  curb  of  13th  .st 

76.00 

76.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

77.00 

77.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

77 . 50 

77.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

79.00 

79.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

79.50 

79.ri0 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

81 .00 

81 .00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

81.. 50 

81.50 

West  eurb  of  17th  st 

83.00 

83.00 

East  curb  of  17tli  st 

83.50 

83.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

90.50 

90.. 50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

91.00 

91.00 

West  eurb  of  19lh  st 

97.50 

97.50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

98.00 

98.00 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

111.00 

111.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

111.00 

111.00 

West  curb  of  Filzge  aid  ave. 109. 50 

109.. 50 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave.  108. 50 

108.50 

West  curb  of  21.st  st 

9t.50 

94.50 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

94.00 

94.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

.'“5.50 

85.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

85.00 

85.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

79.00 

79.00 

East  curb  of  2:>d  st 

78.50 

78 . 50 

West  curb  of  21th  st 

73.25 

73.25 

East  eurb  of  24th  st 

73.00 

73.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

71.. 50 

71.50 

East  eurb  of  25th  st 

71  .00 

71.00 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

75.00 

75.00 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

, 75.. 50 

75.. 50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

71. .50 

71.75 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

71.50 

71.75 

935.  g 6.— Grade  of  E St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 

55.00 

55.00 

East  curb  of  6th  st 

55 . 50 

55.. 50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

70.50 

71.00 

East  curb  of  sth  st 

70.. 50 

71.00 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

72.50 

72.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

73.00 

73.00 

West  curb  of  10th  .st 

74.50 

74.50 

East  curb  of  loth  st 

74.. 50 

74.. 50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

71.00 

71.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

, 71 .50 

71.. 50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

, 73.. 50 

73.50 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

73.80 

73.80 

West  eurb  of  13lh  st 

75.80 

75.80 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

, 76.10 

76.10 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

, 77.10 

77.10 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

77.40 

77.40 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

, 78.10 

78.40 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

78.80 

78.80 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

79.80 

79.80 

°'2 


W^’  Scfc 

East  curb  of  16th  st 80.20  80.20 

West  curb  of  17th  st 84.00  84.00 

East  eurb  of  17th  st 84.50  84.50 

West  curl)  of  18tli  st 89.00  89.00 

East  curl)  of  18th  st 89.50  89.50 

West  curb  of  19tli  st 95.50  95.50 

East  eurb  of  19th  st 96.00  96.00 

West  curb  of  20t]i  st 105.00  105.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 105.00  105.00 

West  curb  of  21st  st 86.50  86.50 

E.'ist  curb  of  21st  st 85.50  85.50 

West  curb  of  22d  st 73.50  73.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 73.00  73.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 68.50  68.50 

East  curb  of  23d  st 68.00  68.00 

West  curb  of  24th  st 64.00  64.00 

East  curb  of  24th  st 63.50  63.50 

West  curb  of  25th  st 66.00  66.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 66.50  66.50 

We.st  curb  of  26th st 69.00  69.00 

East  curb  of  26th  st 69.25  69.25 

West  curb  of  27th  st 72. .50  72.25 

East  curb  of  27th  st 72.50  72.25 

West  curb  of  28th  st 74. .50  74.00 

East  curb  of  28th  st 74.50  74.00 

West  curb  of  Ulysses  ave....  76.30  76.00 

East  curb  of  Ulysses  ave. ...  76.30  76.00 

West  curb  of  30th  st 77.50  77.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 77.50  77.00 

936.  g 7.— Grade  of  F St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 53.50  53.50 

East  curb  of  0th  st 54.00  54.00 

West  curb  of  7th  st 63.00  63.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 63.50  63.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 69.00  69.00 

East  curb  of  8ih  i-t 69.50  69.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 67.00  67.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 67.50  67.50 

West  ciirb  of  lOih  st 68.50  68.50 

East  curb  of  10th  st 69.00  69.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 70.00  70.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 70.50  70.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 74.00  74.00 

East  curb  of  12th  st 74.50  74.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 76.00  76.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 76.50  76.50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 78.00  78.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 78.50  78.50 

IVest  curb  of  15th  st 80.00  80.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 80.50  80.50 

We.st  curb  of  16th  st 83  00  83.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 83.50  83.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 87.00  87.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 87.00  87.00 

West  curb  of  18th  st 85.00  85.50 

East  curb  of  18tti  st 85.00  85.50 

IVest  curb  of  19th  st 89.00  89.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 89.50  89.50 

IVest  curb  of  20th  st 91 .00  91.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 90.50  90.50 

West  curb  of  21st  st 71.50  71.50 

East  curb  of  21st  st 71.00  71.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 70.00  70.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 70.00  70.50 

West  curb  of  28th  st 76.00  75.50 

East  curb  of  28th  st 76.00  75.50 

West  curb  of  Ulysses  ave....  77.60  77.30 

East  curb  of  Ulysses  ave....  77  60  77  30 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN.  255 


0'S 

S-l  V 

I" 

> ^ 

Mm 

West  curb  of  301h  st 

79.00 

79.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

79.50 

79.50 

937.  g 8.— G RA  DE  OF  G St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 

52.50 

East  curb  of  6tli  st 

53.00 

53.00 

West  ciu-b  of  7th  st 

00.00 

60.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

00.50 

60.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

63.00 

63.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

63.50 

63.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

64.50 

64.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

05.00 

65.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

72.00 

72.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

72.50 

72.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

74.00 

74.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

74.50 

74.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

76.00 

76.00 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

76.50 

76.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

78.50 

78.50 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

79.00 

79.00 

West  curb  of  14tli  st 

81.00 

81.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

81.50 

81.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

84.50 

84.50 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

85.00 

85.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

87.50 

87.50 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

88.00 

88.00 

Midway  bet.  10th  & 17th  sts. 

91.50 

91.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

89.00 

88.50 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

89.00 

88.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

82.50 

82.50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

82.00 

82.00 

At  a point  350  ft.  east  of  18th  84.00 

84.00 

West  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave. 

73.00 

73.00 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave. 

72.00 

72.00 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

69.25 

69.25 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

69.00 

69.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

68.25 

68.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

68.25 

68.50 

938.  g 9.— Grade  of  H St. 

West  curb  of  Otii  st 

51.00 

51.00 

East  curb  of  0th  st 

51  .50 

51.50 

West  curb  of  7th  st 

57.00 

57.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

57.50 

57.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

64.00 

64.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

64.50 

64.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

72.00 

72.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

72.50 

72.50 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

78.00 

78.00 

East  curb  of  lOtli  st 

78.50 

78.50 

West  curb  of  lltli  st 

79.50 

79.50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

80.00 

80.00 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

82.50 

82.50 

East  curb  of  Pith  st 

83.00 

83.00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

85 . 50 

85.50 

Plast  curb  of  13th  st 

86.00 

86.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

88.00 

88.00 

Elast  curb  of  14tli  st 

88.50 

88.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

91  .00 

91 .00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

91 .50 

91.50 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

94.00 

91.00 

Plast  curb  of  lOtli  st 

91.00 

94.00 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

92.00 

92.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

92.00 

92.00 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

66.50 

66 .75 

Elast  curb  of  21st  st 

00.50 

66.75 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

70.00 

70.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

70.50 

70.50 

West  curb  of  2Gth  st 

73.00 

73.00 

o-t 


W 'A  W c/J 

Ecast  curb  of  2Gth  st 73. GO  73.50 

West  curb  of  27tli  st 70.50  70.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 77.00  77.00 

939.  g 10.— Grade  of  J St. 

West  curb  of  0th  st .50.00  50.00 

East  curb  of  0th  st 50.50  50.50 

West  curb  of  7th  st 03.50  03.50 

East  curb  of  7th  st 04.00  64.00 

West  curb  of  8th  st 71.50  71.50 

East  curb  of  8th  st 72.00  72.00 

West  curb  of  9th  st 70.00  76.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 76.00  76.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 81.00  81.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 81.00  81.00 

We.st  curb  of  11th  st 84.00  83.50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 84.00  83.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 87.00  87.00 

East  curb  of  r2th  st 87.50  87.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 89.00  89.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 89.00  89.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 91.00  91.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 91.50  91.50 

West  curb  of  10th  st 93.00  93.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 93.00  93.00 

West  curb  of  17th  st 88.50  89.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 88.00  88.00 

West  curb  of  18th  st 79.00  79.00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 78.50  78.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st (>7.00  67.00 

East  curb  of  lOth  st 60.50  66.50 

West  curb  of  20th  st 63.80  64.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 63.80  64.00 

West  curb  of  21st  st 05.00  65.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 05.25  65.25 

West  curb  of  Antelope  st...  67.00  67.00 

East  curb  of  Anteloi)e  st...  67.50  67.50 

West  curb  of  25th  st 75.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 75.50 

West  curb  of  Evergreen  st...  75.00  

East  ciirb  of  Evergreen  st...  75.50  

West  curb  of  20th  st 77.00  77.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 77.50  77.50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 81 .50  81.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 82.00  82.00 

940.  g 11.— Grade  OF  K St. 

West  curb  of  0th  st 51.50  51.50 

East  curb  of  0th  st 52.00  52.00 

West  curb  of  7th  st 55.00  55.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 55.50  55.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 63.00  63.50 

East  curb  of  8th  st 03.00  63.50 

West  curb  of  9tli  st 71.50  72.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 71.50  72  00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 80.00  80.50 

East  curb  of  10th  st 80.00  80.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 81.50  82.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 81.50  82.00 

West  curb  of  12th  st 85.00  85.50 

East  curb  of  12th  st 85.00  85.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 81.00  84.50 

East  curb  of  13th  st 84.00  81.50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 87.00  87.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 87.00  87.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 92.00  92.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 92.00  92.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 88.00  88  50 

East  curb  of  10th  st 88.00  88.50 


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GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


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West  curb  of  17th  st 82.50  88.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 82.50  88.00 

West  curb  of  18th  st 78.00  78.00 

East  curb  of  I8th  st 77.50  77.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 64.50  64.50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 64.00  64.00 

West  curb  of  20th  st 62.60  62.80 

East  curb  of  20th  st 62.60  62.80 

West  curb  of  2lst  st 64.00  64.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 64.25  65.25 

West  curb  of  26th  st 80.00  79.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 80.00  79.50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 86.50  86.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 87.00  87.00 

941.  § 12.— Grade  of  L St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 49.50  49.50 

East  curb  of  6th  st 50.00  50.00 

West  curb  of  7th  st 51.00  51.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 51.50  51.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 54.00  54.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 54.50  54.. 50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 67.00  67.. 50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 67.00  67  50 

West  curbof  10th  st 74.00  74. .50 

East  curbof  10th  st 74.00  74.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 76.00  76.50 

East  curbof  11th  st 76.00  76. .50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 77.00  77.50 

East  curbof  12th  st 77.00  77.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 78.00  78.. 50 

East  curb  of  13th  st 78.00  78.50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 79.00  79.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 79.00  79.. 50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 80.50  81.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 80. .50  81 .00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 82.00  82.50 

East  curb  of  16th  st 82.00  82.. 50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 78.00  78.50 

East  curb  of  17th  st 78.00  78. .50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 79.00  79.. 50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 79.00  79.. 50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 65.50  66.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 65.60  65.90 

West  curb  of  20th  st 61.40  61.60 

East  curb  of  20  th  st 61.40  61.60 

West  curb  of  21st  st 62.70  63.00 

East  curbof  21st  st 62.70  63.00 

West  curb  of  26th  st 82.00  81  ..50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 82.00  81.. 50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 92.00  91.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 90.00  89.50 

942.  §13.— Grade  OF  M St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 46.. 50  46.. 50 

East  curb  of  6th  st 47.00  47.00 

West  curb  of  7th  st 48.20  48.20 

East  curb  of  7th  st 48.. 50  48.50 

West  curb  of  8th  st 51.50  51.50 

East  curb  of  8th  st 52.00  52.00 

West  curb  of  9th  st 58.50  58.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 59.00  59.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 67.50  68.00 

East  curb  of  10th  .st 67.50  68.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 71.00  71.50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 71.00  71.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 72. .50  73.00 

East  curb  of  12lh  st 72. .50  73.00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 73.50  74.00 


'S'g 

o-^ 

> 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

...  73.50 

74.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

....  74.. 50 

75.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

,...  74.50 

75.00 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

....  75.00 

75.50 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

...  75.00 

75-50 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

....  76. .50 

77.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

...  76. .50 

77.00 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

....  73. .50 

74.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

...  73.. 50 

74.00 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

73.00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

73.00 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

...  62.00 

62.50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

...  62.30 

62.60 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

...  60.20 

60.40 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

...  60.20 

60.40 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

...  61.40 

61.80 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

...  61.40 

61.80 

943.  § 14.— Grade  of  N St. 

West  curb  of  6th  st 

,...  47.60 

47.60 

East  curb  of  6th  st 

...  48.00 

48.00 

West  curb  of  7th  st  

...  49.95 

50.17 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

...  49.95 

49.75 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

...  51.00 

51.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

...  51.50 

51.. 50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

...  59.50 

60.33 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

...  60.00 

60.83 

West  curb  of  lOch  st 

68. 7o 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

...  69.20 

69.20 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

...  68.00 

68.00 

East  curb  of  llth  st 

...  67.40 

67.40 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

...  69.20 

69.20 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

...  69.60 

69.60 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

...  70.40 

70.40 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

...  70.80 

70.80 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

...  71.60 

71.60 

East  curb  of  llth  st 

...  71.50 

72.00 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

...  72.80 

72.80 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

...  72.60 

72.60 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

...  73.00 

73.40 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

...  73.00 

73.40 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

...  71.50 

71.50 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

...  71.00 

71.00 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

...  69.00 

69.00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

...  68.50 

68.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

...  61 .00 

61.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

...  60.50 

60.50 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

...  59.50 

59.50 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

...  59.30 

59.30 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

...  58.00 

58.30 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

...  58.00 

58.30 

W'est  curb  of  23d  st 

...  61.80 

61.80 

East  curb  of  23d  at 

...  62.10 

62.10 

At  400  feet  east  of  23d  st... 

...  66.00 

66.00 

West  curb  of  2.5th  st 

...  75.50 

75.50 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

...  76.50 

76.50 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

...  90.50 

90.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

...  91.50 

91.50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

...105.50 

105.50 

944.  § 15.— Grade  of  0 St. 

East  curb  of  4th  st 

...  46.50 

46.50 

West  curb  of  .5th  st 

...  48.00 

48.00 

East  curb  of  5th  st 

...  48.50 

48.50 

West  curb  of  6th  st 

...  49. .50 

49.50 

East  curb  of  6th  st 

...  .50.00 

50.00 

West  curb  of  7th  st 

...  52.00 

52.00 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

...  52.39 

52.00 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

...  56. .50 

56.50 

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CITY  OF  LINCOI.N. 

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Wcri 

Wyj 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

. 58.00 

57.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

72  60 

72  20 

At  east  curb  of  alley 

..  64.21 

West  curb  of  12tli  st 

69.20 

68.80 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

..  71.00 

70.. 50 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

69.20 

68.. SO 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

. 71.00 

70.. 50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

(i8.10 

(.7.90 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

. 74.00 

78.50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

68.10 

67.90 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

. 74.00 

78.. 50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

68.70 

68.70 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

. 69.00 

68.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

69.00 

69.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

. 70.00 

68.00 

Midway  between  14th 

and 

West  curb  of  r2th  st 

. 66.00 

66.00 

16th  sts 

68.00 

68.00 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

. 66.00 

66.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

78.00 

72.. 50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

. 67.00 

67.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

7.:. 00 

72.. 50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

. 67.30 

67.30 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

69.00 

69.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

. 68.30 

68.30 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

68.. 50 

68.. 50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

. 68.60 

68.60 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

65.50 

65.50 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

. 69.60 

69.60 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

65.00 

65.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

. 70.00 

70.00 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

59.50 

60.00 

West  curb  of  lOth  st 

. 71.00 

71.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

59.50 

60.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

. 71.30 

71.30 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

55.90 

56 . 80 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

. 70.00 

70.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

55.90 

56.80 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

. 69.50 

69.50 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

.57.00 

.57.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

. 67.50 

67.50 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

.57.00 

57.50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

. 67.00 

67.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

58.80 

59.80 

West  ciirb  of  19th  st 

. 64.50 

64.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

58.80 

59.30 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

. 64.00 

64.00 

West  curb  of  28d  st 

60.80 

61.30 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

58.00 

58.50 

East  curb  of  2.td  st 

60. ."0 

61.80 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

. 58.00 

58.. 50 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

66.50 

66.00 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

. 58.50 

59.00 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

66.50 

66.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

. 58.50 

59.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

79.00 

79.00 

West  curb  of  22cl  st 

. 60.50 

60.. 50 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

79.50 

79.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

. 61.00 

61.00 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

88.00 

88.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

. 68.00 

62.80 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

88.50 

88.50 

East  curb  of  28d  st 

. 63.40 

68.20 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

85.75 

86.25 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

. 07.00 

67.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

85.75 

86.25 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

. 68.00 

68.00 

West  curb  of  28th  st 

87.00 

87.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

. 76.. 50 

76.. 50 

East  curb  of  28th  st 

87.. 50 

87.50 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

. 77.. 50 

77.50 

West  curb  of  29th  st 

91.. 50 

91.50 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

. 91.  .50 

91.. 50 

East  curb  of  29th  st 

92.00 

92.00 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

. 92.00 

92.00 

West  curb  of  30th  st 

108.. 50 

108.50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

. 96.. 50 

96.. 50 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

101.00 

104.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

. 97.00 

97.00 

West  curb  of  31st  st 

108.. 50 

108.50 

At  a point  midway  between 

East  curb  of  31st  st 

109.00 

109.00 

27th  and  28th 

. 98.. 50 

98.. 50 

West  curb  of  82d  st 

114.00 

114.00 

West  curb  of  28th  st 

. 97.00 

97.. 50 

East  curb  of  32d  st 

114. .50 

114.50 

East  curb  of  28th  st 

. 96.. 50 

97.00 

West  curb  of  29th  st 

. 91.80 

95.20 

946.  217.— Or  A OE  OF  Q St. 

East  curb  of  29th  st 

. 94.80 

95.20 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

52  00 

58.80 

West  curb  of  80th  st.  south. 

108.00 

West  curl)  of  8tli  st 

62.00 

62.00 

East  curb  of  80th  st.  south., 

101.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

68.00 

68.00 

West  curb  of  80th  st.  north. 

dio.’oo 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

78.. 50 

74.00 

East  curb  of  80th  st.  north. .Ill  .00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

78.. 50 

74  .00 

At  a point  seven ty-hve  leet 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

78.00 

78.00 

east  of  east  curb  of  80lh 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

78.00 

78.00 

st.  north 

.114.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

74.20 

73.80 

West  curb  of  31st  st 

.117.80 

117.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

74.20 

78.80 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

117.60 

117.30 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

70.60 

70.20 

West  curb  of  32d  st 

119.00 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

70.60 

70.20 

East  curb  of  32d  st 

.119.. 50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

70.90 

70.60 

West  curb  of  38d  st 

.124.00 

124.00 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

70.90 

70.60 

East  curb  of  3;)d  st 

.124.. 50 

124.. 50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

71.40 

71.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

71.40 

71.00 

945.  g 16.— tiRADE  OP  E ST. 

Midway  between  14th  and 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

.52.10 

51.85 

16th  sts 

78.00 

78.00 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

. 61 .00 

61  .00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

71.00 

71.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

, 62.00 

62.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

70  .50 

70.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

. 77.00 

77.00 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

67.50 

67.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

77.00 

77.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

67.00 

67.00 

West  curb  of  lOtli  st 

. 76.00 

75.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

62.00 

62.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

76.00 

75.50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

61.50 

61.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

, 72.60 

72.20 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

55.00 

65  50 

258 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


o ^ 

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Sm 

East  curb  of  19th  st.... 

55.00 

55.50 

West  curb  of  ‘20th  st.... 

53.80 

54.20 

East  curb  of  ‘20th  st.... 

53.80 

54.20 

West  curb  of  ‘21st  st.... 

55. ‘20 

55.40 

East  curb  of  ‘21st  st 

55.20 

55.40 

West  curb  of  ‘2‘2(i  st 

57.00 

57.00 

East  curb  of  ■2‘2d  st 

57.50 

57.50 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

58.50 

58.50 

East  curb  of  2.5d  st 

59.00 

59.00 

West  curb  of  ‘2llh  st 

69.00 

69.00 

East  curb  of  ‘24th  st 

69.50 

69.50 

West  curb  of  •25th  .'-t 

75.00 

75.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

75.50 

75.50 

West  curb  of  2()th  st 

77.50 

77.50 

East  curb  of  ‘2Gth  st 

78  00 

78.00 

West  curb  of  ‘27th  st 

80.00 

80.00 

East  curb  of  ‘27th  st 

80.50 

80.50 

West  curb  of  28th  st 

83.00 

83.00 

East  curb  of  '28th  st.... 

83.50 

83.50 

West  curb  of  •29th  st 

88.00 

88.00 

East  curb  of  ‘29111  st 

88  50 

88.50 

West  curb  of  30th  st.  north...  92.50 

92.50 

Ea.st  curb  of  30th  st.  north...  93.00 

93.00 

West  curb  of  30th  st.atanele  94.50 

94.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

96.00 

97.00 

West  curb  of  31st  st 

99.00 

99.00 

East  curb  of  31st  st 

.......  99.50 

99.50 

947.  g 18.— Grade  of  R St. 

East  curb  of  7th  st 

53.00 

53.00 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

60.00 

60.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

60.50 

60.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

70.00 

70.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

70.00 

70.50 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

76.80 

77. ‘20 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

76.80 

77. ‘20 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

74.50 

Midway  between  10th 

and 

12th  sts 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

74.75 

West  curb  of  r2th  st 

72.50 

72.25 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

73.00 

72.50 

West  curb  of  13ih  st 

72. ‘20 

71.90 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

72. ‘20 

71.90 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

73.00 

73.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

73.00 

73.00 

Midway  between  14th 

and 

16th  sts 

74.00 

74.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

72.50 

72.50 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

72.00 

72.00 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

69.00 

69.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

68.50 

68.50 

West  curb  of  18th  st 

56.50 

56 . 50 

East  curb  of  18th  st 

56.00 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

53.00 

53.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

52.50 

52.50 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

52.05 

51.50 

East  curb  of  ‘20th  st 

52. ‘20 

51.50 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

53.50 

53.50 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

54.00 

54.00 

West  curb  of  •2'2d  st 

54.60 

55.50 

East  curb  of  2‘2d  st 

54.80 

56.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

57.50 

57.50 

East  curb  of  ‘23d  st 

57.80 

57.80 

West  curb  of  •24th  st 

66.50 

66.50 

East  curb  of  ‘24th  st 

67.00 

67.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

71.50 

71 .50 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

72.00 

72.00 

West  curb  of  2Gth  st 

73.50 

73.50 

o'S 

o 

> 

3 >7 

WaJ 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

. 74.00 

74.00 

West  curb  of  ‘27tli  st 

. 76.00 

76.00 

East  curb  of  ‘27th  st 

. 75.00 

75.50 

West  curb  of  ‘28th  st 

. 78.00 

78.40 

East  curb  of  ‘28th  st 

. 78.40 

78.80 

West  curb  of  ‘29th  st 

. 82.00 

82.00 

East  curb  of  ‘29th  st 

. 82.40 

82.40 

West  curb  of  30th  st.  north. 

. 84.00 

84.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st.  north. 

. 84.40 

84.40 

West  curb  of  30th  st.  south., 

. 85.80 

85.80 

East  curb  of  30tli  st.  south. 

. 8i.‘20 

86.20 

West  cuib  of  3‘2d  st 

. 95.75 

95.00 

East  curb  of  3‘2d  st 

, 96.15 

95.40 

West  curb  of  3:’>d  st 

. 99.00 

99.00 

East  curb  of  33d  st 

. 99.50 

99.50 

948.  g 19.— Grade  of  S St. 
West  curb  of  8th  st 

. 57.00 

57.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

57.50 

57 . 50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

. 64.00 

65.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

65.50 

65.50 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

. 75.70 

76.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

75.70 

76.00 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

, 78.50 

78.50 

E:ast  curb  of  12th  st 

78.00 

78.00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

74.50 

74.20 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

74.50 

74.20 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

71.00 

71.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

71.00 

71.50 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

75.00 

75.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

75.50 

75.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

51.80 

52.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

51.80 

52.00 

A point  170  feet  east  of  the 

east  line  of  19th  st 

53.00 

53.00 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

51.00 

51.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

51.00 

51.00 

West  curb  of  ‘22d  st 

54. ‘20 

54.40 

East  curb  of  ‘2'2d  st 

54. ‘20 

54.40 

W'est  curb  of  23d  st 

58.50 

58.50 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

58.80 

58.80 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

70.50 

70.50 

East  curb  of  ‘24th  st 

71.00 

71.00 

West  curb  of  ‘25th  st 

75.50 

75.50 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

75.50 

75.50 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

72.00 

72.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

72.00 

72.50 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

73.80 

73.80 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

74.00 

74.00 

West  curb  of  ‘28th  st 

76.00 

76.00 

Ea.st  curb  of  ‘28th  st 

76.30 

76.30 

West  curb  of  30th  st 

80.00 

80.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

80.50 

80.50 

949.  g 20.— Grade  of  T St. 
West  curb  of  9th  st 

62.00 

62.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

62 . 50 

62.50 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

73.00 

73.50 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

73.00 

73.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

72.00 

72.50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

72.00 

72.50 

West  curb  of  l‘2th  st 

74.00 

74.50 

East  curb  of  r2th  st 

74.00 

74.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

77.00 

77.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st.._ 

77.00 

77.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

69.00 

69.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

69.00 

69.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

50.!-0 

51 .00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

50.80 

51  00 

THE 

CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 

259 

0'S 

««.Q 

° a 

o-e 

a>  O 

>o 

Wcc 

WW 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

52.00 

52.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

61.00 

61.50 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

52.00 

52.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

61.00 

61.50 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

53.00 

53.20 

South  curb  of  C st 

55.00 

55.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

53.00 

53.20 

North  curb  of  C st 

55.00 

55.50 

West  curb  of  2.id  st 

57.30 

57.30 

South  curb  of  D st 

58.00 

58.50 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

57.80 

57.50 

North  curb  of  D st 

58.00 

58.50 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

66.50 

67.00 

South  curb  of  E st 

55.00 

55.50 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

66.50 

67.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

55.00 

55.50 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

71.00 

71.50 

South  curb  of  F st 

53.50 

54.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

71.00 

71.50 

North  curb  of  F st 

53  50 

54.00 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

70.00 

70.50 

South  curb  of  G st 

52.50 

53.00 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

70.00 

70.50 

North  curb  of  G st 

52.50 

53.00 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

71.80 

72.00 

South  curb  of  H st 

51.00 

51.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

71.80 

72.00 

North  curb  of  H st 

51.00 

51.50 

West  curb  of  28th  st 

74.00 

74.50 

South  curb  of  J st 

50.00 

50.50 

East  curb  of  28(h  st 

74.00 

74.50 

North  curb  of  J st 

50.50 

West  curb  of  30th  st 

77.00 

77.50 

South  curb  of  K st 

51.50 

52.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

77.00 

77  50 

North  curb  of  K st 

51.50 

52.00 

050.  g 21.— Grade  of  U St. 

South  curb  of  L st 

49.50 

50.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

49.50 

50.00 

West  curb  of  Oth  st 

59.50 

60.00 

South  curb  of  M st 

46.50 

47.00 

East  curb  of  Oth  st 

59.50 

60.00 

North  curb  of  M st 

46.50 

47.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

64.50 

65.00 

South  curb  of  N st 

47.60 

48.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

64.50 

65.00 

North  curb  of  N st 

47.60 

48.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

69.50 

70.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 

49.50 

50.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

69.50 

70.00 

North  curb  of  0 st 

49.50 

60.00 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

72.50 

73.00 

963.  g 24.  —Grade  of 

Bast  curb  of  12th  st 

72.. 50 

73.00 

7th 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

69.50 

70.00 

Street. 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

69.. 50 

70.00 

South  curb  of  A st 

77.50 

77.50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

66.50 

67.00 

North  curb  of  A st 

77  50 

77.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

66.. 50 

67.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

62.50 

63.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

50.00 

50.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

62.50 

63  00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

49.80 

49.80 

South  curb  of  C st 

58.50 

A point  35  feet  west  of  the 

North  curb  of  C st 

58.00 

58.50 

west  line  of  20111  st 

48.50 

48.50 

South  curb  of  U st 

6 ’..50 

64.00 

West  curb  of  20th  st 

49  ..50 

49.50 

North  curb  of  D st 

63.50 

64.00 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

49.70 

49.70 

South  curb  of  F st 

63.00 

63.50 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

51.70 

51.70 

North  curb  of  F st 

63.00 

63.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

52.00 

52.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

60.00 

60.50 

West  curb  of  23d  st.,  run- 

North curb  ot  G st 

60.00 

60.50 

ning  west 

58.60 

58.50 

South  curb  of  H st 

57.00 

57.50 

West  curb  of  23d  st,  run- 

North curb  of  H st 

57.00 

57.50 

ning  east 

59.00 

59.00 

South  curb  of  J st 

63.50 

64.00 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

59.30 

59.30 

North  curb  of  J st 

63.50 

64.00 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

61.00 

64.50 

South  curb  of  K st 

55.00 

55.50 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

64.00 

64.50 

North  curb  of  K st 

55.00 

55.50 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

67.00 

67.50 

South  curb  of  L st 

51.00 

51.50 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

67.00 

67.50 

North  curb  of  L st 

51.00 

51.50 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

68.70 

69.00 

South  curb  of  M st 

48.20 

48.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

68.70 

69.00 

North  curb  of  M st 

48.20 

48.50 

South  curb  of  N st 

50.17 

49.75 

951,  g 22,— Grade  ok  V St. 

North  curb  of  N st 

49.05 

49.95 

East  curb  of  l‘2th  st 65.00 

West  curb  of  University  av.  62.60 
East  curb  of  University  av.  62.20 

West  curb  of  Kith  st 

East  curb  of  13th  st. 


65.50 


60.00 

60.60 


Sotith  curb  of  O st. 
North  curb  of  f)  st. 
South  curi)  of  F st. 
North  curb  of  F st. 
South  curb  of  Q st. 


52.00 

52.00 


52.00 

52.30 

51.35 

52.10 

51.80 


West  curb  of  Lincoln  st 

59.50 

60.00 

North  curb  of  Q st 

52.00 

East  curb  of  Lincoln  st 

59.50 

60.00 

Soutli  c\irb  of  R st 

53.00 

53.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

62.50 

63.00 

North  curb  of  R st 

53.00 

53.00 

954.  g 25.— Grade  of  8th 

‘s-e 

Street. 

952.  § 23.— Grade  of  6th 

. 3 

> o 

South  curb  of  South  st 

66  00 

66.00 

Street. 

<i>  . 

(1)0 

North  curb  of  South  st 

66.50 

66.50 

Sw 

South  curb  of  Plum  st 

68.50 

68.50 

South  curb  of  A st 

67.00 

67.50 

North  curb  of  Plum  st 

69.00 

69.00 

North  curb  of  A st 

67.00 

67.50 

South  curb  of  Peach  st 

72,50 

72.50 

260  GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


Sir; 

io 

>o 

O . 

HW 

North  curb  of  Peach  st 

73.00 

73.00 

South  curb  of  C st 

....  68  50 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 

76  .50 

76.. 50 

North  curb  of  C st 

....  68.50 

North  c urb  of  Rose  st 

77.00 

77.00 

South  curb  of  D st 

73.50 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 

80.00 

80.00 

North  curb  of  1)  st 

....  73.50 

North  curb  of  Pine  st 

80.50 

80.50 

South  curb  of  E st 

72.50 

South  curb  of  Wood  st 

84.00 

84.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

72.50 

Nortli  curb  of  Wood  st 

84.00 

85.00 

South  curb  of  F st 

67.00 

South  curb  of  Washiugt’n  st  81 .50 

81.00 

North  curb  of  F st 

67.00 

North  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  81  ..50 

81.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

....  64.50 

South  curb  of  A st 

76.00 

75.50 

North  curb  of  G st 

....  64.50 

North  curb  of  A st 

76.00 

75.50 

South  curb  of  H st 

....  72.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

64.00 

64.. 50 

North  curb  of  H st 

....  72.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

64.00 

64.. 50 

South  curb  of  J st 

76.00 

South  curb  of  C st 

62.00 

62.. 50 

North  curb  of  J st 

....  76.00 

North  curb  of  C st 

62.00 

62.50 

South  curb  of  K st 

....  72.00 

South  curb  of  D st 

72.00 

72.50 

North  curb  of  K st 

....  71.50 

North  curb  of  D st 

72.00 

72.50 

South  curb  of  L st 

....  67.50 

South  curb  of  Est 

71.00 

71.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

....  67.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

70.50 

70.. 50 

South  curb  of  M st 

....  58.50 

South  curb  of  Est 

69.00 

69.50 

North  curb  of  M st 

North  curb  of  E 

69.00 

69.50 

South  curb  of  N st 

....  60,33 

South  curb  of  G st 

63.00 

63.50 

North  curb  of  N st 

North  curb  of  G st 

63.00 

63.. 50 

South  curb  of  0 st 

South  curb  of  H st 

64.00 

64.50 

North  curb  of  0 st 

....  71.00 

North  curb  of  H st 

64.00 

64.. 50 

South  curb  of  P st 

....  77.00 

South  curb  of  J st 

71  ..50 

72.00 

North  curb  of  P st 

....  77.00 

North  curb  of  J st 

71.50 

72.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 

....  74.00 

South  curb  of  K st 

63.. 50 

63.. 50 

North  curb  of  Q st 

73.50 

North  curb  of  K st 

63.00 

63.00 

South  curb  of  R st 

....  70.50 

South  curb  of  L st 

54.00 

54.. 50 

North  curb  of  R st 

....  70.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

54.00 

54.50 

South  curb  of  S st 

....  65.00 

South  curb  of  M st 

51.50 

52.00 

North  curb  of  S st 

64.00 

North  curb  of  M st 

51.. 50 

52.00 

South  curb  of  T st 

....  62.00 

South  curb  of  N st 

51.00 

51.50 

North  curb  of  T st 

....  62.00 

North  curb  of  N st 

51.00 

51.50 

South  curb  of  U st 

....  60.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 

56.50 

57.00 

North  curb  of  U st 

....  59.50 

North  curb  of  0 st 

56.. 50 

58.00 

North  curb  of  alley  between 

South  curb  of  P st 

61.00 

62.00 

U and  V sts 

North  curb  of  P st 

61.00 

62.00 

South  curb  of  V st 

....  55.20 

South  curb  of  Q st 

62.00 

63.00 

North  curb  of  V st 

....  54.80 

North  curb  of  Q st 

62.00 

63.00 

At  a point  55  ft.  north 

of 

South  curb  of  R st 

60.00 

60.. 50 

north  line  of  V st 

....  51.00 

North  curb  of  R st 

60.00 

60.. 50 

At  a point  124  ft.  north 

of 

South  curb  of  S st 

57.00 

57.. 50 

north  line  of  V st 

....  53.20 

North  curb  of  S st 

57.00 

57.50 

At  a point  229  ft.  north 

Of 

955.  § 26. — Grade  op  9th 

north  line  of  V st 

....  50.50 

Street. 

South  curb  of  W st 

North  curb  of  W st 

....  49.50 

South  curb  of  South  st 

71.50 

72.00 

South  curb  of  X st 

....  47.50 

North  curb  of  South  st 

71.. 50 

72.00 

North  curb  of  X st 

....  47.00 

South  curb  of  Plum  st 

73.50 

74.00 

South  curb  of  Y st 

....  45.50 

North  curb  of  Plum  st 

73.50 

74.00 

South  curb  of  Peach  st 

75.50 

76.00 

y56.  g 2V.— tiRADE  OF  iUTH 

North  curb  of  Peach  st 

75.50 

76.00 

&TREET. 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 

78.00 

78.30 

South  curb  of  South  st. .. 

....  81.00 

North  curb  of  Rose  st 

78.00 

78.30 

North  curb  of  South  st. .. 

....  81.00 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 

83.50 

84.00 

South  curb  of  Plum  st... 

....  80.00 

North  curb  of  Pine  st 

83.50 

84.00 

North  curb  of  Plum  st... 

....  80.00 

South  curb  of  Wood  st 

82.. 50 

82.50 

South  curb  of  Peach  st... 

....  79.00 

North  curb  of  Wood  st 

82.00 

82.00 

North  curb  of  Peach  st... 

....  79.00 

South  curb  of  Washiugt’n  st 

79.00 

78.50 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 

....  82.00 

North  curb  of  Washiugt’n  st  79.00 

78.. 50 

North  curb  of  Rose  st 

....  82.50 

South  curb  of  A st 

74.00 

73.. 50 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 

....  85.00 

North  curb  of  A st 

74.00 

73.. 50 

North  curb  of  Pine  st 

....  85.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

65.50 

66.00 

South  curb  of  Wood  st... 

....  80.50 

North  curb  of  B st 

65.. 50 

66.  00 

North  curb  of  Woo  1 st.... 

....  80.00 

South  line  of  alley  next 

South  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  75.00 

north 

66.. 50 

66  50 

North  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  75.00 

North  line  of  alley  next 

South  curb  of  A st 

....  72.00 

north 

66.50 

66.50 

North  curb  of  A st 

....  72.00 

69.00 

69.00 

74.00 

74.00 

73.00 

73.00 

67 .50 

67.50 

65.00 

65.00 

72.50 

72.50 

76.00 

76.00 

72.00 

71.50 

67.50 

67.00 

59.00 

59.00 
60.83 

60.00 

70.50 

71.00 

77.00 

77.00 

74.00 

73.50 

70.50 

70.00 

65.50 

65.50 

62.50 

62.50 

60.00 

59 . 50 

57.00 

55.20 
54.80 

54.00 

53.20 

50.50 

50.50 

49.50 
47.. 50 

47.00 

45.50 


81.50 

81 .50 

80.50 

80.50 

79.50 

79.50 

82.00 

82.50 

85.00 

85.00 

80.50 

80.00 
74 -.50 

74.50 

71.50 

71.50 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


261 


South  curb  of  B st 

North  curb  of  B st 

South  curb  of  C st 

North  curb  of  C st 

South  curb  of  D st 

North  curb  of  D st 

South  curb  of  E st 

North  curb  of  E st 

South  curb  of  F st 

North  curb  of  F st 

South  curb  of  G st 

North  curb  of  G st 

South  curb  of  H st 

North  curb  of  H st 

South  curb  of  J st 

North  curb  of  J st 

South  curb  of  K st 

North  curb  of  K st 

South  curb  of  L st 

North  curb  of  L st 

South  curb  of  M st 

North  curb  of  M st 

South  curb  of  N st 

North  curb  of  N st 

South  curb  of  O st 

North  curb  of  O st 

South  curb  of  P st 

North  curb  of  P st 

South  curb  of  Q st 

North  curb  of  Q st 

South  curb  of  R st 

North  curb  of  R st 

South  curb  of  S st 

North  curb  of  S st 

South  curb  of  T st 

North  curb  of  T st 

South  curb  of  U st 

North  curb  of  U st 

South  curb  of  V st 

North  curb  of  V st 

South  curb  of  AV  st 

North  curb  of  W st 

Missouri  Pacific  R.  R. . 

B.  & M.  R.  R 

South  curb  of  X st 

North  curb  of  X st 

South  curb  of  Y st 

North  curb  of  Y st 

957.  § 28.— Grade  of  11th 
Street. 

South  curb  of  South  st 

North  curb  of  South  st 

South  curb  of  Plum  st 

North  curb  of  Plum  st 

South  curb  of  Peach  st 

North  curb  of  Poach  st 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 

North  curb  of  Rose  st 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 

North  curb  of  Pine  st 

South  curb  of  Wood  st 

North  curb  of  Wood  st 

South  curbof  Washingt’n  st 
North  curb  of  Washingt’n  st 

South  curb  of  A st 

North  curb  of  A st 

South  curb  of  B st 

North  curb  of  B st 


lev.  of 
. Curb. 

o-g 

SI 

<D  . 

's-e 

WW 

67.00 

67.50 

South  curb  of  C st 

72.00 

72.50 

67.00 

67.50 

North  curbof  C st 

72.00 

72.50 

70.50 

71.00 

South  line  of  alley  next 

70.50 

71.00 

north  of  C st 

73.50 

73.50 

75.00 

75.00 

North  line  of  alley  next 

75.00 

75.00 

north  of  C st 

73.50 

73.50 

74.50 

74.50 

South  curb  of  D st 

72.00 

72.50 

74.50 

74.50 

North  curb  of  D st 

72.00 

72.50 

68.50 

69.00 

South  curb  of  Est 

71.00 

71.50 

68.50 

69.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

71.00 

71.50 

72.00 

72.50 

South  curb  of  F st 

70.00 

70.50 

72.00 

72.50 

North  curb  of  F st 

70.00 

70.50 

78.00 

78.. 50 

South  curb  of  G st 

74.00 

74.50 

78.00 

78.50 

North  curb  of  G st 

74.00 

74.50 

81.00 

81.00 

South  curb  of  Hst 

79.50 

80.00 

81.00 

81.00 

North  curb  of  H st 

79.50 

80.00 

80.50 

80.50 

South  curb  of  J st 

83.50 

83.50 

80.00 

80.00 

North  curb  of  J st 

84.00 

84.00 

74.50 

74.5a 

South  curb  of  Kst 

82.00 

82.00 

74.00 

74.00 

North  curb  of  K st 

81.50 

81.50 

68.00 

68  00 

South  curb  of  L st 

76.50 

76.50 

67.50 

67.50 

North  curb  of  L st 

76.00 

76.00 

68.75 

69.20 

South  curbof  M st 

71.50 

71.50 

68.75 

69.20 

North  curb  of  M st 

71.00 

71.00 

73.50 

73.50 

South  curb  of  N st 

68.00 

67.40 

74.00 

74.00 

North  curb  of  N st 

68.00 

67.40 

75.50 

75.50 

North  line  of  alley  between 

76.00 

76.00 

N and  0 sts 

66.25 

66.25 

78.00 

78.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 

68.00 

68.00 

78  00 

78.00 

North  curb  of  0 st 

69.00 

70.00 

77.20 

77.20 

South  curb  of  P st 

72.20 

72.20 

76.80 

76.80 

North  curb  of  P st 

72.60 

72.60 

76.00 

76.00 

South  curb  of  Qst 

73.80 

73  80 

75.70 

75.70 

North  curb  of  Qst 

74.20 

74.20 

73.50 

73.50 

South  curb  of  R st 

74.50 

74.75 

73.00 

73.00 

North  curb  of  R st.,  at  cen- 

65.00 

65  00 

ter  of  Eleventh  st 

75.00 

64.50 

64.50 

South  curb  of  T st 

72.50 

72.50 

58.00 

58.00 

North  curb  of  T st 

72.00 

72.00 

57.50 

57.50 

South  curb  of  U st 

70.00 

70.00 

51.50 

51.50 

North  curb  of  U st 

69.50 

69.50 

51.00 

51.00 

South  curb  of  V st 

58.00 

58.00 

50.60 

50.60 

North  curl)  of  V st 

57.00 

57.00 

49.70 

49.70 

South  curb  of  W st 

51.50 

51.50 

49.00 

49.00 

North  curb  of  W st 

51.00 

51.00 

48.50 

48.50 

Mis.souri  Pacific  R.  R 

50.00 

50.00 

47.00 

47.00 

B &M.  R.  R 

50.00 

50.00 

47.00 

47.00 

South  curb  of  Y st 

49.00 

49.00 

North  curb  of  Y st 

49.00 

49.00 

958.  § 29.— Grade  of  12tii 

86.00 

86.50 

Street. 

86.00 

86.50 

South  curb  of  South  st 

88.00 

88.50 

85.00 

85.00 

Nortli  curb  of  South  st 

88.00 

88.50 

81.50 

84.50 

South  curb  of  Plum  st 

87.00 

87.00 

83.50 

83.50 

North  curb  of  Plum  st 

86.50 

86.50 

8.3.00 

83.00 

South  curb  of  Peacli  st 

84.50 

84.50 

80.80 

81.10 

North  curb  of  Peach  st 

84.00 

84.00 

80.80 

81.10 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 

82.30 

82.60 

80.30 

80.30 

North  curb  of  Rose  st 

82.30 

82.60 

80.00 

80.00 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 

80.50 

80.50 

79.00 

79.00 

North  curb  of  Pine  st 

80.00 

80.00 

78.. 50 

78.50 

South  curb  of  Wood  st 

76.50 

77.00 

73.00 

73.00 

North  curb  of  Wood  st 

76.50 

77.00 

72.. 50 

72.50 

South  curb  of  Washington  st  75.00 

75.00 

70.50 

70.50 

North  curbof  Washington  st  71.50 

74.50 

70.00 

70.00 

South  curb  of  A st 

71.00 

71.50 

68.50 

69.00 

North  curb  of  Ast 

71.00 

71.50 

68.50 

69.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

69.50 

70  00 

262  GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


.o 

<15  . 

•2  ^ 

V . 

Ew 

North  curb  of  B st 

69., 50 

70.00 

South  curb  of  Furnas  st 

,.  72.00 

South  curb  of  C st 

74.00 

74., 50 

North  curb  of  Furnas  st 

,.  72., 50 

North  curb  of  C st 

74.00 

74.50 

South  curb  of  Butler  st 

. 82. ,50 

South  line  of  alley  next 

North  eurb  of  Butler  st 

,.  83.00 

north  of  C st 

75.00 

75.00 

South  curb  of  Adams  st 

,.  87.00 

North  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  Adams  st 

..  87., 50 

north  of  C st 

75.00 

75.00 

South  curb  of  Nelson  st 

,.  99.. 50 

South  curb  of  D st 

73.50 

74.00 

North  curb  of  Nelson  st 

..100.00 

North  curb  of  1)  st 

73.50 

74.00 

South  curb  of  Kno.y  st 

..  99.00 

South  line  of  alley  between 

North  curb  of  Knox  st 

. 98.. 50 

D and  E sts 

74.50 

74.50 

South  curb  of  .Tudson  st. ... 

,.  92.00 

North  line  of  alley  between 

North  curb  of  Judson  st. . .. 

,.  92.00 

I)  and  E sts 

74.50 

74.50 

South  curb  of  Harrison  st. 

..106., 50 

South  curb  of  E st 

73.50 

73.80 

North  curb  of  Harrison  st.. 

..107.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

73.50 

73.80 

South  curb  of  Manatt  st. . .. 

, 121. .50 

South  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  Manatt  st... 

.122.00 

north 

75.00 

75.00 

South  curb  of  Fairfield  st., 

..130.00 

North  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  Fairfield  st.. 

,.130.50 

north 

75.00 

75.00 

South  curb  of  Benton  st. .. 

..139.. 50 

South  curb  of  F st 

74.00 

74., 50 

North  curb  of  Benton  st.... 

,.140.00 

North  curb  of  F st 

74.00 

74.50 

South  curb  of  G st 

76.00 

76.50 

9o9.  g 30.— Grade  of  13th 

North  curb  of  G st 

76.00 

76.50 

STREET. 

South  curb  of  H st 

82.. 50 

83.00 

South  curb  of  South  st 

..  89., 50 

North  curb  of  H st 

82., 50 

83-00 

North  curb  of  South  st 

..  89.. 50 

South  curb  of  J st 

87.00 

87.50 

South  curb  of  Plum  st 

..  88.00 

North  curb  of  .1  st 

87.00 

87.50 

North  curb  of  Plum  st 

..  87.. 50 

South  curb  of  K st 

85., 50 

85.50 

South  curb  of  Peach  st 

..  86.00 

North  curb  of  K st 

85.00 

85.00 

North  curb  of  Peach  st 

..  85.. 50 

South  curb  of  L st 

77.50 

77., 50 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 

..  83.80 

North  curb  of  L st 

77.00 

77.00 

North  curb  of  Rose  st 

..  83.80 

South  curb  of  M st 

73.00 

73.00 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 

..  80.. 50 

North  curb  of  M st 

72.50 

72., 50 

North  curb  of  Pine  st 

..  80.00 

South  curb  of  N st 

69.20 

69.60 

South  curb  of  Wood  st 

..  78  00 

North  curb  of  N st 

69.20 

69.60 

North  curb  of  Wood  st 

..  78.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 

66.00 

66.00 

South  curbofWashingt’n  st  76. .50 

North  curb  of  0 st 

66.00 

66.00 

North  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  76.00 

South  curb  of  P st 

68.80 

68.80 

South  curb  of  A st 

..  74.00 

North  curb  of  P st 

69.20 

69.20 

North  curb  of  A st 

..  74.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 

70.20 

70.20 

South  curb  of  B st 

..  71.. 50 

North  curb  of  Q st 

70.60 

70.60 

North  curb  of  B st 

..  71.50 

South  curb  of  R st 

72.25 

72.50 

South  curb  of  C st 

..  76.00 

North  curb  of  R st 

72., 50 

73.00 

North  curb  of  C st 

..  76.00 

South  curb  of  S st 

78., 50 

78.00 

South  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  S st 

78., 50 

78.00 

north  of  C st 77.00 

South  curb  of  T st 

74., 50 

74.50 

North  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  T st 

74.00 

74.00 

north  of  C st 

..  77.00 

South  curb  of  U st 

73.00 

73.00 

South  curb  of  D st 

..  75.. 50 

North  curb  of  U st 

72.50 

72.50 

North  curb  of  D st 

South  curb  of  V st 

65.50 

South  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  V st 

65.00 

north 

..  76.50 

South  curb  of  Aurora  st 

48.00 

48.00 

North  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  Aurora  st 

48.00 

48.00 

north 

South  curb  of  Emerson  st... 

47.50 

47.50 

South  curb  of  E st 

..  75  80 

North  curb  of  Emerson  st.. 

47.50 

47.50 

North  curb  of  E st 

South  curb  of  Virginia  st.... 

47.00 

47.00 

South  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  Virginia  st... 

47.00 

47.00 

north 

..  77.00 

South  curb  of  Oak  st 

46.50 

46.50 

North  line  of  alley  next 

North  curb  of  Oak  st 

46.. 50 

46.50 

north 

..  77.00 

South  curb  of  Saunders  st.. 

47.50 

47.50 

South  curb  of  F st 

..  76.00 

North  curb  of  Saiinders  st. . 

47.50 

47.50 

North  curb  of  F st 

Soutli  curb  of  Dawes  st 

48., 50 

48.50 

South  curb  of  G st 

..  78., 50 

North  curb  of  Dawes  st 

48.50 

48., 50 

North  curb  of  G st 

..  78.. 50 

South  curb  of  Nance  st 

49., 50 

49.50 

South  curb  of  H st 

..  <85.. 50 

North  curb  of  Nance  st 

50.00 

50.00 

North  ciirb  of  H st 

..  <85.. 50 

South  curb  of  Belmont  aye. 

64.00 

64.00 

South  curb  of  J st 

..  89.00 

North  curb  of  Belmont  aye. 

64.50 

64.50 

North  curb  of  J st 

..  89.00 

South  curb  of  Garber  aye... 

70.50 

70.50 

South  curb  of  K st 

..  81.. 50 

North  curb  of  Garber  ave... 

71.00 

71.00 

North  curb  of  K st 

o-S 

Ew 

72.00 

72.50 

82.50 

83.00 

87.00 
S7 .7 r> 

90.50 

100.00 

99.00 

98.50 

92.00 

92.00 

106.50 

107.00 

121.50 

122.00 
130.0) 

130.50 

139.50 

140.00 


90.00 
‘90.00 

88.00 

87.50 

86.00 

85.50 

81.10 

84.10 

80.50 

80.00 

78.50 

78.50 

76.50 

76.00 

74.50 

74.50 

72.00 

72.00 

76.50 

76.50 

77.00 

77.00 

76.00 

76.00 

76.50 

76.. 50 

76.10 

76.10 

77.00 

77.00 

76.. 50 

76..  50 

79.00 

79.00 

86.00 

86.00 

89.00 

89.00 

84..  50 

84.00 


THE  CITY 


O)  . gj 

Wis:  WW 

South  curb  of  L st 7S.50  78.50 

Nortli  curb  of  L st 78.00  78.00 

South  curb  of  M st 71.00  74.00 

North  curb  of  M st 70.50  73.50 

South  curb  of  N st 70.40  70.80 

North  curb  of  N st 70.40  70.80 

South  curb  of  O st 67.00  67.30 

North  curb  of  O st 67.00  67.30 

South  curb  of  Pst 67.00  67.90 

North  curb  of  Pst 68.10  68.10 

South  curb  of  Q st 70.60  70.60 

North  curb  of  Q st 70.90  70.90 

So.i  h curb  of  R st 71 .90  71.90 

North  curb  of  R st 72.20  72.20 

South  curb  of  S st 74.20  74.20 

North  curb  of  S st 74.50  74.50 

South  cuib  of  T st 77.00  77.00 

North  curb  of  T st 77.00  77.00 

South  curb  of  U st 70.00  70.00 

North  curb  of  U st 69.50  69.50 

960.  g 31.— .Grade  of  14th 
Street. 

South  curb  of  South  st 91  ..50  92.00 

North  curb  of  South  st 91  ..50  92.00 

South  curb  of  Plum  st 90.00  

North  curb  of  Pium  st 89. .50  

South  curb  of  Mulberry  st 89.00 

North  curb  of  Mulberry  st 88. .50 

South  curb  of  Peach  st 87.50  

North  curb  of  Peach  st 87 .00  

South  curb  of  Garden  st S6.80 

North  curb  of  Garden  st 86.30 

South  curb  of  Ro.se  st 85.00  84.80 

North  curb  of  Ro.se  st 81.80  84.50 

South  curb  of  Pine  st 82. .50  

North  curb  of  Pine  st 82.00  

South  curb  of  Poplar  st 81 .80 

North  curb  of  Poplar  st 81.50 

South  curb  of  Wood  st 80.50  

North  curb  of  Wood  st 80.00  

South  ctirh  of  Kim  st 79.80 

North  curb  of  Elm  st 79.60 

Sou  h curb  of  WashinRt’n  st  77.00  77.50 

North  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  77.00  77.50 

South  curb  of  A st 78.00  78. ,50 

North  curb  of  st 78.00  78. ,50 

South  curb  of  R st 73.00  73. ,50 

North  curbof  Bst 73.00  73. ,50 

South  curb  of  G st 78.00  78.50 

North  curb  of  C st 78.00  78.50 

South  curb  of  1) st 77.00  77.50 

North  curbof  I) st 77.00  77.50 

Sou'h  line  of  alley  next  n...  78.00  78.00 

North  line  of  alley  next  u...  78.00  78.00 

South  curb  of  Est 77.10  77.40 

North  curb  of  E st 77.10  77.40 

South  curb  of  F st 78.00  78.50 

North  ctirb  of  F st 78.00  78., 50 

South  curb  of  G st 81.00  81 . ,50 

North  curb  of  G st 81 .00  81.50 

South  curb  of  H st 88.00  88.50 

North  curb  of  11  st 88.00  88., 50 

South  curb  of  ,1  st 91.00  91.50 

North  curb  of  .1  st 91.00  91. ,50 

Sotith  curb  of  K st 87. ,50  87.50 

North  curb  of  K st 87.00  87.00 

South  curb  of  L st 79.50  79.50 

North  curb  of  L st 79.00  79.00 


OF  LINCOLN.  263 


South  curb  of  M st 75.0)  75.00 

North  ctirl)  of  M st 74.50  74. .50 

SotUh  (Utrb  of  N st 71.60  72.00 

North  curbof  N st 71.60  71. .50 

South  ettrb  of  O st 68.30  68.60 

North  curb  of  O st 68.30  68.60 

South  curb  of  alley  north  of 

O st 68.80  69.00 

North  curb  of  alley  north  of 

O st 69.00  69.30 

South  curb  of  P st 68.70  69.00 

North  curb  of  P st 68.70  69.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 71.00  71.00 

North  curb  of  Q st 71 .40  71 .40 

South  curb  of  R st 7.!. 00  73.00 

North  curb  of  Rst 73.00  73.00 

South  curb  of  S st 71  .,50  71., 50 

North  curb  of  S st 71.00  71.00 

South  curb  of  T st 69., 50  69.-50 

North  curb  of  T st 69.00  69.00 

South  curb  of  University 

Place 67.80 

North  curb  of  University 

Place 67. -50 

South  curb  of  XT  st 67.00  

North  curb  of  U st 66., 50  

South  curbof  Vine  st 65. ,50  65.50 

North  curb  of  Vine  st 65.00  65.00 

South  curb  of  V st 63.00  63.00 

North  curb  of  V st 62.50  62., 50 

South  curb  of  W st 51 .00  50.70 

North  curb  of  st 50.50  50.20 

Point  285  feet  north  of  north 

line  of  W st 48. -50  48.50 

Point  306  feet  north  of  north 

line  of  W st 48.50  48.50 

Point  972  feet  north  of  north 

lineofWst 51.00  51.00 

Point  1173  feet  north  of 

north  line  of  W st 50.50  50.00 

South  curb  of  New  Hamp- 
shire st 49.80  

North  curb  of  New  Hamp- 
shire st 49., 50  

South  curb  of  Claremont  st  48.30  49.00 

North  curb  of  Claremont  st  48.00  48.70 


961.  g 32.— Grade  OF  15th 


Street. 

South  curbof  Mulberry  st...  92.00  92.00 

North  curbof  Mulberry  st...  91  .,50  91 .50 

South  curb  of  Garden  st 90.00  90.00 

North  curb  of  Garden  st....  8',). ,50  89. .50 

South  curb  of  Rose  st 88.00  88.-50 

North  curb  of  Rose  st 88.00  88. .50 

South  curb  of  Poplar  st 86. .50  86. ,50 

North  curb  of  Poplar  st 86.00  86.00 

South  curb  of  Elm  st 81. .50  85.00 

North  curb  of  Elm  st 81. ,50  85.00 

South  curb  of  A st 81 .50  82.00 

North  curb  of  A st 81.50  82.00 

South  curb  of  B st 77. .50  78.00 

North  curb  of  B st 77.50  78.00 

South  curb  of  C st 80.00  80.50 

North  curb  of  C st 80.00  80.50 

South  curb  of  D st 79.00  79.50 

North  curb  of  D st 79.00  79.50 

South  curb  of  E st 78.40  78.80 

North  curb  of  E st 78.40  78.80 


264 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


>3 

a>  . 

ww 

South  curb  of  F st 

80.00 

80.50 

North  curb  of  F st 

80.00 

80.50 

South  curb  of  G st 

84.50 

85.00 

North  curb  of  G st 

84.50 

85.00 

South  curb  of  H st 

91.00 

91.. 50 

North  curb  of  H st 

91.00 

91.50 

South  curb  of  K st 

92.00 

92.00 

North  curb  of  K st 

92.00 

92.00 

South  curb  of  L st 

81.00 

81.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

80.50 

80.50 

South  curb  of  M st 

75  50 

75.50 

North  curb  of  M st 

75.00 

75.00 

South  curb  of  N st 

72.80 

72.60 

North  curb  of  N st 

72.80 

72.60 

South  curb  of  0 st 

69.60 

70.00 

North  curb  of  0 st 

South  curb  of  P st.,  midAvay 

69.60 

70.00 

between  14th  and  16th  sts. 
North  curb  of  P st.,  midway 

68  00 

between  14th  and  16th  sts. 

68.00 

962.  § 33.— Grade  of  16th 
Street. 


South  curb  of  South  st 95.50  95.50 

North  curb  of  South  st 95.00  95.00 

South  curb  of  Maple  st 93.80  93.80 

North  curb  of  Maple  st 93.50  93.50 

South  curb  of  Sycamore  st...  92.30  92.30 

North  curb  of  Sycamore  st...  92.00  92.00 

South  curb  of  Locust  st 91.00  91.00 

North  curb  of  Locust  st 90.50  90.. 50 

South  curb  of  Poplar  st 89.00  89.50 

North  curb  of  Poplar  st 89.00  89.50 

South  curb  of  Elm  st 87.00  87.50 

North  curb  of  Elm  st 87.00  87.50 

South  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  84.00  84. .50 

North  curb  of  Washingt’nst  84.00  84. .50 

South  curb  of  A st 86.00  86.50 

North  curb  of  A st 86,00  86.50 

South  curb  of  B st 81.00  81.50 

North  curb  of  Bst 81.00  81.50 

South  curb  of  Cst 82.00  82.50 

North  curb  of  Cst 82.00  82.50 

South  curb  of  D st 81.00  81.50 

North  curb  of  Dst 81.00  81.50 

South  curb  of  E st 79.80  80.20 

North  curb  of  E st. 79.80  80.20 

South  curb  of  F st 83.00  83.50 

North  curb  of  F st 83.00  83.50 

South  curb  of  Gst 87.50  88.00 

North  curb  of  G st 87.. 50  88.00 

South  curb  of  H st 91.00  94.00 

North  curb  of  H st 94.00  91.00 

South  curb  of  .1  st 93.00  93.00 

North  curb  of  J st 93.00  93.00 

South  curb  of  K st 88.50  88.50 

North  curb  of  K st. 88.00  88.00 

South  curb  of  L st 82.50  82.50 

North  curb  of  Lst 82.00  82.00 

South  curb  of  M st 77.00  77.00 

North  curb  of  M st  76.50  76.50 

South  curb  of  N st 73.40  73.40 

North  curb  of  N st 73.00  73.00 

South  curb  of  O st 71.00  71.30 

North  curb  of  O st 71 .00  71 .30 

South  curb  of  P st 72.. 50  72.. 50 

North  curb  of  P st 73.00  73.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 71 .00  70.50 

North  curb  of  Q st 71.00  70.50 


0-2 

<9 

!>■  ^ 
Su 

Sw 

South  curb  of  R st. 

72.50 

72.00 

North  curb  of  Rst 

72.. 50 

72.00 

South  curb  of  S st 

75.00 

75.. 50 

North  curb  of  S st 

Center  of  block  between  S 

75.00 

75.50 

st.  and  University  Place... 
South  curb  of  University 

77.00 

77.00 

Place ! 

North  curb  of  University 

75.00 

75.00 

Place 

74.50 

74.50 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

65.00 

65.00 

North  curb  of  Vine  st 

At  no  ft.  north  of  north  line 

64.50 

64.50 

of  Vine  st 

59.50 

59.50 

At  Mo.  Pacific  Ry 

48.00 

48.00 

963.  g 34  — Grade  OF  17th 
Street. 

South  curb  of  South  st 101.00  101  .50 

North  curb  of  South  st 101.00  101. .50 

South  curb  of  Harwood  st 99.. 50 

North  curb  of  Harwood  st 99.20 

South  curb  of  Maple  st 99,00  

North  curb  of  Maple  st 98.70  

South  curb  of  Euclid  ave 98.00 

North  curb  of  Euclid  ave 97.70 

South  curb  of  Sycamore  st.  96.70  97.20 

North  curb  of  Sycamore  st.  96.70  97.20 

South  curb  of  Prospect  st...  98.30  98.30 

North  curb  of  Prospect  st...  98.30  98.30 


Simth  curb  of  Locust  st 97.60  

North  curb  of  Locust  st 97.40  

South  curb  of  Cherry  st 95.90 

North  curb  of  Cherry  st 95.70 

South  curb  of  Poplar  st 94.80  

North  curb  of  Poplar  st 94.60  

South  curb  of  Holmes  st 93.20 

North  curb  of  Holmes  st 93.00 

South  curb  of  Elm  st 92.00  

North  curb  of  Elm  st 91.80  

South  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  91.50  92.00 

North  curb  of  Washingt’nst  91.50  92.00 

South  curb  of  A st 90.00  90.50 

N orth  curb  of  A st 90.00  90.50 

South  curb  of  B st 88.00  88.50 

North  curb  of  B st 88.00  88.50 

South  curb  of  C st 87.00  87.50 

North  curb  of  Cst 87.00  87. .5o. 

South  curb  of  D st 83.00  83.50 

North  curb  of  D st 83.00  83. .50 

South  curb ot  E st 84.00  84. .50 

North  curb  of  Est 84.00  84. .50 

South  curb  of  F st 87.00  87.00 

North  curb  of  Fst 87.00  87.00 

South  curb  of  G st 88. .50  88. .50 

North  curb  of  G st 89.00  89.00 

South  curb  of  H st 92.00  92.00 

Nort h cu rb  of  H st 92.00  92.00 

South  curb  of  .1  st 89.00  88.00 

North  curb  of  .1  st 88. .50  88.00 

South  curb  of  K st 83.00  83.00 

North  curb  of  K st 82 . .50  82  ..50 

South  curb  of  L .st 78. .50  78. .50 

North  curb  of  L st 78.00  78.00 

South  curb  of  Mst 74.00  74.00 

Northcurbof  M st 73.. 50  73.. 50 

South  curb  of  N st 71  ..50  71.00 

North  curb  of  N st 71. .50  . 71.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 70.00  69.50 


THE  CITY  OF  IJNCOLN.  265 


Wis:  MM 

North  curl)  of  ()  St 70.00  (iO.OO 

Soulli  curb  of  r st 00.00  08.00 

North  curl)  of  1’ St 00.00  08.00 

South  curl) of  Ci  St 07.00  07.00 

NortJi  curb  of  Q st 07.00  07.00 

South  curb  of  R st 00.00  08.00 

North  curb  of  R st 00.00  08.50 

001.  § 35.— Gkade  of  18th 
Strp:et. 

South  curb  of  Washingt’n  st  00.50  07.00 

North  curb  of  Washingt’ii  st  00.50  07.00 

South  curb  of  A st 04.00  04  ..50 

North  curb  of  A st 04.00  04  ..50 

South  curb  of  B st 03.00  03 ..50 

North  curb  of  B st 03.00  03. Oo 

South  curb  of  C st 02.00  02.50 

North  curb  of  C st 02.00  02. .50 

South  curb  of  D st 00.50  01.00 

North  curb  of  D st 00.50  01.00 

South  curb  of  E st 80.00  80.. 50 

North  curb  of  E st 80.00  80.50 

South  curb  of  F st 85.50  85. .50 

North  curb  of  F st 85.00  85.00 

South  curb  of  G st 82.00  82.00 

North  curb  of  G st -82 . 50  82 . 00 

South  curb  of  J st 70.00  78.. 50 

North  curb  of  J st 70.00  78.50 

South  curb  of  K st 78.00  77.00 

North  curb  of  K st 78.00  77. .50 

South  curb  of  L st 70.. 50  70.. 50 

North  curb  of  L st 70.00  70.00 

South  curb  of  M st 73.00  73.00 

North  curb  of  M st 72.50  72. .50 

South  curb  of  N st 00.00  08.. 50 

North  curb  of  N st 00.00  08. .50 

South  curb  of  O st 07. .50  07.00 

North  curb  of  O st 07.50  07.00 

South  curb  of  P st 05.. 50  05.00 

North  curb  of  P st 05.. 50  05.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 02.00  01. .50 

North  curb  of  Q st 02.00  01  ..50 

South  curb  of  R st .50.. 50  ,50.00 

North  curb  of  Rst 50.50  50.00 

065.  § 30.— Grade  of  10th 
Street. 

South  curb  of  South  st 114. ,50  115.00 

North  curb  of  South  st 114. ,50  115.00 


South  curb  of  Euclid  ave....l00.00  100.00 

North  curb  of  Euclid  ave....l08.,50  108. ,50 

South  curb  of  Prospect  st.  ...106. .50  106. ,50 

North  curb  of  Prospect  st. ...106.00  106.00 
South  curb  of  Holmes  st.  ...101 .00  101.. 50 
North  curb  of  Holmes  st....l01.00  101. .50 

South  curb  of  Washgtn.  st...l03.00  103.50 

North  curb  of  Washgtn.  st...l03.00  103. ,50 


South  curb  of  A st 00. ,50  100.00 

North  curb  of  A st 00.. 50  100.00 

South  curb  of  B st 07  ..50  08.00 

North  curb  of  B st 07. ,50  08.00 

South  curb  of  (/ st 00.00  00.00 

North  curb  of  <' st 00.00  00.00 

South  curb  of  D st 07. ,50  08.00 

North  curb  of  1)  st 07.50  08.00 

South  curb  of  E st 05550  06.00 

North  curb  of  E st 05. ,50  06.00 

South  curb  of  F st 80.00  80.50 

North  curb  of  F st., 80,00  80, ,50 


13 


Mi?  MM 


Mi?  MM 

South  curb  of  .1  st 67.00  (>6. ,50 

North  c)irb  of  .1  st 67.00  (i6.,50 

South  curb  of  K.st 64. ,50  64.00 

North  curb  of  K st 64. ,50  64.00 

South  curb  of  L st 66.00  65.00 

North  curb  of  L st 65. ,50  65.60 

South  curb  of  M st 62 . ,50  62 . 60 

North  curb  of  M st 62.00  62 . 30 

South  curb  of  N st 61.00  60.50 

North  curb  of  N st 61.00  60. ,50 

South  curb  of  O st 64.50  64.00 

North  curb  of  O st 64., 50  64.00 

South  curb  of  P st (JO. 00  60.00 

North  curb  of  P st 50.50  50.50 

South  curb  of  (^  st 55.-50  ,55.-50 

North  curb  of  Q,  st 55.00  55.00 

SoTith  curb  of  R st ,53.00  52.50 

North  curb  of  R st ,53.00  ,52., 50 

South  curb  of  S st 52.00  52.00 

North  curb  of  S st 51.80  51.80 

South  curb  of  T st 51.00  51.00 

North  curb  of  T st ,50.80  50.80 

South  curb  of  U st 50.00  40.80 

North  curb  of  U st -50.00  40.80 

South  curb  of  Vine  st -53.25  -53.00 

066.  § 37.— <jrR  ADE  OF  20TH 
Street. 

South  curb  of  I)  st 111.00  111.00 

North  curb  of  1)  st 111.00  111.00 

South  curb  of  E st 105.00  105.00 

North  curb  of  E st 105.00  105.00 

South  curb  of  F st 01.00  00.50 

North  curb  of  F st 01.00  00.50 

South  curb  of  J st (>4. 00  64.00 

North  curb  of  J st (>3.80  (>3.80 

South  curb  of  K st 62.80  (>2. 80 

North  curb  of  K st 62. (JO  62.60 

South  curl)  of  L st 61. (JO  61.60 

North  curb  of  L st 61 .40  61 .40 

South  curb  of  M st 60 . 40  60 .40 

North  curb  of  M st 60.20  60.20 

South  curb  of  N st 50.50  ,50.30 

North  curb  of  N st ,50.-50  50.30 

South  curb  of  ()  st ,58., 50  ,58.-50 

North  curb  of  O st ,58.00  58.00 

South  curb  of  P st ,56.30  ,56.30 

North  curb  of  P st 55.00  ,55  00 

South  curb  of  Q st 54.20  51.20 

North  curb  of  Q st ,53.80  ,53.80 

South  curb  of  R st 51  .-50  51  .-50 

North  curb  of  R st 52.05  ,52.20 

South  curb  of  S st 51.00  51.00 

North  curb  of  S st  51.00  51.00 

South  curb  of  T st 52.00  ,52.00 

North  curb  of  T st 52.00  52.00 

South  curb  of  U st 40.50  40.70 

North  curb  of  U st *...  40.50  40.70 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 51.50  51.75 


067.  g 38.— Grade  OF  21st 
Street, 

South  curb  of  Siimuer  st....l23.00  123.50 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st,...123.00  123.50 

South  curb  of  Garfield  st...ll3.00  113. ,50 

North  curb  of  Garfield  st...ll3.00  113.50 

South  curb  of  Washtn.  st...l20.00  120. .50 

North  curb  of  Washtn.  st...l20.00  120.50 
South  curb  of  A st 115.50  116  00 


266 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


o-e 

PO 
a>  . 

HW 

North  curb  of  A st 

11 .6.. 50 

116.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

120.00 

119. .50 

North  curl)  of  B st 

120.00 

11 9.. 50 

South  curb  of  G st 

102.7)0 

102.00 

North  curb  of  G st 

102.7)0 

102.00 

South  curb  of  I)  st 

, 91.. 50 

91.00 

North  curb  of  I)  st  

91.7)0 

94.00 

South  curb  of  K st 

, 85.. 50 

85.50 

North  curb  of  E st 

. 86.. 50 

85.. 50 

South  curb  of  F st 

. 71. .50 

71.00 

North  curb  of  F st 

. 71.. 50 

71 .00 

South  curb  of  G st 

. 69.2.5 

69.00 

North  curb  of  G st 

. 69.25 

69.00 

South  curb  of  Randolph  st 

. 68.30 

68.20 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st 

. 68.30 

68.20 

South  curb  of  II  st 

. 66.75 

66.75 

North  curb  of  II  st 

. 66.. 50 

66.50 

South  curb  of  .T  st 

65.00 

65 . 25 

North  curb  of  .1  st 

,.  65.00 

65.25 

South  curb  of  K st 

..  64.00 

61.25 

North  curb  of  K st 

64.25 

South  curb  of  L st 

..  63.00 

63.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

..  62.70 

62.70 

South  curb  of  M st 

..  61.80 

61.80 

North  curb  of  M st 

..  61.10 

61.40 

South  curb  of  Monroe  ave. 

..  60.. 50 

60.. 50 

North  curb  of  Monroe  ave. 

CO. 00 

60.00 

South  curb  of  N st 

..  58.30 

58.30 

North  curb  of  N st 

..  58.00 

.58.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

.59.00 

North  curb  of  O st 

..  58.7)0 

.58.50 

South  curb  of  P st 

..  57.. 50 

57.. 50 

North  curb  of  P st 

..  57.00 

57.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 

..  55.40 

55.40 

North  curb  of  Q st 

..  55. 

55.20 

South  curb  of  K st 

..  53  .50 

54.00 

North  curb  of  R st 

..  53.. 50 

54.00 

968.  ? 39.— Grade  of  22d 

Street. 

South  curb  of  South  st 

...147. .50 

148.00 

North  curb  of  South  st 

...147. .50 

148.00 

South  curb  of  Harvard  st. 

...146.00 

146.. 50 

North  curb  of  Harvard  st, 

...146.00 

146.. 50 

South  curb  of  Sumner  st. . 

...125.00 

125., 50 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st. 

...125.00 

125.50 

South  curb  of  Garfield  st. 

...119. .50 

120.00 

North  curb  of  Garfield  st. 

...119. .50 

120.00 

South  curb  of  Wash^tn.  st 

...129.00 

129.00 

North  curb  of  Washgtn.  st 

...129.00 

129.00 

South  curb  of  A st 

...119.00 

119.00 

North  curb  of  A st 

...119.00 

119.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

...113. .50 

113.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

...113. .50 

113.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

...  94.00 

93.7)0 

North  curb  of  G st 

...  91.00 

93.. 50 

South  curb  of  D st 

...  85.. 50 

85.00 

North  curb  of  iTst 

...  85  .50 

85.00 

South  curb  of  E st 

...  73.. 50 

73.00 

North  curb  of  E .st 

....  73.. 50 

73.00 

South  curb  of  F st 

...  70.. 50 

70.. 50 

North  curb  of  F st 

....  70.00 

70.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

....  68. .50 

68.7)0 

North  curb  of  G st 

...  68.25 

68.25 

South  curb  of  Randol])h  st.  6<S.0() 

67.80 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st.  ('8.00 

67.80 

South  curb  of  G st 

....  60.. 50 

61 .00 

North  curb  of  G st 

....  60.. 50 

61  .00 

South  curb  of  P st 

59.30 

WW 

North  curb  of  P st 

. 58.80 

,58.80 

South  curb  of  Q st 

. ,57.00 

,57., 50 

North  curb  of  Q st 

. ,57.00 

,57., 50 

South  curb  of  R st 

,56.00 

North  curb  of  R st 

. ,54.60 

.54.80 

South  curb  of  S st 

. 51.40 

.54.40 

North  curb  of  S st 

. 51.20 

.54.20 

South  curb  of  T st 

,53.20 

North  curb  of  T st 

,53.00 

South  curb  of  U st 

. ,51 .70 

.52.00 

North  curb  of  H st 

. 51.70 

.52.00 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

. 55.40 

55.65 

959.  I 40.— Grade  of  2.5d 
Street 


South  curb  of  Smth  st  

1,55.00 

1,55.00 

North  curb  of  South  st 

.1.55.00 

1,55.00 

South  curb  of  Harvard  st... 

1.53.00 

1,53.00 

North  curb  of  Harvard  st... 

1.53.00 

1.53.00 

South  curb  of  Sumner  st. ... 

.126.. 50 

127.00 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st. .. 

.126.. 50 

127.00 

South  curb  of  Garfield  st. .. 

.129.50 

129.. 50 

North  curb  of  Garfield  st. .. 

.129.00 

129.00 

South  curb  of  Washgtn.  st. 

.127.00 

126., 50 

North  curb  of  Washgtn.  st. 

.127.00 

126., 50 

South  curb  of  A st 

.117.00 

116.50 

North  curb  of  A st 

.117.00 

11 6.. 50 

South  curb  of  B st 

.106., 50 

106.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

106.. 50 

106.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

. 88.. 50 

88.00 

North  curb  of  G st 

. 88.50 

8-i.OO 

South  curb  of  D st 

. 79.00 

78.. 50 

North  curb  of  D st 

. 79.00 

78., 50 

South  curb  of  E st 

. 68.50 

68.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

. 68., 50 

68.00 

South  curb  of  Randolph  st 

. 67.00 

66.70 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st 

. 67.00 

66.70 

South  curb  of  N st 

. 61 .80 

62.10 

North  curb  of  N st 

..  61.80 

62.10 

South  curb  of  0 st 

..  62.80 

63.20 

North  curb  of  G st 

,.  63.00 

63.40 

South  curb  of  P st 

..  61 .30 

61 .30 

North  curb  of  P st 

..  60., 80 

60.80 

South  curb  of  Q st 

,.  ,58.. 50 

,59.00 

North  curb  of  Q st 

..  ,58., 50 

,59.00 

South  curb  of  R st 

..  ,57.. 50 

,57.80 

North  curb  of  R st 

..  ,57., 50 

,57.80 

South  curb  of  S st 

..  58., 50 

,58.80 

North  curb  of  S st 

..  ,58.. 50 

,58.80 

South  curb  of  T st 

..  57.30 

,57., 50 

North  curb  of  Tst 

..  57.30 

,57.80 

South  curb  of  Ti  st.  east.... 

..  ,59.00 

.59.. 30 

North  curb  of  H st.  east.... 

..  ,59.00 

59.30 

South  curb  of  TT  st.  west... 

..  ,58.7)0 

North  curb  of  IT  st.  west... 

..  ,58.60 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

..  60.00 

60.40 

970.  g 11.— Grade  of  24th 
Street. 


South  curb  of  South  st 

.1,50. 

00 

1.50 

.7)0 

North  curb  of  South  st 

,.1.50. 

(10 

1.50 

.,50 

South  curb  of  Harvard  st., 

..149. 

(10 

149 

.00 

North  curb  of  Harvard  st. 

..148 

.,50 

148 

.,50 

South  curb  of  Sujnner  st. .. 

..127. 

„50 

127 

.10 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st. . 

..127 

.,50 

127 

.,50 

South  curb  of  Sumner  st.. 

..127, 

,50 

127 

.65 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st. ., 

..128, 

,00 

128 

..50 

South  curb  of  Garfield  st.. 

..115 

.00 

115 

.00 

North  curb  of  Garfield  st. . 

..114 

.50 

114 

.50 

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South  curb  of  Washgtii.  st..ll0.00 

110.00 

North  curb  of  R st 

..  71.50 

72.00 

North  curb  of  Washgtn.  st..l09.5() 

109., 50 

South  curb  of  S st 

75.50 

South  curb  of  A st 

107.50 

107.00 

North  curb  of  S st 

..  75.50 

75.. 50 

North  curb  of  A st 

107.50 

107.00 

South  curb  of  T st 

..  71. ,50 

71.50 

South  curb  of  B st 

99.50 

99.00 

North  curb  of  Tst 

..  71.00 

71.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

99.00 

South  curb  of  U st 

..  67., 50 

67., 50 

South  curb  of  C st 

85.50 

85.00 

North  curb  of  Ust 

..  67.00 

67.00 

North  curb  of  C st 

85 . 50 

85.00 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

..  65.00 

65.40 

South  curb  of  I)  st 

78.25 

78.00 

North  curb  of  I)  st 

78.25 

73.00 

972.  § 48.— Grade  op  26th 

South  curb  of  E st 

64.00 

63.50 

Street. 

North  curb  of  E st 

64.00 

63., 50 

South  curb  of  A st 

..103.50 

108.00 

South  curb  ot  Randolph  st 

66.00 

66.25 

Norrh  curb  of  Ast 

..103.50 

108.00 

North  curb  ot  Randolph  st 

66.00 

66.25 

South  curb  of  B st 

..  96.50 

96.75 

South  curb  ot  ()  st 

67.00 

68.00 

North  curb  of  B st 

..  96., 50 

96.75' 

North  curb  of  0 st 

67.00 

68.00 

South  curb  of  G st 

..  92.00 

92.00 

South  curb  ot  P st 

66.00 

66.00 

North  curb  of  G st 

..  92.00 

92.00 

North  curlj  of  P st 

66.50 

66., 50 

South  curb  of  I)  st 

..  75.00 

75.50 

South  curb  of  Q st 

71.00 

71.150 

North  curb  of  D st 

..  75.00 

75.50 

North  curb  of  Qst 

71 .00 

71  .,50 

South  curb  of  E st 

..  69.00 

69.25 

South  curb  ot  R st 

66., 50 

67.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

..  69.00 

69.25 

North  curb  of  R st 

66., 50 

67.00 

South  curb  of  Randolph  st. 

..  71.00 

71.50 

South  curb  of  S st 

70., 50 

71.00 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st. 

..  71  .00 

71.50 

North  curb  of  S st 

70., 50 

71.00 

Soxith  curb  of  11  st 

..  78.00 

73.50 

South  curb  ot  T st 

67.00 

67.00 

North  curb  of  II  st 

..  78.00 

73.. 50 

North  curb  of  T st 

66.50 

66., 50 

Soutli  curb  of  J st 

..  77.00 

77., 50 

South  curb  ot  U st 

6 4., 50 

64., 50 

North  curb  of  J st 

..  77.00 

77.50 

North  curb  of  U st 

64.00 

64.00 

South  curb  of  K st 

..  79., 50 

79., 50 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

. 62.50 

68.00 

North  curb  of  K st 

..  80.00 

80.00 

South  curb  of  L st 

..  81. ,50 

81.50 

971.  ? 42.— Grade  of 

North  curb  of  L st 

..  82.00 

82.00 

Street. 

South  curb  of  N st 

..  90.50 

91., 50 

South  curb  of  Sumner  st... 

.129.50 

180.00 

North  curb  of  N st 

..  90., 50 

91.50 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st. .. 

.129.50 

180.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 

..  91.50 

92.00 

South  curb  of  Garfield  st... 

.124.00 

121.00 

North  curb  of  ()  st 

..  91., 50 

92.00 

North  curb  of  Garfield  st. .. 

.124.00 

124.00 

South  curb  of  Pst 

..  88.00 

83.50 

South  curb  of  Washgtn. st., 

.118.00 

118.00 

North  curb  of  Pst 

..  88.00 

88., 50 

North  curb  of  Washgtn.  st. 

.118.00 

118.00 

South  curb  of  il  st 

..  77., 50 

78.00 

South  curl)  of  A st 

.105.25 

105.00 

North  curb  of  ti  st 

..  77., 50 

78.00 

North  curl)  of  A st 

.105.25 

105.00 

South  curb  of  R st 

..  78., 50 

74.00 

South  curb  of  B st 

98.00 

Nortli  curb  of  R st 

..  78., 50 

74.00 

Nortli  curb  of  B st 

98.00 

Soutli  curb  of  S st 

..  72. ,50 

72., 50 

South  curb  of  G st 

. 85.25 

85 . 75 

North  (‘urbof  S st 

..  72.00 

72.00 

North  curb  of  (’  st 

. 85.25 

85 . 75 

South  curb  of  T st 

..  70.50 

70.50 

Soutli  curb  of  1)  st 

. 71., 50 

71  .00 

North  curb  of  T st 

..  70.00 

70.00 

North  curb  of  1)  st 

. 71  .,50 

71 .00 

Soutli  curb  of  IT  st 

..  69.00 

69.00 

South  curb  of  E st 

. 66.00 

66., 50 

North  curb  of  U st 

..  68.70 

68.70 

North  curb  of  Est 

. 66.00 

66., 50 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

..  68.00 

68.80 

South  curb  of  Randolph  st.. 

. 69.00 

69., 50 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st.. 

. 69.00 

69., 50 

'J/o.  g — IjtKADt..  of  J.i  III 

South  curb  of  II  st 

. 70.00 

70., 50 

street. 

North  curb  of  H st 

. 70.00 

70., 50 

South  curb  of  South  st 

-.127., 50 

127., 50 

South  curb  of  .1  st 

. 75.00 

75., 50 

North  curb  of  South  st 

..128.00 

128.00 

North  curb  of  J st 

. 75.00 

75., 50 

South  curb  of  Franklin  ave.l85.0t) 

185.00 

South  curb  of  K st 

. 74.50 

74., 50 

North  curb  of  Franklin  ave.18,5.00 

135.00 

North  curb  of  K st 

. 74.25 

74.25 

South  curb  of  Sumner  st.. 

..128.50 

128.50 

South  curb  of  E st 

. 78.00 

78.00 

North  curb  of  Sumner  st.. 

..128.00 

128.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

. 78.00 

78.00 

South  curb  of  Garfield  ave.ll8.5() 

118.50 

South  curb  of  M st 

. 78.60 

78.60 

North  curb  of  Garfield  ave.ll8.()0 

118.00 

North  curb  of  M st 

. 78.75 

78.75 

South  curb  of  Everett  st.. 

..118.00 

113.00 

South  curb  of  N st  at 25th  st  75.50 

76., 50 

North  curb  of  Everett  st. . 

..112. ,50 

112.50 

North  curb  of  N stat25thst  75.50 

76., 50 

South  curb  of  Wash’gt’n  st.l07.,5() 

107.50 

S )uth  curb  of  ()  st 

. 76., 50 

77., 50 

North  curb  of  Wash’gt’u  st.l07.()0 

107.00 

North  curb  of  O st 

. 76., 50 

77., 50 

South  curb  of  A st 

..101.00 

101., 50 

South  curb  of  P st 

. 79.00 

79., 50 

North  curb  of  A st 

..101.00 

101.50 

North  curb  of  P st 

. 79.00 

79., 50 

South  curb  of  B st 

..  91 .00 

91.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 

. 75.00 

75.50 

North  curb  of  B st 

..  90.00 

90.00 

North  curb  of  Qst 

. 75.00 

75.50 

South  curb  of  C st 

..  76.50 

76.50 

South  curb  of  R st 

. 71.50 

72.00 

North  curb  of  C st 

..  76.00 

76.00 

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GENERAI.  ORDINANCES  OF 


South  curl)  of  I)  st 71.75  71.75 

Nortli  curb  of  J)  st 71.50  71.50 

Soutli  curb  of  K st 72.25  72.25 

Nortli  curb  of  E st 72.50  72.50 

South  curb  of  RHudolpb  st.  75.50  71.00 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st.  73.50  74.00 

South  curb  of  II  st 70.50  77.00 

North  curb  of  II  st 70.50  77.00 

South  curb  of  J st 81.50  82.00 

North  curb  of  J st 81.50  82.00 

South  curb  of  K st 80.50  87.00 

North  curb  of  K st 80.50  87.00 

South  curb  of  Lst 01.50  89.50 

North  curb  of  L st 92.00  90.00 

South  curb  of  M st 97.00  97.00 

North  curb  of  jM  st  97.50  97.50 

South  curb  of  N st 105.50  100.. 50 

North  curb  of  N st 105.50  106.50 

South  curb  of  O st 96.50  97.00 

North  curb  of  O st 96.50  97.00 

South  curb  of  P st 86.25  86.25 

North  curb  of  P st 85.75  85.75 

South  curb  of  Q st 80.00  80.50 

North  curb  of  Qst 80.00  80.50 

South  curb  of  R st 76.00  75.50 

North  curb  of  R st 76.00  75.00 

South  curb  of  S st 73.80  74.00 

North  curb  of  S st 73.80  74.00 

South  curb  of  T st 72.00  72.00 

North  curb  of  T st 71.80  71.80 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 69.50  69.80 

North  curb  of  Vine  st 69.50  69.80 

South  curb  of  Pear  st 66.25  66.25 

North  curb  of  Pear  st 66.00  66.00 

South  curb  of  \V  st 65.00  65.00 

North  curb  of  W st 64.75  64.75 

South  curb  of  Cherry  st 64.60  64.60 

North  curb  of  Cherry  st 64.30  64.30 

At  a point  224  feet  north  of 
north  line  of  Cherry  st....  63.70  63.70 

South  curb  of  Apple  st 62.90  62.90 

N or th  curb  of  Apple  st 62.60  62 . 60 

South  curb  of  Y st 61.75  61.75 

North  curb  of  Y or  Wash- 
ington st 61.50  61.50 

South  curbof  Orchard  st....  59.50  59.50 

North  curbof  Orchard  st...  59.20  59.20 

South  curb  of  Dudley  st....  58.20  58.20 

North  curb  of  Dudley  st....  57.90  57.90 

South  curb  of  Starr  st 56.90 

North  curb  of  Starr  st 56.60 

South  curb  of  Holdrege  st...  55.60  55.60 

North  curb  of  Holdrege  st...  55.30  55.30 

South  curb  of  Clinton  st 54.30 

North  curb  of  Clinton  .st 54.00 

South  curb  of  Potter  st 51.40  51.70 

North  curbof  Potter  st 51.40  51.70 

South  curbof  Fair  st 53.20  53.20 

North  curb  of  Fair  st 53.50  53.50 

South  curb  of  Hitchcock  st 54.70 

North  curb  of  HitchcockJ"St  54.70 

South  curb  of  Center  st 55.70  55.70 

North  curb  of  Center  st 55.70  55.70 

South  curbof  Merrill  st 54.00  54.00 

North  curb  of  Merrill  st 53.70  53.70 

South  curb  of  Oak  st 50.30 

974.  g 45.— Grade  of  28th 
Stri^kt 

South  curb  of  E st 74.00  74.00 


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ww 

North  curb  of  K st 

74.50 

74.50 

South  curb  of  F st 

75.50 

75.. 50 

North  curb  of  F st 

76.00 

76.00 

South  curb  of  L st 

105.00 

105.. 50 

North  curlj  of  L st 

105.00 

105.. 50 

South  curbof  M st 

106.50 

107.00 

North  curb  of  M st 

106.50 

107.00 

South  curb  of  N st 

108.00 

108.00 

North  curb  of  N st 

108.00 

108  00 

South  curb  of  ()  st 

97.50 

97.00 

North  curb  of  ()  st 

97.00 

96.. 50 

South  curb  of  P st 

87.00 

87.. 50 

North  curb  of  P st 

87.00 

87.. 50 

South  curb  of  Qst 

83.00 

83.. 50 

North  curb  of  Q.st 

83.00 

83.. 50 

South  curb  of  R st 

78.40 

78.80 

North  curb  of  R st 

78.00 

78.40 

South  curbof  S st 

76.00 

76.30 

North  curb  of  S st 

76.00 

76.30 

South  curb  of  T st 

74.50 

74.. 50 

North  curb  of  T st 

74.00 

74.00 

South  curb  of  U st 

72.20 

North  curb  of  IT  st 

72.00 

South  curb  of  Vine  st.... 

71.00 

71.30 

North  curb  of  Vine  st.... 

71.00 

71.30 

975.  § 46.— Grade  of  29th 


Street. 

South  curb  of  L st 

112.50 

113.00 

North  curb  of  L st 

112.50 

113.00 

South  curb  of  M st 

110.00 

110.00 

North  curb  of  M st 

109.. 50 

109.. 50 

South  curb  of  N st 

100.. 50 

100.. 50 

North  curb  of  N st 

100.00 

100.00 

South  curb  of  0 st 

95.20 

95.20 

North  curb  of  ()  st 

94.80 

94.80 

South  curb  of  P st 

91.50 

92.00 

North  curb  of  P st 

91.50 

92.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 

88.00 

88.. 50 

North  curb  of  Q st 

88.00 

88.. 50 

South  curb  of  R st 

82.00 

82.40 

North  curb  of  R st 

82.00 

82.40 

976.  3 47.— Grade  of  30th 

Street. 

South  curb  of  Est 

77.00 

77.00 

North  curb  of  E st 

77.. 50 

77.. 50 

South  curb  of  F st 

79.00 

79., 50 

North  curb  of  Fst 

79.00 

79.. 50 

South  curb  of  Randolph  st.  84.00 

84.30 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st.  84.00 

84.30 

South  curb  of  L st 115.00  115.00 

North  curb  of  L st 115.00  115.00 

South  curb  of  M st 108.50  108.50 

North  curbof  Mst 108.00  108.00 

South  curb  of  N st 105.00  105.50 

North  curb  of  N st 105.00  105.50 

South  curb  of  Ost,  30th  s’th,103.00  104.00 

North  curb  of  ( ) st,  30th  n’th.l  10 .00  111.  00 

South  curb  of  P st 103.50  104.00 

North  curb  of  P st 103.50  104.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 97.00 

North  curb  of  Q st 96.00 

South  curb  of  il  .st.  at  angle.  94.00  

North  curb  of  (i  st.  at  angle.  91 .50  

South  curb  of  Q st.,  Q west, 

30th  north 92.50  93.00 

North  curb  of  Q st.,  Q west, 

30th  north 92.50  93.00 


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South  curb  of  R st.,  30th  s.. 

. 85.80 

86.20 

Nortii  curb  of  R st.,  30th  s.. 

. 85.80 

86.20 

South  curb  of  Rst.,  30th  n.. 

. 84.00 

84.40 

North  curb  of  R st.,30thu.. 

. 84.00 

84.40 

South  curb  of  S st 

. 80.00 

80.50 

North  cui'b  of  S st 

. 80,00 

80.50 

South  curb  of  T st 

. 77.50 

77.50 

North  curb  of  T st 

. 77.00 

77.00 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

. 74.80 

75.00 

977.  g 48.— Grade  of  31st 
Street. 


South  curb  of  N st 

122.00 

122.50 

North  curb  of  N st 

122.00 

122.. 50 

South  curb  of  O st 

117.00 

117.30 

North  curb  of  0 st 

117.30 

117.60 

South  curb  of  P st 

108.. 50 

109.00 

North  curb  of  P st 

108.50 

109.00 

South  curb  of  Q st 

99.00 

99.. 50 

North  curb  of  Q,  st 

99.00 

99.50 

978.  g 49.— Grade  of  32d 

Street. 

South  curb  of  O st 

119.00 

119.. 50 

North  curb  of  0 st 

119.00 

119.. 50 

South  curb  of  P st 

114.00 

114.. 50 

North  curb  of  P st 

114.00 

114.. 50 

South  curb  of  R st 

95.00 

95.40 

North  curb  of  R st 

96.15 

95.75 

979.  g 50.— Grade  of 

33d 

Street. 

South  curb  of  0 st 

124.00 

124.50 

North  curb  of  O st 

124.00 

124.. 50 

South  curb  of  R st 

99.00 

99.. 50 

North  curb  of  R st 

99.00 

99.. 50 

South  curb  of  S st 

95.70 

North  curb  of  S st 

95.30 

95.30 

South  curb  of  T st 

91.70 

91 .70 

North  curb  of  T st 

91.30 

91 .30 

South  curb  of  U st 

87.70 

87.70 

South  curb  of  U st 

87.30 

87.30 

South  curb  of  Vine  st... 

85.00 

85.. 50 

North  curb  of  Vine  st.. 

85.00 

85.50 

o.f! 

K*  ^ ^ 

980.  g 51.— Grade  OF  Gar-  So  ojo 

FIELD  Street. 

p]ast  curb  of  Fitzgerald  av.l09.5()  110.00 

West  curb  of  21st  st 113.00  113.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 113.50  113.50 

West  curb  of  22(1  st 119.50  119.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 120.00  120.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 129.00  129.50 

East  curb  of  23d  st 129.00  129.50 

West  curb  of  21tli  st 114.50  115.00 

East  curb  of  24tb  st 114.50  115.00 

West  curb  of  25th  st 124.00  124.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 124.00  124.00 

West  curb  of  26th  st 120.50  120.50 

East  curb  of  26th  st 120.00  

West  curb  of  26th  st 120.00  120 . 00 

East  curb  of  26th  st 119.50  119.50 

West  curl)  of  27th  st 118.00  118.50 

East  curb  of  27th  st 118.00  118.50 


GERALD  Avenue. 


Nortli  curb  of  South  st. 


South  curb  of  Holmes  st. 


982. 


NER  Street. 


East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  a 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

East  curb  of  24  th  st 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

983.  g 54. —Grade  OF  Ra 
boLPii  Street. 
West  curb  of  Fitzgerald  a 
East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  a 

West  curb  of  21st  st 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

West  curb  of  23d  st 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

West  curb  of  25th  st 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

West  curb  of  26th  st 

East  curb  of  26th  st 

West  curb  of  27th  st 

blast  curb  of  27th  st 

West  curb  of  Ulysses  ave . 
East  curb  of  Ulysses  ave . 

West  curb  of  30th  st 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

West  curb  of  33d  st 

East  curb  of  33d  st 


o 

ot. 

. 0 

ww 

.130.00 

130.50 

.130.00 

130.50 

.122.50 

123.00 

.122.50 

123.00 

.120.50 

120.50 

.120.00 

120.00 

.117.00 

117.00 

.116. .50 

116.50 

.110.00 

110.00 

.109.50 

109.50 

.109.00 

109.00 

.109.00 

109.00 

.112.00 

112.-50 

.112  00 

112.50 

.109.00 

109., 50 

.109.50 

110.00 

.115. .50 

115.. 50 

.116.50 

116.50 

.120.50 

120.. 50 

.116.50 

116.50 

.115.50 

115.. 50 

.109.50 

108.. 50 

.109.50 

108.50 

o-e 

c- 

QJ  O 

S(/j 

L116.50 

117.00 

..123.00 

123.00 

..123., 50 

123.. 50 

..125.00 

125.-50 

,.125.50 

125.50 

..126.50 

126.50 

..127.00 

127.00 

..128.00 

128.00 

..128.50 

128.. 50 

..129.50 

129., 50 

..130.00 

130.00 

..131.50 

131  ..50 

..131.50 

131.. 50 

..128.00 

128.. 50 

..128.00 

I- 

128.50 

L 69.00 

L 69.00 

69.00 

..  68.30 

68.30 

..  68.20 

68.20 

..  68.00 

68.00 

..  67.80 

67.80 

..  67.00 

67.00 

66.70 

..  66.00 

66.00 

..  66.25 

66.25 

..  69.00 

69.00 

..  69.50 

69.50 

..  71.00 

71.00 

..  71.50 

71.. 50 

..  73.50 

73.50 

..  74.00 

74.00 

..  79.00 

79.00 

..  79.50 

79.50 

...  84.00 

84.00 

..  84.30 

84.30 

..105.00 

105.00 

..105.50 

105.50 

270 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


O'g 

o,g 

984.  §55.— Grade  OF  Wash- 

t>  ^ 
oO 

> ^ 

CP  o 

INGTON  Street. 

Hcd 

ai 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

..  81.50 

81.50 

W'est  curb  of  25th  st 

65.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

..  81.00 

81.00 

East  curb  of  2,5th  st 

65 . 40 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

. 79.00 

79.00 

W'est  curb  of  W'all  st 

. 66.. 50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

. 78.50 

78  50 

Pvist  curb  of  W'all  st 

. 66.70 

^V  est  curb  ot  10th  st 

75.00 

W'est  curb  of  26th  st 

68.00 

East  curb  ot  10th  st 

..  74.50 

74.50 

Plast  curb  of  26th  st 

68.30 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

..  72.50 

73.00 

West  curb  of  S{)ruce  st 

. 68.60 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

..  72.50 

73.00 

Plast  curb  of  Spruce  st 

. 68.80 

West  curb  of  Tith  st 

..  74.. 50 

75.00 

W'est  curb  of  27th  st 

. 69., 50 

69.. 50 

East  curb  ot  12th  st 

..  74.50 

75.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

. 69.80 

69.80 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

..  76.00 

76.50 

W'est  curb  of  28th  st 

. 71 .00 

71 .00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

. 76.00 

76.. 50 

Plast  curb  of  28th  st 

. 71.30 

71 .30 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

..  77.00 

77.00 

West  curb  of  Elsa  ave 

. 73.00 

73.00 

r:ast  curb  of  14th  st 

. 77.50 

77.50 

East  curb  of  Elsa  ave 

. 7.5.30 

73.30 

A point  oOO  teet  east  of  east 

W'est  curb  of  30th  st 

. 75., 50 

71  80 

line  ot  14tli  st 

. 79.00 

79.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

75  80 

7,5 . 00 

West  curb  ot  16th  st 

. 84.00 

84.00 

W'est  curb  of  31st  st 

. 79.45 

79 '45 

East  curb  ot  16th  st 

. S4..50 

84., 50 

Pla.st  curb  of  31st  st 

. 79.70 

79  70 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

. 91.. 50 

91.. 50 

West  curb  of  32d  st 

. 82.35 

82., 35 

East  curb  ot  17th  st 

. 92.00 

92.00 

East  curb  of  32d  st 

. 82.60 

82.60 

W est  curb  of  18th  st 

. 96., 50 

96.50 

West  curb  of  33d  st 

. 85.00 

85.00 

East  curb  of  l«th  st 

. 97.00 

97.00 

East  curb  oi  33d  st 

. 85.. 50 

85.. 50 

W'est  curb  of  19th  st 

.103.00 

103.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

.103.50 

103., 50 

986.  g .57.— Grade  of  Eu 

- 

West  curb  of  Fitzgerald  av. 

.112.00 

112.00 

CLiD  Avenue. 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  av. 

.112.50 

112.50 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

. 97.70 

98.00 

W^est  curb  of  21st  st 

.120.00 

120.00 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

,108.. 50 

109.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

.120.50 

120.50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

.108., 50 

109.00 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

.129.00 

129.00 

West  curb  of  P'itzgerald  av. 

.122., 50 

122., 50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

..129.00 

129.00 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  av. 

.123.00 

123.00 

W'est  curb  of  23d  st 

.127.00 

127.00 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

..126.50 

12J.50 

987.  § ,58.  — Grade  of 

W'est  curb  of  24th  st 

..109.50 

110.00 

Chestnut  Street. 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

.109.50 

110.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

106., 50 

106.. 50 

W^est  curb  of  25th  st 

,.113.00 

113.00 

West  curb  of  28th  st 

108.00 

108.00 

East  curb  of  25th  st 

.113.00 

113.00 

East  curb  of  28th  st 

.108.00 

108.00 

W'est  curb  of  29th  st 

.100.00 

100., 50 

985.  g 06.— GRADE  OF  VINE 

East  curb  of  29th  st 

.100.00 

100.50 

STREET. 

W'est  curb  of  30th  st 

.105.00 

105.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

. 65.00 

65.50 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

,105., 50 

105.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

. 65.00 

65 . 50 

W'est  curb  of  31st  st 

.122.00 

122.00 

Center  of  block  between 

East  curb  of  31st  st 

122.50 

122.50 

14th  and  15th 

..  69.50 

69., 50 

W'est  curb  of  15th  st 

. 68.20 

. 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

,.  67.90 

c^S 

W'est  curb  of  Elm  st 

67.50 

u ^ 

East  curb  of  Elm  st 

67.20 

988.  § 59.— Grade  of 

W'est  curb  of  16th  st 

,.  64.50 

65.00 

Ulysses  Ave. 

Sw 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

..  64., 50 

65.00 

North  curb  of  I)  st 

. 75.00 

75.00 

W'^est  curb  of  17th  st 

,.  57.00 

57.00 

South  curb  of  p]  st 

. 76.00 

76.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 

..  56.50 

56.50 

North  curb  of  E st 

76.30 

76.30 

A point  1,100  feet  west  of 

Soutli  curb  of  F st 

. 77.30 

77.30 

west  line  of  i^d  st 

. 51.00 

.51.00 

North  curb  of  F st 

, 77.60 

77.60 

W est  curb  of  20th  st 

. 51.50 

51., 50 

South  curb  of  Randolph  st, 

. 79.00 

79., 50 

East  curb  of  20th  st 

. 51.75 

51.75 

North  curb  of  Randolph  st, 

. 79.00 

79.50 

W'est  curb  of  21st  st 

. 53.00 

53.00 

East  curb  of  21st  st 

. 53.15 

53.15 

. 

• 

West  curb  of  22d  st 

. 55.40 

55.40 

0'S 

o-g 

East  curb  of  22d  st 

. 55.65 

55 . 65 

> P 

West  curb  of  2.1d  st.  runninj 

989.  g 60.— Grade  of 

north 

" 58.35 

,58.35 

Cedar  Street. 

Scd 

East  curb  of  23d  st.  running 

W'est  curb  of  27th  st 

. 89., 50 

89.50 

north 

. 58.60 

58.60 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

90.00 

90.00 

W'est  curb  of  23d  st.  south.. 

. (JO. 00 

(JO.  00 

West  curb  of  28th  st 

,105.00 

105.00 

East  curb  of  23d  st 

. (JO. 40 

(JO.  40 

East  curb  of  28th  st 

105., 50 

105.50 

W est  curb  of  East  ave 

. (J2.00 

W'est  curb  of  29th  st 

11 2.. 50 

11 2., 50 

East  curb  of  East  ave 

. 62.30 

East  curb  of  29th  st 

113.00 

113.00 

W'est  curb  of  24th  st 

62.50 

W'est  curb  of  30th  st 

115.00 

115.00 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

63.00 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

115.00 

115.00 

THE  CITY  OP  LINCOLN.  271 


'S'S 

990.  g 61.— Grade  OF  Elm 

>5 

Street. 

ww 

South  curb  of  University 

Place  

North  curb  of  University 

72.00 

72.. 50 

Place 

72.00 

72.50 

South  curb  of  Vine  st 

64.00 

63.80 

North  curb  of  Vine  st 

64.00 

63.80 

991.  g 62.— Grade  of  Ne- 

braska Court. 

Southern  terminus  of  Ne- 

braska Court 

68.00 

68.00 

South  curb  of  J st 

64.00 

64.00 

992.  g 63.— Grade  of 
Mulberry  and  Maple 

o-g 

0'S 

>■  0 

Streets. 

Soi 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

88.50 

89.00 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

91.50 

92.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

91.50 

92.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

93.50 

93.80 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

93.50 

93.80 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

98.70 

99.00 

993.  § G4.— Grade  of 
Prospect  Street. 

East  curb  of  17th  st 98.30  98.30 

West  curb  of  19th  st 106.00  106.50 

East  ourb  of  19th  st 106.00  106.50 

West  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave.TiO.OO  120.50 


994.  g 6.5.— Grade  OF  Rose 
AND  Locust  Streets. 


West  curb  of  8th  st 

77.00 

76.. 50 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

77.00 

76.. 50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

78.00 

78.00 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

78.30 

78.30 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

82.. 50 

82.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

82.. 50 

82.00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

80.80 

80.80 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

81.10 

81.10 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

82.30 

82.30 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

82.60 

82.60 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

83.80 

83.80 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

84.10 

84.10 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

84.80 

85.00 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

84. .50 

84.80 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

88.00 

88.00 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

88.50 

88.50 

Htreet  not  open. 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

90.. 50 

91.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

90.. 50 

91.00 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

97.40 

97.60 

995.  g 66.— Grade  of 
Walnut  Street. 


West  curb  of  27th  st 

97., 50 

97.00 

East  curb  of  27th  st 

97.. 50 

97.00 

West  curb  of  28tli  st 

106.. 50 

106.. 50 

East  curb  of  28tli  st 

107.00 

107.00 

West  curb  of  29th  st 

109.50 

110.00 

East  curb  of  29th  st 

109. .50 

110.00 

West  curb  of  30tlist 

108.00 

108.. 50 

East  curb  of  30th  st 

108.00 

108., 50 

996.  g 67.— Grade  of 

Uni- 

VERSiTY  Place. 
West  curb  of  14th  st 

67.50 

67.80 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

67., 50 

67.80 

A 

Ou 

Wai 

West  curb  of  Elm  st 

72.00 

72.00 

East  curb  of  Elm  st 

72., 50 

72.50 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

74.. 50 

75.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

74.. 50 

75.00 

997.  g 68.— Grade  of 
Holmes  Street. 


East  curb  of  17th  st 

93.00 

93.20 

West  curb  of  19th  st 

101.00 

101.00 

East  curb  of  19th  st 

101.50 

101.50 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  ave.  109.00 

109.00 

998.  g 69.— Grade  of  Elm 

Street. 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

79.60 

79.80 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

84.50 

84.50 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

85.00 

85.00 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

87.00 

87.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

87.50 

87.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

91.80 

92.00 

999.  g 70.— Grade  of 


Plum  Street. 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

69  00 

68.50 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

69.00 

68.50 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

73.50 

73.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

74.00 

74.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

80.00 

80.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

80.50 

80.50 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

84.50 

85.. 50 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

84.50 

85.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

86.50 

87.00 

East  curb  of  Pith  st 

86.50 

87.00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

87.. 50 

88.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

87.50 

88.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

89.50 

90.00 

1000.  g 71— Grade  of  Pine 
AND  Poplar  Streets. 


IVest  curb  of  8th  st 

..  80., 50 

80.00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 

..  80.50 

80.00 

West  curb  of  9th  st 

,.  83.50 

83.. 50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

..  84.00 

84.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 

..  85.00 

85.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 

..  85.00 

85  00 

West  curb  of  11th  st 

..  80.00 

80.30 

East  curb  of  11th  st 

,.  80.00 

80.30 

Center  of  block  between 

11th  and  12th  sts 

..  80.. 50 

81.00 

West  curb  of  12th  st 

..  80.00 

80., 50 

East  curb  of  12th  st 

..  80.00 

80., 50 

Center  of  block  bet.  12th 

and  13th  sts 

..  80.50 

80.00 

West  curb  of  13th  st 

..  80.00 

80.50 

East  curb  of  13th  st 

..  80.00 

80., 50 

West  curb  of  14th  st 

..  82.00 

82.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 

..  81.50 

81.80 

West  curb  of  15th  st 

..  86.00 

86.50 

East  curb  of  15th  st 

..  86.00 

86.50 

West  curb  of  16th  st 

..  89.00 

89.00 

East  curb  of  16th  st 

..  89.50 

89.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 

..  94.60 

94.80 

1001.  g 72— Grade  of 

Wood  Street. 

West  curb  of  8th  st 

..  84.00 

84.00 

East  curb  of  8th  .st 

..  84.00 

84.00 

West  curb  of  9th  .st 

..  82.00 

82.50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 

..  82.00 

82.50 

272 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


0'S 

0.0 

> o 

Sec 

West  curb  of  10th 

st 

80.00 

80.50 

East  curb  of  10th 

st 

80.00 

80.50 

West  curb  of  11th 

st 

78.. 50 

79.00 

East  curb  of  11th 

st 

78.. 50 

79.00 

West  curbof  Pith 

st 

70.50 

76.. 50 

East  (;urb  of  12th 

st 

77.00 

77.00 

West  curb  of  13th 

st 

78.00 

78.00 

East  curb  of  13th 

st 

78.. 50 

78.50 

West  curb  of  14th 

st 

80.00 

80.. 50 

East  curb  of  14th 

st 

80.00 

80.. 50 

1002.  g 73.— Grade  op 
South  Street. 

West  curb  of  8th  st 00.50  00 . 00 

East  curb  of  8th  st 00.50  00.00 

West  curb  of  9th  st 71.50  71 .50 

East  curb  of  9th  st 72.00  72.00 

West  curb  of  10th  st 81.00  81.00 

East  curb  of  10th  st 81.50  81.50 

West  curb  of  11th st 80.00  86.00 

East  curb  of  11th  st 86.50  80.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 88.00  88 . 00 

East  curb  of  12th  st 88.50  88.50 

West  curb  of  13th  st 89.50  89.50 

East  curb  of  13th  st 90.00  90.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 91.50  91.50 

East  curb  of  14th  st 92.00  62.00 

West  curb  of  Sherman  ave.  93.50  93.50 

East  curb  of  Sherman  ave.  94.00  94.00 

West  curb  of  Howard  ave...  95.00  95.00 

East  curb  of  Howard  ave...  95.50  95.00 

West  curb  of  St.  Mary’s  ave.  97.00  97.00 

East  curb  of  St.  Mary’s  ave.  97.50  97.50 

West  curb  of  17th  st 101.00  101.00 

East  curb  of  17th  st 101.50  101.50 

West  curb  of  19th  st 114.50  114,50 

East  curb  of  19th  st 115.00  115.00 

West  curbof  Wshgtn.  place.  122. 50  122.50 

East  curbof  W.«hgtn.  place. 123. 00  123.00 

West  curb  of  Fitzgerald  av.  130 . 00  130 . 00 

East  curb  of  Fitzgerald  a V.  130. 50  130.50 

West  curb  of  22d  st 147.50  147.50 

East  curb  of  22d  st 148.00  148.00 

West  curb  of  23d  st 155.00  155.00 


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East  curb  of  23d  st 

155.00 

1.55.00 

West  curb  of  24th  st 

1.50.00 

1.50.00 

East  curb  of  24th  st 

150.. 50 

150.50 

1003.  g 74.— Grade  of 
Harvard  Street. 

West  curb  of  22d  st 140.00  140. 

East  curbof22dst 140.50  140. 

West  curb  of  2:’.d  st 153 . 00  1.53 . 

East  curb  of  23d  st 153.00  153. 

West  curb  of  24th st 148.50  149. 

East  curb  of  24th  st 148. .50  149. 

1004.  g 75.— Grade  of 
Cherry  Street. 

East  curb  of  17th  st 95.70  95. 

A point  630  feet  east  of  east 
line  17th  st 103.50  103. 

1005.  g 76.— Grade  of  Gar- 
den AND  Sycamore 
Streets. 

East  curb  of  14th  st 86.30  86. 

West  curb  of  15th  st 89.50  90. 

East  curb  of  15th  st 89.50  90. 

West  curb  of  16th  st 92.00  92. 

East  curb  of  16th  st 92.00  92. 

West  curbof  17th  st 96.70  96. 

East  curbof  17th  st 97.20  97. 

1006.  g 77. — Grade  of 
Peach  Street. 

West  curb  of  8th  st 73.00  72. 

East  curb  of  8th  st 73.00  72. 

West  curb  of  9th  st 75.50  75. 

East  curb  of  9th  st 76.00  70. 

West  curb  of  10th  st 79.00  79. 

East  curbof  10th  st 79.50  79. 

West  curbof  11th  st 83.00  83. 

East  curbof  11th  st 83.00  83.50 

West  curb  of  12th  st 84.00  84. .50 

East  curb  of  12th  st 84.00  84.50 

West  curbof  13th  st 85.50  86.00 

East  curb  of  13th  st 85.. 50  86.00 

West  curb  of  14th  st 87.00  87.50 


g 78.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 79.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  20,  A.  L).  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  1).  1895. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  Oity  Clerk,  [seat,.] 


F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 


SSS8SS  g g ggggggg  ggggSSS 


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AN  ORDINANCE  cstablishinR'  a Roard  of  Health,  defining  its  duties  and  powers,  pro- 
viding regulations  to  secure  the  general  health  of  the  city,  to  ])revent  and  abate 
nuisances,  to  compel  vaccination,  prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  hy  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XXXVII. 

Health. 

1007.  § 1.  That  a Board  of  Health  for  the  city  of  Lincoln  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  created  and  established.  Said  board  shall 
consist  of  the  Mayor,  the  health  officer,  Chief  of  Police,  and  two 
members  of  the  City  Council,  to  be  selected  by  the  Mayor.  The 
Mayor  shall  be  chairman,  and  the  health  officer  clerk  of  said 
board.  A majority  of  the  board  shall  constitute  a quorum,  and 
meetings  shall  be  held  in  the  Council  chamber  whenever  deemed 
necessary  by  the  chairman  or  any  two  members. 

1008.  § 2.  As  soon  as  may  be  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  annually  thereafter  at  the  beginning  of  each  munici- 
pal year,  the  Mayor  shall  designate  some  suitable  person,  a po- 
liceman of  the  city,  who  shall  be  known  as  the  health  officer, 
and  who  shall  receive  no  compensation  other  than  his  salary  as  a 
regular  policeman. 

1009.  § 3.  The  health  officer  shall  be  the  executive  officer  of 
the  Board  of  Health,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  carry  out 
and  enforce  all  existing  laws  and  ordinances  having  for  their 
object  the  preservation  of  life  and  the  prevention  of  disease,  and 
the  abatement  and  removal  of  nuisances;  he  shall  make  and 
keep  in  proper  form  the  minutes  of  the  meetings  and  proceedings 
of  the  board,  attend  to  receiving  returns  of  deaths  and  the  issu- 
ing of  burial  permits,  and  the  registration  of  births  and  deaths 
and  interments;  shall  attend  to  complaints  of  nuisances  and  or- 
ders relating  thereto,  and  perform  such  other  services  as  the 
council  may  impose  by  ordinance,  or  the  Board  of  Health  law- 
fully require  of  him. 

1010.  § 4.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  have  and  exercise  a 
general  supervision  over  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  city,  and 


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have  power  to  take  effective  means  to  prevent  the  introduction 
into  the  city  or  spread  of  any  infectious,  contagious,  and  danger- 
ous diseases,  and  for  that  purpose  sliall  have  power  to  stop,  de- 
tain, and  examine  every  person  coming  from  any  place  infected 
or  believed  to  be  infected  with  any  such  disease;  to  cause  any 
person  not  a resident  of  the  city  infected  or  believed  to  be  in- 
fected with  any  such  disease  to  be  sent  to  the  pest  house  upon 
the  certificate  of  the  health  physician;  to  cause  any  resident  of 
the  city  infected  with  any  such  disease  to  be  removed  to  the  pest 
house,  or  some  other  place,  if  the  health  physician  shall  certify 
that  such  removal  is  necessary  for  the  preservation  of  the  public 
health.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  abridge 
in  any  manner  the  right  of  every  citizen  to  be  attended  by  his 
own  physician  or  to  remain  in  his  own  house  while  sick  with 
any  disease  herein  referred  to,  provided  the  public  health  is  not 
affected  or  endangered  thereby.  In  case  of  severe  visitation  of 
any  such  disease,  the  board  shall  have  power  to  provide  hospitals 
and  pest  houses,  and  make  proper  provision  for  the  suitable  care 
of  the  sick,  and  shall  have  authority  to  exercise  any  and  all 
power  incident  to  the  preservation  of  the  good  health  of  the  city 
in  such  cases,  to  remove  from  the  city  or  destroy  furniture,  wear- 
ing apparel,  or  other  property  infected  with  any  such  disease, 
and  to  cleanse  infected  or  unwholesome  buildings  and  places. 

1011.  § 5.  In  caseof  pestilential  epidemic,  infectious,  conta- 
gious, and  dangerous  diseases,  the  Board  of  Health  shall  have 
power  to  employ  and  appoint  a health  physician  and  prescribe 
his  duties. 

1012.  § 6.  When  any  person  infected  with  any  infectious, 
contagious,  or  dangerous  disease  has  not  been  removed  to  the 
pest  house  as  provided  herein,  the  Board  of  Health  is  hereby 
authorized  to  guard  against  the  spread  of  such  disease  by  estab- 
lishing limits,  within  which  no  person  shall  enter  exce})t  those 
necessarily  in  attendance  upon  such  person,  or  upon  the  order  of 
the  board,  and  by  adopting  any  other  means  which  may  to  them 
seem  advisable.  It  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Health  to  cause  a notice,  written  or  printed  in  large  letters,  to  be 


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placed  upon  or  near  any  house  in  which  any  person  may  be  af- 
fected or  sick  with  any  such  disease,  upon  which  shall  be  written 
or  printed  the  name  of  such  disease,  and  any  person  willfully  en- 
tering such  limit  at  such  times  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this 
section,  or  who  shall  deface,  alter,  mutilate,  destroy  or  tear  down 
or  remove  the  notice  herein  named  without  permission  from  the 
Board  of  Health,  shall  upon  conviction  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

1013.  § 7.  That  for  the  purpose  of  guarding  against  the  in- 
troduction of  contagious,  infectious,  or  dangerous  diseases,  it  is 
hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  physicians  and  keepers  of  hotels  or 
boarding  houses  in  said  city,  and  persons  in  charge  of  railroad 
trains  entering  the  city,  to  report  in  writing  to  the  health  officer 
without  delay  every  case  of  cholera,  small-pox,  scarlet  fever,  diph- 
theria, or  other  contagious,  malignant,  or  unusual  disease  com- 
ing to  their  knowledge  within  the  city  or  vicinity  thereof,  and 
every  physician  or  other  person  as  aforesaid  willfully  neglecting 
to  report  any  such  case,  with  name  and  residence,  for  more  than 
twelve  hours  after  obtaining  knowledge  of  the  same,  shall  upon 
conviction  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 
lars nor  less  than  twenty  dollars. 

1014.  § 8.  No  person  in  said  city  having  the  small-pox  or 
any  other  contagious  or  infectious  disease  shall  leave  his  or 
her  room,  and  no  person  convalescent,  or  recently  recovered, 
having  had  such  disease,  shall  go  abroad  in  said  city,  without 
first  obtaining  from  the  health  officer  a permit  in  writing  for  that 
purpose;  nor  shall  the  nurse  or  attendant  upon  any  patient,  sick 
of  such  disease,  leave  the  premises  where  such  patient  may  be, 
without  a permit  as  aforesaid,  either  of  which  may  be  granted  in 
every  case  upon  a certificate  from  the  attending  physician  of  such 
patient  satisfactory  to  said  officer;  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty 
of  the  health  officer,  before  granting  any  such  permit,  to  require 
that  such  patient,  nurse,  or  attendant  shall  put  off  and  destroy 
the  clothing  worn  during  sickness  or  attendance  as  aforesaid,  or 
that  the  same  shall  be  so  disinfected  that  there  can  be  no  danger 
of  contagion  therefrom.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person 


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coiitrolliug  premises  occupied  by  any  such  patient  to  thoroughly 
cleanse,  fumigate,  and  disinfect  the  same. 

1015.  § 9.  Every  person  being  the  parent  or  guardian,  or 
having  the  care,  custody,  or  control  of  any  minor  or  other  indi- 
vidual, shall  (to  the  extent  of  any  means,  power,  and  authority 
of  said  parent,  guardian,  or  other  person  that  could  properly  be 
used  or  exerted  for  such  purpose)  cause  and  procure  such  minor 
or  individual  to  be  so  promptly,  frequently,  and  effectually  vac- 
cinated that  such  minor  or  individual  shall  not  take  or  be  liable 
to  take  the  small-pox. 

1016.  § 10.  That  every  animal  that  is  mad,  or  has  the  hy- 
drophobia, shall  by  the  person  owning  or  having  the  possession, 
charge,  or  control  thereof  be  at  once  killed,  and  every  animal 
that  has  been  exposed  to  such  disease  shall  be  at  once  confined  in 
some  secure  place  for  such  length  of  time  as  to  show  that  such 
exposure  has  not  given  such  animal  said  disease,  and  so  as  to  avoid 
all  danger  to  life  or  health ; and  the  dead  body  of  any  animal  that 
died  of  such  disease  shall  be  at  once  by  such  person  buried  not 
less  than  three  feet  under  ground  outside  of  the  city.  No  ani- 
mal of  the  dog  kind  shall  be  allowed  or  permitted  to  run  at  large 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  between  the  first  day  of 
June  and  the  first  day  of  October  of  each  year,  unless  the  same 
be  securely  muzzled  with  a wire  muzzle  fastened  on  with  leather 
strap  or  chain.  And  it  shall  be  lawful  for  any  policeman  or  other 
person  authorized  by  the  Mayor  to  kill  and  destroy  any  such 
animal  running  at  large  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

1017.  § 11.  Every  physician,  midwife,  and  other  person  who 
may  professionally  assist  or  advise  at  any  birth  in  the  city 
shall  make  and  keep  a registry  of  every  such  birth,  and  therein 
enter  the  time  and  place,  ward,  and  street  and  number  of  such 
birth,  and  the  sex  and  color  of  every  child  born,  and  the  name 
and  residence  of  each  of  the  parents  (so  far  as  the  foregoing 
facts  can  be  ascertained).  Every  physician  and  professional  ad- 
viser who  has  attended  any  person  at  a last  illness,  or  has  been 
present  by  request  at  the  death  of  any  person  in  this  city,  shall 
make  and  keep  a registry  of  such  death,  stating  the  cause  thereof 


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and  specifying  the  date,  hour,  place,  street  and  number  of  such 
death. 

1018.  § 12.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  person 
mentioned  in  the  last  preceding  section  (required  to  make  or 
keep  such  registry)  to  file  with  the  health  officer  a written  report, 
by  him  signed,  of  all  the  facts  in  said  register  required  to  be  en- 
tered, during  the  first  week  of  the  months  of  January,  April, 
July,  and  October  of  each  year,  of  all  entries  made  during  the 
preceding  three  months. 

1019.  § 13.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  undertaker 
or  other  person  before  removing  any  cor[)se  for  burial  to  obtain 
from  the  Board  of  Health  a permit  so  to  do;  and  before  obtain- 
ing such  permit,  he  shall  deposit  with  the  health  officer  a certifi- 
cate setting  forth,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  name,  age, 
sex,  nativity,  color,  occupation,  whether  married  or  single,  num- 
ber and  street  of  late  residence  in  the  city,  time  of  residence 
therein,  place  of  previous  residence,  cause  and  date  of  death, 
duration  of  last  illness,  and  the  place  and  date  of  intended  in- 
terment, which  certificate  shall  be  signed  by  the  physician  or 
surgeon  in  attendance  at  the  time  of  death.  In  case  a coroner’s 
inquest  shall  be  held,  the  fact  shall  be  stated,  and  the  coroner 
shall  be  required  to  certify  the  fact  to  the  Board  of  Health  ; and 
no  sexton  or  other  person  shall  assist  in  or  assent  to  or  allow  any 
such  interment,  or  aid  or  assist  about  preparing  any  grave  or 
place  of  deposit  for  any  such  body,  for  which  permit  has  not 
been  given  authorizing  the  same.  Such  permit  shall  be  deliv- 
ered by  the  undertaker  to  the  sexton  or  any  other  person  receiv’'- 
ing  such  corpse  for  burial  or  transportation  to  some  other  place 
for  interment  and  by  him  returned  to  the  health  officer  with  the 
date  of  its  receipt  and  the  disposition  of  such  cor[)se  indorsed 
thereon.  No  interment  shall  be  made  at  any  place  within  the 
city  limits  and  at  no  place  except  in  a regular  cemetery. 

1020.  § 14.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  health  officer 
to  prepare  and  furnish,  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  all  the  neces- 
sary blanks  for  physicians  and  other  reports  required  by  this  or- 
dinance, and  certificates  of  death,  burial  permits,  etc. 


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1021.  §15.  The  permitting  or  maintaining  of  stagnant  water 
on  any  lot  or  ])iece  of  ground  within  the  city  of  Lincoln  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  a nuisance,  and  every  owner  or  occupant 
of  a lot  or  piece  of  ground  within  the  said  city  is  hereby  re- 
quired to  drain  or  fill  up  said  lot  or  piece  of  ground  whenever 
the  same  is  necessary  so  as  to  prevent  stagnant  water  or  other 
nuisance  accumulating  thereon,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  such  owner  or  occupant  to  permit  or  maintain  any  such 
nuisance. 

1022.  § 16.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  keep  any  cattle,  hogs,  horses,  or  other  animals  in  any  pen, 
shed,  or  yard  within  the  city  from  which  any  deleterious  or  of- 
fensive odor  shall  be  emitted. 

1023.  § 17.  No  salted  or  green  hides  shall  be  stored  in  any 
warehouse  or  other  building  or  other  place  within  the  city,  so 
that  odors  arising  from  said  hides  shall  annoy  or  disturb  the  oc- 
cupants of  the  houses  in  the  vicinity  thereof. 

1024.  § 18.  No  distiller,  tanner,  brewer,  butcher,  pork  or 
beef  packer,  soap  boiler,  tallow  chandler,  or  any  other  person 
whomsoever  shall  cause  or  suffer  any  offal,  manure,  rubbish, 
filth,  still  slops,  or  any  refuse  animal  or  vegetable  matter,  or  any 
foul  or  nauseous  liquors  to  be  discharged  out  of  or  flow  from 
any  premises  owned  or  occupied  by  him,  or  to  be  left  in  or 
thrown  into,  deposited,  or  upon  any  street,  alley,  avenue,  public 
square,  vacant  lot,  or  other  place  in  said  city. 

1025.  § 19.  No  person  shall  permit  or  suffer  any  substance 
of  the  nature  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section,  which  is  liable 
to  become  putrid,  offensive,  or  injurious  to  the  public  health,  to 
remain  on  any  premises  owned  or  occupied  by  him  in  this  city 
for  a longer  period  than  twenty-four  hours  at  any  one  time  from 
the  first  day  of  April  to  the  first  day  of  November,  nor  exceed- 
ing forty-eight  hours  during  any  other  part  of  the  year. 

1026.  § 20.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  carry  on  any 
business  or  occupation  in  this  city  that  is  dangerous  or  detri- 
mental to  life  or  health,  and  every  such  business  or  occupation 
shall  be  promptly  discontinued. 


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1027.  § 21.  The  rendering,  heating,  or  steaming  of  any  ani- 
mal or  vegetable  product  or  substance,  generating  noisome  or 
unwholesome  odors  or  gaseous  vapors,  shall  be  conducted  in 
steam  tight  kettles,  tanks,  or  boilers,  and  such  method  adopted 
as  will  entirely  condense,  decompose,  deodorize,  or  destroy  the 
odors,  vapors,  and  gaseous  products;  and  no  person  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  burn  upon  his  premises,  or  in  any  street,  alley,  or  other 
place,  any  animal  or  vegetable  substance  which  will  create  noi- 
some or  unwholesome  odors. 

1028.  § 22.  All  privy  vaults  within  that  portion  of  the  city 
wherein  sanitary  sewers  may  now  or  hereafter  be  constructed 
shall  be  constructed  of  brick  laid  in  hydraulic  cement,  the  walls 
and  bottom  to  consist  of  two  shells  or  rings  of  brick  work,  and 
of  such  form  and  dimensions  as  shown  by  plan  on  file  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  City  Engineer.  All  such  vaults  shall  be  constructed  and 
connections  of  same  with  sanitary  sewers  shall  be  made  under 
the  direction  and  supervision  of  the  sewer  inspector.  Said  vaults 
can  only  be  connected  with  the  sanitary  sewers  through  inter- 
vening or  receiving  basins,  and  the  outlet  pipe  from  all  such 
vaults  must  not  be  less  than  three  feet  above  their  bottoms,  so  as 
to  retain  all  solid  matter  and  effectually  prevent  anything  but 
liquid  contents  of  the  vaults  from  passing  into  the  drainage  pipes 
and  receiving  basins.  Such  vaults  shall  be  located  at  such  places 
on  the  premises  as  the  health  officer  shall  designate.  It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person  to  locate,  construct,  or  maintain  any 
privy  vault  in  the  sanitary  sewer  district  except  in  compliance 
with  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

1029.  § 23.  The  owner  or  occupant  having  charge  of  any 
tenement  used  as  a dwelling  or  for  the  purpose  of  housekeeping 
or  lodging  within  the  city  limits  shall  furnish  the  same  with  a 
suitable  receptacle  for  all  kitchen-waste,  slops,  and  garbage. 

1030.  § 24.  The  permitting  of  slops  and  garbage  to  be  de- 
posited in  manure  heaps  and  thrown  in  the  alley  is  hereby  de- 
clared to  be  a public  nuisance,  and  every  occupant  of  any  house, 
block,  or  dwelling  within  said  city  is  hereby  required  to  put  all 
slops,  garbage,  and  kitchen-waste  into  a receptacle  on  the  inside 


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of  the  alley  fence  or  alley  line.  And  any  person  who  shall  vio- 
late any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  upon  convic- 
tion be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty  ($20)  dollars,  and 
stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are 
paid. 

1031.  § 25.  The  owner,  agent,  or  person  having  charge  of 
any  tenement  used  as  a dwelling  or  for  the  purpose  of  lodging 
within  the  city  limits  shall  furnish  the  same  with  a suitable  privy 
or  water-closet  for  the  accommodation  of  all  occupants  of  said 
premises. 

1032.  § 26.  All  privies  outside  of  that  portion  of  the  city 
reached  by  the  sanitary  sewers  shall  be  furnished  with  a sub- 
stantial vault,  at  least  eight  feet  deep,  and  made  tight  so  that  the 
contents  cannot  escape  therefrom,  and  sufficiently  secured  and 
inclosed. 

1033.  § 27.  No  privy  vaults  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be 
erected  or  continued  within  twenty  feet  of  any  dwelling,  shop, 
or  well  unless  such  vault  be  constructed  and  located  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  of  section  22  of  this  ordinance. 

1034.  § 28.  No  person  shall  use  any  well  upon  any  premises 
belonging  to  or  occupied  by  him  in  this  city  as  a cess  pool  or  as 
a place  to  deposit  anything  of  a foul,  nauseous,  olfensive,.  or  in- 
jurious nature,  and  no  cess  pool  shall  be  constructed  or  main- 
tained within  fifty  feet  of  any  well  in  said  city. 

1035.  § 29.  No  person  shall  draw  off  or  allow  to  run  on  any 
ground,  street,  or  alley  of  this  city,  the  contents,  or  any  part 
thereof,  of  any  vault,  privy,  cess  pool,  hog-pen,  or  sink;  nor 
shall  any  owner,  tenant,  or  occupant  of  any  building  to  which 
any  vault,  sink,  privy,  or  cess  pool  shall  appertain  or  be  attached 
permit  the  contents  to  become  nauseous,  foul,  offensive,  or  inju- 
rious to  the  public  health,  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every 
such  person  to  keep  or  cause  the  same  to  be  kept  in  good  and 
clean  condition. 

1036.  § 30.  No  privy,  vault,  sink,  or  cess  pool  shall  be 
opened  nor  the  contents  thereof  disturbed  or  removed  between 
the  hours  of  6 o^clock  A.  m.  and  10  o’clock  p.  m.  of  any  day,  nor 


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shall  such  contents  be  deposited  or  buried  within  the  city  except 
upon  the  special  permission  of  the  health  officer  and  in  such 
manner  and  place  as  he  shall  direct.  And  ng  privy  vault  or  cess 
pool  or  sink  shall  be  filled  up  or  abandoned  unless  the  contents 
thereof  are  first  entirely  removed,  and  such  filling  shall  be  done 
under  the  direction  of  the  health  officer. 

1037.  § 31.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  owner,  ten- 
ant, or  occupant  of  any  premises  in  this  city  to  cause  the  privy 
vault  or  cess  pool  connected  with  such  premises  to  be  disinfected 
by  using  lime  or  some  other  disinfectant  once  in  each  week  be- 
tween the  1st  day  of  June  and  the  15th  day  of  September  of 
each  year. 

1038.  §32.  Whenever  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  of  Health 
or  health  officer  any  privy  vault,  cess  pool,  or  sink  shall  be  offen- 
sive and  need  cleaning,  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  notify  the  owner, 
agent,  or  occupant  of  the  premises  to  which  the  same  is  appurte- 
nant or  attached  to  cleanse  the  same  within  a period  named  in 
said  notice,  and  if  the  person  so  notified  shall  fail  to  comply 
within  the  time  mentioned,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  to 
cause  said  vault,  cess  pool,  or  sink  to  be  cleansed,  and  the  ex- 
pense shall  be  collected  by  civil  action  against  the  owner  of  such 
premises.  And  the  person  so  failing  to  comply  with  said  notice 
shall  on  conviction  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  fifty  dol- 
lars. 

1039.  § 33.  No  person,  company,  or  corporation  shall  empty, 
clean,  or  remove  any  slops  or  offal,  or  remove  any  dead  animal, 
or  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault,  cess  pool,  or  sink,  or  in  any 
manner  engage  in  the  business  of  hauling  dead  animals,  slops,  or 
offal,  or  of  vault,  cess  pool,  or  sink  cleaning,  for  hire,  without 
first  having  obtained  a license  so  to  do.  Such  license  shall  be 
issued  by  the  City  Clerk  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Board 
of  Health,  and  shall  continue  in  force  for  one  year  from  its  date, 
unless  sooner  revoked  as  herein  provided.  The  applicant  shall 
pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  such  license  the  sum  of  fifteen  dol- 
lars. Such  license  may  be  revoked  by  the  Board  of  Health  at 
any  time  upon  the  failure  of  such  licensee  to  fully  observe  the 


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provisions  of  this  ordinance  relating  to  his  said  business.  Such 
licensee  shall  also  execute  a bond  to  the  city  in  the  penal  sum  of 
$500  with  two  or  more  sureties,  conditioned  that  said  licensee 
will  comply  with  the  })rovisions  of  this  ordinance  relating  to  his 
business,  and  will  obey  and  comply  with  the  regulations  and  di- 
rections of  the  Board  of  Health.  No  licensee  shall  be  author- 
ized to  use  more  than  two  wagons  or  tanks  at  the  same  time  for  the 
cleaning  of  privy  vaults,  cess  pools,  or  sinks,  and  one  wagon  for 
hauling  offal,  manure,  and  other  matter  for  which  these  licenses 
are  granted.  No  license  shall  be  transferred  without  the  written 
consent  of  the  Mayor  indorsed  thereon.  Any  agreement  or  com- 
bination entered  into  by  two  or  more  licensees,  made  for  the 
purpose  of  monopolizing,  or  controlling  such  business,  shall  be 
deemed  a violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  Each 
wagon  in  use  shall  contain  the  number  of  the  license  plainly 
marked  thereon. 

1040.  § 34.  The  cleaning,  emptying,  and  removing  the  con- 
tents of  privy  vaults,  cess  pools,  and  sinks  shall  be  done  in  an 
inoffensive  manner,  and  any  scavenger  having  begun  such  scav- 
enger work  shall  without  interruption  or  delay  finish  the  same 
and  shall  in  every  instance  leave  the  vault,  cess  pool,  or  sink  in  as 
good  condition  as  when  the  work  was  undertaken.  In  no  case 
shall  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault  be  removed  unless  the  same 
is  properly  disinfected  before  the  work  is  commenced,  and  also 
after  the  completion  of  the  cleaning.  This  business  shall  be 
carried  on  with  the  most  strict  regard  to  cleanliness.  The  con- 
tents so  removed  shall  be  conveyed  beyond  the  city  limits  in  air 
tight  tanks  or  vessels  and  shall  be  disposed  of  in  such  manner  as 
to  cause  no  offense  and  as  the  health  officer  shall  direct.  All 
carts,  tanks,  and  vessels  used  for  the  purpose  must  be  water  tight, 
and  the  same  must  be  thoroughly  washed  and  disinfected  immedi- 
ately after  being  emptied. 

1041.  § 35.  All  persons  licensed  as  scavengers  in  this  city 
shall  provide  a suitable  barn  or  enclosure  for  the  proper  storage 
of  their  tanks,  carts,  and  tools,  and  in  no  case  shall  a tank  or 
cart  be  permitted  to  stand  upon  the  streets,  alleys,  or  vacant  lots 


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of  the  city,  except  when  actually  employed  in  use  in  the  scav- 
enger business.  The  health  officer  shall  at  least  once  a month 
cause  every  tank  and  cart  that  is  used  in  the  business  of  vault 
cleaning  or  removal  of  slops  to  be  carefully  inspected,  and  if  any 
tank  or  cart  be  found  in  a leaking  condition  or  from  any  cause 
unfit  to  use,  he  shall  notify  the  owner  of  the  same  and  such  tank 
or  cart  or  shall  not  be  used  until  placed  in  good  condition. 
Every  scavenger  shall  place  in  a conspicuous  place  uj)on  each 
cart  or  tank  its  number,  the  figures  to  be  at  least  three  inches  in 
length,  in  white  paint,  upon  a black  ground.  The  business  of 
vault  cleaning  shall  be  carried  on  between  the  hours  of  10 
o’clock  p.  M.  and  6 o’clock  a.  m.,  and  at  no  other  time. 

1042.  § 36.  If  any  animal  shall  die  in  the  {)ossession  of  any 
person  in  this  city,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  person  to  cause 
the  same  to  be  at  once  removed  without  the  limits  of  the  city 
and  buried  or  otherwise  disposed  of.  Such  burial  or  disposition 
shall  be  at  a place  prescribed  by  and  under  the  direction  of  the 
health  officer.  In  case  the  owner  or  person  having  charge  of 
any  such  animal  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  remove  such  dead  ani- 
mal within  ten  hours  after  its  death,  the  health  officer  shall  cause 
the  same  to  be  removed  at  the  expense  of  such  owner  or  j)erson 
having  charge  of  the  same,  such  expenditure  to  be  recovered  in 
a civil  action.  Whenever  the  owner  or  other  person  having 
charge  of  any  dead  animal  cannot  be  found,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  health  officer  to  cause  such  animal  to  be  removed  and 
buried  at  tlie  expense  of  the  city.  The  health  officer  in  such 
work  shall  be  allowed  the  assistance  of  such  prisoners  as  may  be 
confined  under  sentence  in  the  city  jail. 

1043.  § 37.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  deposit, 
or  bury,  on  any  of  the  streets  or  alleys  or  other  places  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  or  cause  to  be  buried,  any  carcass 
of  any  dead  animal  of  any  kind;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
the  owner  or  person  having  possession  of  any  animal  that  shall 
die  to  suffer  the  carcass  of  any  such  animal  to  remain  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  said  city  for  more  than  ten  hours  after  the 
death  of  said  animal,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to 


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deposit  the  carcass  of  any  dead  animal  within  three  miles  of  the 
corporate  limits  of  said  city,  except  under  the  direction  of  the 
health  officer  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section. 

1044.  § 38.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Plealth  to  select  and  provide  suitable  dumping  grounds  for  the 
deposit  of  all  scavenger  matter,  refuse,  dirt,  filth,  and  slops  of 
the  city,  and  to  establish  suitable  burying  ground  or  place  for 
the  disposal  of  dead  animals. 

1045.  § 39.  No  slaughter  house  shall  be  established  or  main- 
tained within  the  limits  of  the  city  or  within  500  feet  outside 
thereof,  except  upon  permission  of  the  Board  of  Health  and  in 
accordance  with  the  following  conditions:  The  house,  yard,  or 
place  where  the  killing  shall  take  place  shall  have  a perfectly 
water  tight  floor,  in  which  there  shall  be  no  breaking  of  joints 
nor  openings  of  any  kind,  excepting  such  as  shall  have  a water 
tight  tube  with  grating,  one-half  inch  holes,  making  a direct 
connection  with  proper  ditch  or  drainage  on  the  outside  of  the 
place  where  the  killing  is  done;  and  such  floor  shall  be  washed 
and  cleaned  at  the  end  of  every  day  when  killing  has  been  done 
on  the  premises,  and  no  hog  or  other  animal  shall  be  permitted 
to  run  or  remain  under  any  slaughter  house,  and  each  slaughter 
house  or  place  used  for  killing  of  animals  shall  be  whitewashed 
at  least  once  in  every  month  between  the  first  of  April  and  the 
first  of  November  of  each  year,  and  continually  kept  free  from 
filth,  so  as  not  to  be  or  become  offensive  or  annoying  or  prejudi- 
cial to  the  health  of  any  citizen  or  the  public;  Provided^  That 
no  permit  shall  be  granted  by  the  Board  of  Health  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a slaughter  house  at  any  place  where  the  same  will  dis- 
turb or  annoy  any  of  the  citizens  of  the  city. 

1046.  § 40.  No  person  or  persons  shall  slaughter  any  cattle, 
calves,  sheep,  lambs,  or  swine,  nor  shall  any  person  engage  in 
the  business  of  slaughtering  fowls  within  the  limits  of  this  city 
or  within  500  feet  outside  thereof,  except  at  a regularly  estab- 
lished slaughter  house  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section. 

1047.  § 41.  No  person  or  persons  shall  bring  into  this  city 
or  sell  or  offer  for  sale  for  human  food  in  any  market,  public  or 


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private,  any  cattle,  sheep,  swine,  lambs,  fresh  meat,  fresh  fish, 
game,  or  poultry  that  is  diseased,  unsound,  unwholesome,  or  un- 
fit for  human  food,  or  which  has  been  condemned  by  the  inspector 
of  live  stock  or  health  officer  of  the  city. 

1048.  § 42.  No  diseased,  blown,  plaited,  raised,  stuffed,  pu- 
trid, impure,  overheated,  or  unwholesome  meat  or  the  meat  of 
any  animal,  fish,  bird,  or  fowl  that  may  have  died  of  disease  or 
accident  shall  be  held,  bought,  or  sold  or  offered  for  sale  for 
human  food  or  held  or  kept  in  any  market,  public  or  private,  in 
this  city. 

1049.  § 43.  No  person  or  persons  shall  bring  into  this  city 
or  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  cattle  which  have  been  exposed  to  or 
that  are  liable  to  communicate  the  cattle  disease,  nor  the  meat  or 
milk  of  any  such  cattle. 

1050.  § 44.  No  person  shall  kill  any  cow,  sheep,  or  hog 
that  is  pregnant,  nor  shall  any  animal  be  slaughtered  while  it  is 
overheated  or  in  a feverish  condition.  And  the  meat  of  any 
such  animal  shall  not  be  held  or  sold  or  offered  for  sale  for  hu- 
man food  in  any  market  or  elsewhere  in  this  city. 

1051.  § 45.  No  calf,  pig,  or  lamb  or  the  meat  thereof  shall 
be  bought,  held  or  offered  for  sale  for  human  food  in  this  city, 
which  when  killed  shall  be  less  than  one  month  old. 

1052.  § 46.  No  person  or  persons  shall  hold,  sell,  or  offer 
for  sale  or  bring  into  this  city  for  sale  any  damaged  or  decayed 
vegetables  or  fruit. 

1053.  § 47.  No  person  or  persons  shall  sell,  offer,  or  have 
for  sale  in  this  city  any  unwholesome,  impure,  watered,  or  adul- 
terated milk,  or  milk  known  as  swill  milk,  or  milk  from  cows 
that  are  fed  on  swill,  garbage,  or  other  like  substance,  or  any 
butter  or  cheese  made  from  such  milk. 

1054.  § 48.  No  butcher,  milk  dealer,  green  grocer,  fruit 
dealer,  or  other  person  dealing  in  any  substance  used  for  human 
food  shall  refuse  to  allow  the  health  officer  to  fully  inspect  any 
and  all  substances  and  materials  held,  offered,  or  intended  for 
sale,  and  he  shall  answer  all  reasonable  and  proper  questions 
asked  by  said  health  officer  relative  to  the  condition  thereof. 


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place  where  such  substances  and  material  may  be  and  of  whom 
procured,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  molest  or 
resist  the  health  officer  in  the  proper  discharge  of  his  duties. 

1055.  § 49.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  every  hotel 
keeper,  boarding  house  keeper,  and  restaurant  keeper  to  provide 
and  use  a tank,  made  according  to  plans  and  specifications  on  file 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Engineer,  from  substantial  material, 
lined  with  or  made  of  iron,  tin  or  zinc,  and  provided  with  a 
self  closing  lid,  for  tlie  purpose  of  receiving  all  the  sloj),  offal, 
and  waste  from  his  place  of  business. 

1056.  § 50.  Any  }H*rson  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  for  which  a penalty  is  not  otherwise 
herein  provided  or  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  rules  and  regula- 
tions of  the  Board  of  Health  shall  upon  conviction  be  fined  in 
any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  stand  committed 
until  such  fine  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid. 

§51.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  Avith  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 52.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  laAV. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : .T.  W.  Boaven,  CV7i/  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  OKDINANCK  regulating  the  use  of  horses  and  other  animals  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
prohibiting  fast  driving,  fixing  a maximnm  rate  of  speed  at  Avhich  animals  may  be 
driven  or  ridden,  ywohibiting  riding  or  driving  horses  in  certain  places,  y)rohibit- 
ing  horse  racing  or  betting  on  horse  racing  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  prohibiting  the 
leaving  of  horses  nnfastened  in  the  (‘ity  of  Lincoln,  ywescribing  y)enalties  lor  the 
A'iolation  of  the  yu’ovisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  reyjealing  ordinances  in  conflict 
hercAvith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  XXXVIII. 

Horses. 

1057.  § 1.  No  person  shall  ride  or  drive  any  horse  or  horses 
or  other  animal  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  with  greater  sjieed  than 
at  the  rate  of  six  miles  an  hour,  under  jienalty  of  a fine  of  not 
more  than  twenty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1058.  § 2.  No  person,  upon  turning  the  corner  of  any  street, 
or  crossing  the  intersection  of  any  street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 


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shall  ride  or  drive  any  horse  or  horses  or  other  animal  with 
jrreater  speed  than  at  the  rate  of  four  miles  an  hour,  under  pen- 
alty of  a fine  of  not  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1059.  § 3.  No  person  shall  ride  or  drive  any  horse  or  horses 
or  other  animal,  in  or  through  any  alley  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
or  at  the  time  of  issuing  from  or  quitting  such  alley,  with  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  a walk,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  not 
more  than  five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1060.  § 4.  No  horse  shall  be  suffered  or  permitted  to  go 
loose  or  at  large  in  any  of  the  streets  in  this  city,  under  penalty 
of  a fine  of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1061.  § 5.  No  person  shall  suffer  or  permit  to  go,  or  lead  or 
ride  or  drive  any  horse  upon  any  sidewalk  in  this  city,  under 
penalty  of  a fine  of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1062.  § 6.  No  person  shall  run  or  race  any  horse  in  any 
public  street,  road,  or  avenue  in  this  city,  under  a penalty  of  a 
fine  of  not  more  than  twenty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

This  section  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  and  punish  the 
running,  racing,  or  trotting,  of  any  horse  or  horses  for  any  trial 
of  speed,  or  for  the  purpose  of  ])assing  any  other  horse  or  horses, 
whether  the  same  shall  be  founded  upon  any  stake,  bet  or  other- 
wise. 

1063.  § 7.  No  person  shall  leave  any  horse,  horses,  or  other 
animal,  attached  to  any  carriage,  wagon,  cart,  sleigh,  sled,  or 
other  vehicle,  in  any  part  of  the  streets  of  this  city,  without  se- 
curely fastening  such  horse,  horses,  or  other  animal,  under  pen- 
alty of  a fine  of  not  more  than  ten  dollars. 

g 8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

(i  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(1,  A.  I).  IS'Jf). 

Approved  August  2f),  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Gkaiiam,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ()I{|)1NAN(;E  resulatiiif?  liotcl  runners  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  providing  for  taxing 
and  lic(>nsing  them,  i>rohihiting  them  from  carrying  on  business  in  certain  wavs, 
prescrii)ing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  re- 
pealing ordinances  ill  conflict  herewith. 

J>e  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XXXIX. 

Hotel  Runners. 

1064.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons, within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  solicit 
or  run  for  customers  for  any  hotel  or  boarding-house  therein,  to 
and  from  or  about  any  depot  buildings  or  grounds  in  said  city, 
without  having  first  complied  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  every  person  so  offending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof, 
be  subject  to  the  penalty  hereinafter  provided. 

1065.  § 2.  Every  person  who  shall  engage  in  the  business  of 
soliciting  customers  for  hotels  or  boarding-houses  as  aforesaid  in 
said  city,  shall  first  procure  a license  so  to  do  from  said  city,  and 
shall  pay  therefor  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city,  the  sum  of  five 
dollars  per  annum,  or  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  per  month,  and  no 
such  license  shall  be  granted  for  a period  of  time  less  than  one 
month.  Upon  presentation  to  the  Clerk  of  said  city  of  the 
Treasurer’s  receipt  for  said  sum  or  sums,  said  Clerk  shall  issue 
said  license,  under  the  seal  of  said  city,  which  license  shall  spec- 
ify the  name  of  the  person  so  licensed,  the  number  thereof^  the 
name  of  the  hotel  or  boarding-house  for  which  the  licensee  is  to 
solicit  custom,  and  the  time  said  license  is  to  run,  and  the  same 
shall  not  be  transferable. 

1066.  § 3.  Every  person  so  licensed  shall,  before  engaging 
in  said  business,  provide  himself  with  a suitable  badge,  upon 
which  shall  be  plainly  inscribed  the  name  of  the  hotel  or  board- 
ing-house which  he  represents,  and  also  the  number  of  his  said 
license,  which  badge  shall  be  conspicuously  worn  upon  the  per- 
son when  soliciting  customers  as  aforesaid. 

1067.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  hotel  or  boarding- 
house runner,  licensed  as  aforesaid,  to  use  or  practice  deception 
of  any  kind  upon  travelers,  or  to  annoy  travelers,  or  others,  in 


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plying  their  vocation,  or  to  so  conduct  themselves  at  any  railroad 
station  as  to  annoy  or  interfere  with  the  business  of  the  railroad 
employes  thereat,  or  otliers  having  business  at  such  stations,  or 
to  (piarrel,  curse,  swear,  halloo,  use  loud  or  boisterous  or  indecent 
language,  or  to  annoy  the  public  or  any  person  by  any  sort  of 
disorderly  conduct  whatever,  while  awaiting  customers,  or  at  any 
other  time. 

1068.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  in  con- 
nection with  the  agents  of  the  respective  railroad  companies  hav- 
ing depots  in  said  city,  to  permanently  mark  upon  the  platforms 
of  said  depots  a line  to  which  said  runners  may  approach  when 
soliciting  customers.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  runner  as 
aforesaid,  to  occupy  or  take  up  any  other  position  or  place  than 
that  so  assigned  to  him  or  them,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all 
policemen  of  said  city,  or  any  special  policeman  on  duty  at  said 
depots,  to  see  that  the  provisions  of  this  section  are  complied 
with,  and  all  such  runners  as  aforesaid  shall  be  subject  to  the 
directions  of  any  and  all  police  officers  of  said  city,  in  the  proper 
enforcement  of  this  ordinance. 

1069.  § 6.  The  driver  of  any  licensed  coach  in  said  city, 
.who  shall  engage  in  soliciting  customers  for  any  particular  hotel 

or  boarding  house  in  said  city,  in  addition  to  that  of  coachman, 
shall  also  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  in  all  par- 
ticulars, and  be  subject  to  all  of  its  regulations  and  penalties, 
and  in  addition  to  the  name  of  the  hotel  or  house  he  represents, 
and  the  number  of  his  runner’s  license,  shall  also  have  inscribed 
upon  his  badge  the  words,  Coach  License  No. repre- 

senting the  coach  in  his  charge. 

1070.  § 7.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in 
any  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  shall 
stand  committed  to  the  jail  of  said  city  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid,  or  secured  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

g 8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  oiie  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  20,  A.  I).  1895. 

Approved  August  20,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Grah.VM,  Maynr. 

Attest:  J.  W,  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 

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AN  ORDINANCP]  to  punish  vagrants  and  to  prohibit,  restrain,  and  suppress  houses  of  ill- 
fame  and  prostitution  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  punish  the  maintaining  and  keeping 
the  same,  to  prohibit  the  visiting  and  frequenting  thereof,  to  prohibit  all  j)ersons 
from  allowing  known  prostitutes  to  visit  their  rooms  or  houses,  fixing  the  testi- 
mony recpaisite  to  establish  the  character  of  houses  of  prostitution,  prescribing  pen- 
alties for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances 
in  conllict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  tlie  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

Article  XL. 

Houses  of  III- Fame. 

1071.  § 1.  That  any  building  or  place  within  the  limits  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  wherein  indecent  and  lewd  practices  are  in- 
dulged in  and  permitted,  shall  be  deemed  a house  of  ill-fame  and 
prostitution. 

1072.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  keep,  maintain,  or  have  control 
of,  as  mistress  or  otlierwise,  any  such  house  of  ill-fame  or  pros- 
titution, and  every  person  so  offending  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  shall  be  committed 
until  such  fine  and  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid.  And  all  idle 
persons  not  having  visible  means  of  support  and  maintenance, 
and  who  live  without  employment,  and  all  persons  wandering 
abroad  and  living  in  taverns,  groggeries,  beer  houses,  market 
places,  sheds,  barns,  or  in  open  air,  and  not  giving  a good  ac- 
count of  themselves,  and  all  persons  wandering  about  and  beg- 
ging, or  who  go  about  from  door  to  door,  or  from  place  to  place, 
or  occupy  public  places  for  the  purpose  of  begging  and  receiving 
alms,  and  all  prostitutes,  and  all  keepers,  occupants,  lessees,  ten- 
ants, and  pimps  of  houses  used  for  prostitution  or  gambling, 
shall  be  deemed  and  are  hereby  declared  to  be  vagrants,  and  upon 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  not  to  exceed  three  months. 

1073.  § 3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  be  harbored  or  concealed  in  any 
such  house  of  ill-fame  or  prostitution  as  an  inmate  thereof,  or 
who  shall  be  connected  in  any  manner  therewith,  conlribuling  to 


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the  su[)port  thereof,  and  any  person  so  offending  shall,  upon  con- 
viction thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sura  not  less  tliau  ten  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  shall  be  coraniitted  until  such  fine 
and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid. 

1074.  § 4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  the 
limits  of  said  city  to  visit  or  frequent  any  such  house  of  ill-fame 
or  prostitution  in  the  night  time,  or  at  any  other  time,  for  the 
purpose  of  prostitution,  or  for  the  purpose  of  indulging  in  any 
indecent  or  lewd  practices  therein;  and  every  person  so  offending 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than 
twenty  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  shall  be  com- 
mitted until  such  fine  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid. 

1075.  § 5.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within 
said  city  to  cause  or  permit  any  known  prostitute  to  visit  or  fre- 
quent his  or  her  room  or  lodging  place  in  the  night  time  or  at 
unseasonable  hours,  and  every  person  so  offending  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and 
shall  be  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

1076.  § 6.  In  order  to  convict  any  person  for  a violation  of 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  the  character  of  such 
house  or  place  may  be  established  by  proof  that  the  same  is  gen- 
erally reputed  to  be  a bawdy  house,  house  of  ill-fame,  assignation 
house,  or  place  for  the  practice  of  fornication. 

g 7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 8.  This  ordinanee  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration  of 
one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Gkaham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.1 


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AN  ORDINANCES  rcffulating  the  sale  of  ice  and  the  use  of  ice  wagons  in  tlie  city  of 
lancoln,  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XLI. 

Ice. 

1077.  § 1.  No  person  shall  sell  or  ex[)ose  for  sale  any  im- 
pure ice  within  the  limits  of  this  city;  and  all  ice  sold,  offered, 
or  exposed  for  sale,  shall  be  sold  by  avoirdupois  weight,  except 
in  cases  where  it  may  be  otherwise  agreed  upon  between  the 
buyer  and  seller. 

1078.  § 2.  All  sellers  of  ice  at  the  time  of  the  delivery 
thereof  shall  be  provided  with  suitable  steelyard,  balance,  or 
other  apparatus  for  weighing,  duly  adjusted,  with  which  to  weigh 
the  quantity  of  ice  sold,  if  required  by  the  buyer. 

1079.  § 3.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  owner  or  driver  of 
any  wagon  used  for  the  sale  of  ice  in  any  of  the  streets  of  this 
city,  to  permit  or  allow  the  scale,  balance,  steelyard,  or  other  ap- 
paratus thereon,  or  the  beam  to  which  it  may  be  attached,  or 
other  implements  for  handling  ice,  to  project  or  hang  outside  or 
beyond  the  side  or  end  of  such  wagon  when  in  motion. 

1080.  § 4.  Any  person  violating  any  provision  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  of  not  more  than  five  dollars 
fine  for  each  offense. 

g 5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration  of 
one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  20,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Gkaham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  0RI)1NAN(’E  to  license  and  regulate  intelligence  olUces  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  re- 
l)caling  ordinances  in  conllict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XLII. 

Intelligence  Offices. 

1081.  § 1.  Any  person  who  shall  establish  or  keep  any  office 
or  place  within  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
place  or  employment  for  male  or  female  servants,  laborers,  or 
other  persons,  or  for  procuring  or  giving  information  concerning 
place  or  employment  for  or  to  snch  persons,  or  for  procuring  or 
giving  information  concerning  such  servants,  laborers,  or  other 
employes  for  or  to  employers,  shall  be  deemed  a keeper  of  an 
intelligence  office. 

1082.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  keep  an  intelligence  office  without 
having  first  obtained  a license  so  to  do  as  hereinafter  provided. 

1083.  § 3.  Any  person  desiring  to  conduct  an  intelligence 
office  within  said  city,  shall  first  execute  and  file  with  the  City 
Clerk  a bond  to  the  city  of  Ijincoln  in  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
dollars,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
conditioned  for  the  faithful  observance  of  all  ordinances  and  reg- 
ulations of  said  city,  and  for  the  honest  and  faithful  conduct  of 
said  business,  which  bond  shall  be  for  the  benefit  of  any  person 
injured  or  damaged  by  the  fraud  or  willful  misconduct  of  said 
licensee,  and  shall  also  first  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
the  sum  of  ten  dollars,  and  shall  file  the  Treasurer\s  receipt  for 
the  same  with  the  City  Clerk,  and  thereupon,  if  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  have  been  comjilied  with,  said  Clerk  shall  issue  a 
license  to  conduct  said  business  to  the  applicant,  which  license 
shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  Clerk,  and  be  attested  by  the 
seal  of  said  city. 

1084.  § 4.  Each  license  shall  designate  the  house  in  which  the 
person  licensed  shall  keep  liis  office,  and  the  number  of  such  li- 


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cense,  and  shall  continue  and  be  in  force  until  the  expiration  of 
the  municipal  year  in  which  granted  and  no  longer  : Provided^ 
Said  license  may  be  revoked  at  any  time  by  the  Mayor  at  his 
pleasure. 

1085.  § 5.  Any  person  keeping  an  intelligence  office  as  afore- 

said who  shall  directly,  indirectly,  or  through  any  agent,  })erson, 
or  persons,  make  use  of  any  im[)roper  device,  deceit,  false  repre- 
sentation, false  pretense,  or  any  imposition  whatsoever,  for  any 
improper  purpose,  or  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a fee,  money, 
gratuity,  or  other  thing  of  value  from  any  customer,  person  or 
persons,  patron  or  patrons,  or  who  shall  keep  an  intelligence 
office  in  said  city  without  having  a license  as  aforesaid,  or  after 
the  same  shall  have  been  revoked,  or  shall  have  expired,  shall, 
on  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor 
more  than  one  hnndred  dollars,  and  shall  stand  committed  until 
said  fine  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid. 

§ 6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1SD5. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor., 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  the  necessary  and  needful  rules  for  the  government  of  the 

City  Jail  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska: 

1085a.  § 1.  That  hereafter  the  following  rules  and  regula- 

lations  shall  be  observed  in  the  government  of  the  City  Jail : 

Rule  1. — The  Chief  of  Police  shall,  subject  to  the  order  of  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  have  general  charge  of  and  be  responsible 
for  the  management  and  control  of  the  City  Jail,  and  it  shall  be 
his  duty  to  daily  make  a personal  inspection  of  the  cells,  rooms, 
and  apartments  of  the  said  jail,  and  he  shall,  from  time  to  time, 
make  such  suggestions  concerning  the  needs  of  said  jail  to  the 
Mayor  and  Council  as  he  shall  deem  proper. 

10856.  Rule  2. — When  not  rendered  impossible  because  of 
lack  of  capacity  of  the  jail,  prisoners  shall  be  classified,  and  kept 
apart  as  follows: 


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(a.)  Males  shall  be  kept  separate  from  females. 

(6.)  The  young  offenders  sentenced  and  committed,  or  held 
for  examination,  shall  be  kept  separate  and  apart  from  the  old 
offenders. 

(c.)  Any  {U'isoner  confined  in  said  jail  who  is  suffering  from 
any  contagions  or  loathsome  disease  shall  be  kept  separate  and 
apart  from  all  others. 

(d.)  All  persons  held  for  examination  shall  be  kept  separate 
and  apart  from  prisoners  sentenced  and  committed. 

1085c.  Rule  3.— Whenever  any  prisoner  is  committed  who 
is  suffering  from  any  contagions  or  loathsome  disease,  his  case 
shall  at  once  be  reported  to  the  City  Physicion. 

1085(^.  Rule  4. — All  cells  and  apartments  shall  be  thor- 
oughly washed  and  cleaned  at  least  once  every  week ; and  at  least 
once  during  each  of  the  months  of  May,  June,  July,  August, 
September,  and  October  of  each  year  the  walls  and  ceilings  of 
all  such  cells  and  apartments  shall  be  thoroughly  white-washed 
or  painted.  All  of  such  work  shall  be  done  by  the  prisoners  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Police.  Each  cell  or  apartment 
shall  be  thoroughly  swept  and  aired  each  morning,  and  all 
linen  and  cotton  bed  clothing  used  in  said  jail  shall  be  washed 
at  least  once  a week,  and  all  other  bed  clothing  shall  be  washed 
as  often  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  by  the  City  Physician. 
Whenever  any  bed  clothing  has  been  used  by  a prisoner  suffer- 
ing from  any  contagious  or  loathsome  disease,  and  in  the  opinion 
of  the  City  Physician  the  same  cannot  be  cleansed  so  as  to  make 
same  safe,  and  he  shall  so  certify  in  writing  to  the  Chief  of  Po- 
lice, then  the  same  shall  be  destroyed. 

1085e.  Rule  5. — No  intoxicating  liquors,  alcoholic  or  fer- 
mented, shall  be  furnished  to  prisoners  or  be  allowed  to  be  used 
by  any  persons  confined  in  said  jail  except  same  shall  be  pre- 
scribed for  such  prisoner  by  the  City  Physician. 

1085/.  Rule  6. — (a.)  All  persons  confined  in  said  jail  shall 
have  the  right  to  have  an  attorney  at  law  called  for  them,  upon 
their  request  for  same,  at  any  reasonable  hour,  and  any  such 
attorney  shall  be  permitted  by  the  officer  in  charge  to  have  free 


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cotiimunication  with  the  prisoner  so  calling  him,  and  for  the 
proper  carrying  out  of  the  foregoing  provisions  a suitable  room 
shall  be  furnished  by  said  Chief  of  Police.  In  no  case  shall  any 
person  be  allowed  to  go  into  the  cells  or  apartments  where  pris- 
oners are  confined,  except  in  the  presence  of  and  accompanied  by 
an  officer.  Nor  when  so  permitted  to  go  into  said  cells  or  aj)art- 
ments  shall  conversation  be  permitted  between  such  person  and 
such  prisoner:  Providedy  If  there  shall  be  a prisoner  confined  in 
said  jail,  who  by  reason  of  sickness  or  other  bodily  infirmity  is 
unable  to  be  brought  to  such  consulting  room,  then  the  officer  in 
charge  of  such  jail  shall  permit  such  consultation  to  be  had  as 
shall  be  most  expedient,  due  regard  being  had  both  for  the  needs 
of  such  prisoners  and  the  proper  government  of  said  jail. 

(b.)  Opportunity  for  conversation  shall  at  all  reasonable  hours 
be  permitted  between  any  prisoner  in  said  jail  and  a resident  cler- 
gyman, as  his  spiritual  adviser,  under  such  conditions  as  shall 
be  deemed  best  by  the  officer  in  charge  of  such  prisoner. 

(c.)  No  conversation  of  any  character  shall  be  permitted  be- 
tween prisoners  of  different  sexes,  or  of  different  classes,  nor  shall 
any  conversation  be  had  between  such  prisoners  and  their  friends, 
except  in  the  presence  and  hearing  of  the  officer  in  charge  of 
such  prisoner. 

1085^.  Rule  7. — All  mails  and  packages  for  prisoners  shall 
be  opened  and  examined  by  said  Chief  of  Police,  the  captain 
in  charge  of  the  office,  or  the  Police  Matron,  and  a record 
thereof  made  before  delivering  the  same  to  the  prisoner.  And 
all  mails  and  {)ackages  sent  out  of  said  jail  by  any  such  prisoners 
shall  be  opened  and  examined  by  some  one  of  aforesaid  officers 
before  same  is  allowed  to  go  out  of  said  jail.  In  order  to  prop- 
erly enforce  this  rule,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officer  in  charge 
of  such  prisoner,  if  in  his  judgment  there  is  reason  to  believe 
that  any  attempt  has  been  or  will  be  made  to  violate  same,  to 
search  such  prisoner  before  and  after  any  consultation  is  or  has 
been  permitted  between  such  prisoner  and  any  person. 

1085/i.  Rule  8. — For  any  violation  of  the  rules  herein  pre- 
scribed, or  for  the  destruction  of  furniture  or  other  property  of 


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the  jail,  or  boisterous  and  disorderly  conduct  by  prisoners,  or 
attempt  to  break  jail,  the  officer  in  charge  of  said  jail,  or  the  of- 
ficer having  such  prisoner  in  custody  and  care,  shall  have  power 
to  restrain  such  prisoner  by  such  force  and  punishment  as  may 
be  deemed  necessary  to  accomplish  such  restraint  and  to  restore 
and  maintain  good  order,  provided  no  cruel  or  unusual  punish- 
menl  shall  be  inflicted. 

1085i.  Rule  9. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  prisoner  or 
prisoners  to  smoke  cigarettes  in  any  of  the  cells  or  any  apartment 
of  the  city  jail. 

g 10.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Introduced  by  C.  J.  Roman,  Councilman. 

I’assed  March  18,  1805. 

Approved  March  21,  1895.  A.  H.  Weir,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  Oily  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  street  lamps,  lights,  post-office  boxes  and  signs  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  prescribing  penalty  for  defacing  or  injuring  the  same,  and  repealing 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  il  ordained  by  the  Mayor  awl  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

Article  XLIII. 

Lamps, 

1086.  § 1.  The  Assistant  Street  Commissioner  or  Sidewalk 
Inspector  shall  have  charge  or  control  of,  and  shall  erect,  all 
street  signs  designating  the  names  of  the  streets  which  shall  be 
placed  as  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  from  time  to  time  direct. 

1087.  § 2.  The  Po.st-office  Department  is  hereby  granted  per- 
mi.ssion  to  attach  and  fasten  post-office  boxes  to  the  public  lamp- 
posts  in  this  city;  and  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  deface, 
or  in  any  way  injure,  any  such  post-office  box,  shall,  for  each 
offense,  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars. 

1088.  § 3.  No  person,  unless  authorized  by  the  respective 
contractors  for  lighting  the  streets,  shall  at  any  time  light  or  ex- 
tinguish, or  cause  to  be  lighted  or  extinguished,  any  lamp  or 
light  used  for  the  purpose  of  lighting  public  streets  which  such 
contractor  is  or  shall  be  required  to  light  under  his  contract  made 


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with  the  city,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  not  more  than  ten  dol- 
lars for  each  offense. 

1089.  § 4.  Any  person  breaking,  mutilating,  of  obstructing, 
any  of  sucli  lamps  or  liglits  of  this  city  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1090.  § 5.  Any  person  who  shall  break,  misplace,  or  carry 
away,  any  of  the  street-signs  now  or  hereafter  to  be  placed  on 
any  of  the  public  lamps,  shall  be  fiued  in  any  sum  not  exceed- 
ing ten  dollars. 

1091.  § 6.  Any  person  who  shall  carelessly  or  maliciously 
break,  deface,  or  in  any  way  injure  or  destroy,  any  public  lamp 
or  lamp-post  in  this  city,  or  climb  upon,  or  hitch  any  horse  or 
other  animal  to  any  public  lamp-post,  or  hang  or  place  any 
goods  or  merchandise  thereon,  or  place  any  goods,  boxes,  wood, 
or  any  other  heavy  material,  upon  or  against  the  same,  or  meddle 
with  any  service  pipes  or  stop  boxes,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  twenty  dollars. 

§7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  20,  A.  D.  189.5. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  GterA:.  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  a public  li- 
brary and  reading-room  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  providing  for  a tax  for  the  support 
thereof,  creating  a Library  Board,  providing  for  appointment  of  the  members 
thereof,  fixing  the  duties,  qualifications,  and  terms  of  office  of  the  members  thereof, 
prescribing  penalty  for  injuring  or  defacing  library  books  or  property,  and  repeal- 
ing ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordaived  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  XLIV. 

Library. 

1092.  § 1.  Under  and  by  virtue  of  an  act  of  the  Legisla- 

ture of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  entitled  “An  act  to  authorize  in- 
corporated towns  and  cities  to  establish  and  maintain  free  public 
libraries  and  reading-rooms,’^  approved  February  17,  A.  U. 
1877,  there  shall  be  established  and  maintained  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  a free  public  library  and  reading-room,  for  the  use  of  the 


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inhabitants  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  there  shall  be  annually 
levied  for  the  support  thereof,  a tax  of  not  to  exceed  one  mill 
upon  the  dollar  valuation  upon  the  assessment-roll  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  the  same  to  be  collected,  expended,  and  known,  as  a li- 
brary fund. 

1093.  § 2.  At  the  first  meeting  of  the  City  Council  in  July 
of  the  year  1880,  there  shall  be  elected  by  the  Council  a Library 
Board  of  nine  directors,  who  shall  be  residents  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  not  under  twenty-one  years  of  age,  three  of  whom 
shall  be  chosen  for  the  term  of  one  year,  three  for  the  term  of 
two  years,  three  for  the  term  of  three  years;  and  annually,  at 
the  first  regular  meeting  in  July,  in  each  year,  shall  be  elected 
three  directors,  who  shall  hold  their  office  for  the  term  of  three 
years,  and  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified,  and 
vacancies  occurring  in  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  be  filled  by 
the  Council  by  appointment  for  the  unexpired  term. 

1094.  § 3.  The  directors  so  elected  shall  each  give  to  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  their  duties,  a bond 
in  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  with  at  least  one  sufficient 
surety,  which  bond  shall  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  filed 
with  the  City  Clerk. 

1095.  § 4.  The  Library  Board  shall  have  such  powers  as  are 
conferred  by  the  act  of  the  Legislature  aforesaid,  and  it  shall, 
annually,  on  or  before  the  first  Monday  in  June  in  each  year, 
make  to  the  City  Council,  and  file  with  the  City  Clerk,  their  re- 
port, as  in  said  act  provided,  with  such  other  matters  as  the 
Council  may  by  resolution  require. 

1096.  § 5.  The  Library  Board  shall,  at  the  first  meeting  of 
the  Council  after  their  election  and  organization,  report  the  fact 
of  their  organization  to  the  City  Council,  and  file  the  same  with 
the  Clerk.  They  shall,  from  time  to  time,  as  they  may  make, 
adopt,  or  amend,  alter  or  revise,  by-laws,  rules,  or  regulations, 
for  the  use  of  the  government  of  the  library  or  reading-room, 
report  the  same  to  the  City  Council,  and  file  a copy  thereof  with 
the  City  Clerk,  and  the  same  shall  be  by  the  Clerk  recorded  at 
large  and  indexed  in  the  records  of  his  office. 


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1097.  § 6.  Any  j)erson  who  shall  willfully  or  maliciously 

cut,  write  upon,  injure,  deface,  tear,  or  destroy,  any  hook,  news- 
paper, plate,  picture,  engraving,  or  other  thing  of  value,  belong- 
ing to  the  Lincoln  Public  Library,  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of 
not  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§ 7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

'i  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  apjwoval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  ‘id,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  and  license  transient  dealers  and  license  and  regulate 

certain  occupations  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation 

of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XLV. 

Licenses. 

1098.  § 1.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person,  associa- 

tion, or  corporation,  to  exercise,  carry  on,  or  engage  in,  any  of 
the  following  occupations,  trades,  or  agencies,  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, without  a license  therefor  from  said  city,  and  the  charge  of 
such  license  shall  be  respectively  as  follows: 

Amusements,  see  article  III  of  chapter  XIV. 

Auctioneer,  one  hundred  dollars  per  year. 

Book  agent,  fifty  cents  per  day,  |1.50  per  week,  three  dollars 
jier  month,  or  ten  dollars  per  year. 

Billiard  table  or  ball  alley,  ten  dollars  per  year. 

Bill-posters,  fifteen  dollars  per  year. 

Clairvoyant  or  fortune  teller,  fifty  dollars  per  year. 

Coach,  omnibus,  cab,  or  carriage  driver,  ten  dollars  per  annum. 

Commercial  agency,  thirty  dollars  per  year. 

Corn  doctor,  ten  dollars  per  year. 

Dray,  cart,  or  wagon  driver,  ten  dollars  per  annum  for  two- 
horse  vehicle,  five  dollars  per  annum  for  one-horse  vehicle. 

Hawker  of  fruit,  ten  dollars  per  month,  thirty  dollars  for  six 
months,  or  sixty  dollars  per  year. 


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Hawker  of  butter,  eggs,  vegetable  and  farm  produce,  two  dol- 
lars per  week,  five  dollars  per  month,  ten  dollars  for  six  months, 
or  fifteen  dollars  per  year. 

Hotel  runner,  five  dollars  per  annum,  fifty  cents  per  month. 

Meat  or  fish  peddler,  one  dollar  per  day  or  fifty  dollars  per  year. 

Intelligence  office,  ten  dollars  j)er  annum. 

Patent  right  dealer,  two  dollars  })er  week,  or  fifteen  dollars  per 
year. 

Pawnbroker,  thirty-five  dollars  per  annum,  twenty  dollars  for 
six  months. 

Peddler  of  trees,  shrubs,  and  plants,  two  dollars  per  week,  or 
ten  dollars  per  year. 

Peddler  of  merchandise,  two  dollars  per  week,  five  dollars  per 
month,  twenty-five  dollars  for  six  months,  or  fifty  dollars  per 
year. 

Plumber,  five  dollars  per  annum. 

Resident  merchants,  fifty  dollars  per  annum. 

Scavenger,  fifteen  dollars  per  annum. 

Steam  carousals,  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  twenty-five 
dollars  per  month,  five  dollars  per  week. 

Telegraph  companies,  fifty  dollars  per  annum. 

Telephone  companies,  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Transient  dealer,  five  per  cent  of  value  of  stock. 

Weigh-master,  ten  dollars  per  month. 

Every  person  who  shall  sell  or  offer  any  goods,  wares,  mer- 
chandise, for  sale,  barter,  or  exchange,  at  any  place  in,  upon, 
along,  or  through,  the  streets,  avenues,  or  alleys,  by  going  from 
place  to  place  to  sell  or  dispose  of  the  same,  shall  be  deemed  a 
peddler  of  merchandise.  The  word  merchandise  shall  be  con- 
strued to  mean  any  article  to  be  found  in  any  branch  of  the  mer- 
cantile business,  or  any  article  that  may  be  classed  as  goods, 
wares,  or  merchandise. 

Street  fakir,  meaning  one  who  shall  upon  any  of  the  streets  or 
sidewalks  expose  or  offer  or  cry  for  sale  any  goods,  wares,  or 
merchandise,  or  articles  of  any  kind,  at  any  stand,  street  corner, 
or  vehicle,  ten  dollars  per  day. 


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1099.  § 2.  That  any  person,  company  or  corporation  who 
shall  bring  or  cause  to  be  brought  into  the  city  of  Lincoln  for 
the  purpose  of  selling  or  offering  for  sale  any  specific  stock  of 
goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  or  bankrupt  or  damaged  goods,  or 
stocks  of  merchandise,  shall  be  deemed  and  considered  under  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  transient  dealers. 

1100.  § 3.  That  all  transient  dealers  as  described  in  section 
2 of  this  ordinance,  before  offering  for  sale  any  such  property 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  either  at  auction  or  otherwise,  shall 
pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  a sum  equal  to  five  per  cent  of  the  fair 
cash  value  thereof.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  apply 
to  any  addition  or  increase  to  such  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise, 
or  bankrupt  or  damaged  goods,  or  stocks  of  merchandise. 

1101.  § 4.  Any  transient  dealer,  before  entering  upon  such 
business,  or  offering  any  such  property  for  sale,  shall  make  a 
sworn  statement  of  the  value  thereof,  naming  generally  the  kind 
of  goods,  and  location  thereof,  and  where  the  same  are  to  be  of- 
fered for  sale,  and  file  such  statement,  and  an  application  for  a 
license,  with  the  Treasurer  of  the  city  of  Lincoln.  If  said 
Treasurer  is  satisfied  that  such  statement  represents  the  fair  value 
of  such  property  he  shall,  upon  payment  of  a sum  equal  to  five 
per  cent  of  the  amount  of  such  statement  by  the  applicant,  issue 
and  give  a receipt  therefor  and  the  City  Clerk  shall  issue  a li- 
cense thereon,  as  in  other  cases  of  licenses  under  the  ordinances 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln.  Should  such  Treasurer  not  be  satisfied 
with  the  correctness  of  such  statement  he  may  cause  an  exami- 
nation or  appraisement  of  such  property  to  be  made  by  some 
competent  person  or  persons  to  be  by  him  appointed,  and  if  upon 
said  appraisement  it  is  ascertained  that  the  statement  heretofore 
provided  for  is  not  a representation  of  its  fair  value,  such  Treas- 
urer shall  require  the  payment  of  the  per  cent  above  provided 
for  to  be  paid  upon  such  appraisement,  and  a further  sum  of  five 
dollars  per  day  for  each  of  the  appraisers  appointed  for  the  time 
actually  consumed  by  them  in  making  such  examination  or  ap- 
praisement. For  the  purpose  of  making  such  examination  and 
appraisement,  or  either  of  them,  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of 


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such  transient  dealers  to  allow  such  Treasurer  and  appraisers  to 
enter  any  building  or  place  where  such  property  or  any  part 
thereof  may  be  situated,  and  a full  and  free  access  to  said  prop- 
erty for  au  examination  or  valuation  thereof,  and  to  render  what- 
ever assistance  that  may  be  necessary  to  accomplish  such  exami- 
nation or  appraisement. 

1102.  §*5.  Any  such  transient  dealer,  whether  in  person  or 
by  agent,  offering  for  sale  or  selling  any  such  property  without 
first  paying  to  the  City  Treasurer  five  per  cent  of  the  valuation 
thereof,  as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  and  appraisers’  fees  when- 
ever chargeable  under  this  ordinance,  or  violating  or  refusing  to 
perform  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  such  person, 
company,  or  corporation,  or  any  agent  thereof,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid ; and  each  day  any  such  [)roperty  may  be  offered  for  sale 
without  first  comj)lying  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  deemed  and  considered  a separate  and  distinct  violation 
thereof. 

1103.  § 6.  Magnifying  glass  or  telescope  on  street,  two  dol- 
lars per  week. 

Lung  tester  on  street,  five  dollars  per  week,  twenty-five  dollars 
per  month,  one  hundred  dollars  per  year. 

Muscle  developer  on  street,  ten  dollars  per  week. 

Public  balls,  each,  ten  dollars. 

Public  masquerades,  each,  ten  dollars. 

Pedestrian  exhibition  or  bicycle  race,  per  day,  two  dollars. 

Wrestling  exhibition,  each,  ten  dollars. 

Weapons  carried  on  person,  fifty  cents. 

Shooting  gallery,  two  dollars  per  day,  ten  dollars  per  month, 
thirty  dollars  per  year. 

Exhibition  of  freaks,  natural  curiosities,  jugglery,  sleiglit-of- 
hand,  peep-show.  Punch  and  Judy  shows,  and  exhibitions  of  a 
like  nature  on  streets,  two  dollars  per  day,  five  dollars  per  week. 

Exhibitions  of  stereoscopic  views,  and  like  exhibitions,  in  a 


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building,  three  dollars  per  week:  Provided^  This  requirement 
shall  not  apply  to  such  exhibitions  given  in  buildings  for  which 
an  amusement  license  has  been  issued. 

1104.  § 7.  No  license  shall  be  granted  to  sell  or  give  away 
medicines  or  liniments  of  any  kind  upon  the  street;  nor  shall 
any  license  be  granted  to  operate  or  conduct  any  wheel  of  fort- 
une, gambling  device,  or  game  of  chance,  upon  th^  streets,  or 
elsewhere  in  the  city. 

1105.  § 8.  All  licenses  issued  by  the  city  for  any  purpose  for 
one  year,  shall,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  ordinance,  expire 
on  the  third  Tuesday  in  April  following  their  date,  and  a pro- 
portionate part  of  the  annual  license  fee  shall  be  charged  for  the 
portion  of  the  year  in  which  taken  out : Provided^  That  no  an- 
nual license  shall  be  issued  for  less  than  one-half  the  yearly  fee. 

1106.  § 9.  The  City  Clerk  shall  not  issue  any  license  until 
the  party  applying  therefor  shall  have  paid  into  the  city  treasury 
the  sum  of  money  charged  therefor  by  ordinance. 

1107.  § 10.  The  City  Treasurer  shall,  upon  the  payment  to 
him  of  the  charge  for  any  license,  give  a receipt,  stating  the 
amount  paid,  the  nature  of  the  license  desired,  for  what  time, 
and  to  whom  to  be  issued.  The  receipt  shall  be  delivered  to  the 
City  Clerk,  who  shall  at  once  issue  to  the  proper  party  the  license 
desired. 

1108.  § 11.  All  licenses  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
countersigned  by  the  City  Clerk,  and  shall  be  invalid  for  all  pur- 
poses until  so  signed  and  countersigned. 

1109.  § 12.  The  City  Clerk  shall  keep  a register  of  all  li- 
censes, showing  their  nature,  date,  expiration,  and  to  whom  issued. 

1110.  § 13.  A license  may  be  issued  to  any  corporation,  asso- 
ciation, or  partnership,  or  to  two  or  more  persons  engaged  in  any 
joint  enterprise,  the  same  as  to  a single  person,  and  for  the  same 
charge. 

1111.  § 14.  Licenses  in  favor  of  employers  shall  protect  the 
employes  of  the  person,  partnership,  or  corporation,  including 
officers  of  corporations,  engaged  by  the  licensee  or  licensees  in  con- 
ducting or  carrying  on  the  business,  trade,  or  vocation  licensed. 


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1112.  § 15.  This  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  retail  venders 
of  vegetables,  eggs,  butter,  and  farm  produce,  raised  by  such 
venders  from  their  own  farm  or  garden,  or  the  farm  or  garden 
of  their  employer,  or  of  any  article  manufactured  within  the 
limits  of  the  city,  or  within  three  miles  thereof,  in  the  manufact- 
ure of  which  labor  performed  within  said  territory  constitutes 
one-half  or  more  of  the  value,  but  this  shall  not  be  held  to  apply 
to  any  medicinal  or  other  compound. 

1113.  § 16.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

§ 17.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  eonflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 18.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Boweii,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  suppression  of  vice,  immorality,  and  unseemly  conduct  within 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  promote  the  peace,  good  order,  and  general  welfare 
thereof,  prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and 
repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XL VI. 

Misdemeanors y Miscellaneous  Practices. 

1114.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  indulge  or  engage  in 
any  loud,  boisterous  hallooing,  or  to  make  any  loud  or  unusual 
noise,  or  to  quarrel,  curse,  swear,  or  use  obscene  or  indecent  lan- 
guage. 

1115.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  indulge  or  engage  in  any  riot- 
ous, tumultuous,  or  disorderly  conduct,  or  to  fight  by  agreement 
or  otherwise,  or  to  assault  another  person  in  a menacing  or 
threatening  manner,  or  to  do  or  engage  in  any  other  disorderly 
act  or  conduct  tending  to  disturb  the  peace  and  quiet  of  said  city. 

1116.  §3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 


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within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  disturb  the  peace  and  quiet  of 
any  person,  family,  or  neigliborhood,  or  any  public  assembly,  or 
assembly  of  persons  for  religious  worship,  by  any  loud  or  un- 
usual noise,  boisterous  laugliing  or  talking,  bellowing,  quarrel- 
ing, swearing,  obscene  or  indecent  language,  or  by  any  other 
means  or  device  whatever. 

1117.  § 4.  Itsliall  be  unlawful  for  two  or  more  persons  to 
assemble  together  within  the  limits  of  said  city  upon  any  side- 
walk or  street  thereof,  in  front  of  or  adjacent  to  any  store,  shop, 
saloon,  or  other  place  of  business,  so  as  to  obstruct  the  public 
right-of-way  along  said  street  or  sidewalk  or  entrance  to  said 
place  of  business,  or  so  as  to  obstruct  or  injure  the  carrying  on 
of  any  lawful  business  in  any  of  the  places  aforesaid,  by  loud  or 
unusual  noises,  loud  talking,  cursing,  swearing,  obscene  or  inde- 
cent language,  or  by  any  other  means  or  device  whatever. 

1118.  § 5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  said  city  to  advertise  in  any  manner  or  collect  together  by 
any  means  at  any  place,  any  persons  for  the  purpose  of  making 
or  giving  any  exhibition  of  boxing,  with  or  without  gloves,  or 
any  boxing  or  fighting  match  or  matches  of  similar  character,  or 
to  advertise  or  propose  to  hold  or  exhibit  or  collect  persons  to- 
gether for  the  purpose  of  exhibiting  or  making  any  sparring  or 
boxing  match  or  matches,  or  prize  fight  or  fights. 

1119.  §7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  persons  other  than 
the  Chief  of  Police  and  duly  appointed  and  acting  policemen,  to 
wear  or  display  any  policeman^s  star  or  other  badge  tending  to 
designate  the  wearer  as  being  a policeman,  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

1120.  § 8.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  wear  the  dress  or  appear  in  any 
public  place  in  the  dress  or  garb  of  the  opposite  sex,  or  to  as- 
sume the  dress  of  the  opposite  sex  in  and  upon  the  streets,  alleys, 
or  other  public  places,  in  said  city. 

1121.  § 9.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  make  an  indecent  exposure  of 
his  or  her  person,  or  to  commit  any  indecent  or  lewd  act,  or  to 


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sell  or  oiler  for  sale,  or  dispose  of  in  any  manner,  any  obscene, 
lewd,  or  indecent  book,  [)ictnre,  or  other  publication  or  thing; 
or  to  exhibit  or  perform  any  indecent,  immoral,  lewd,  or  obscene 
play. 

1122.  § 10.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  set  dogs  or  other  animals  to 
fighting,  by  agreement  or  otherwise,  or  in  any  manner  to  urge 
forward  or  encourage  the  same. 

1123.  § 11.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  to  erect  or  maintain  any  building 
or  structure  in  such  a manner  as  to  be  unsafe,  injurious,  or  an- 
noying to  the  public;  or  to  allow  any  sidewalk,  curbstone,  gut- 
ter, awning,  or  awning  post,  to  be  placed  or  remain  in  a danger- 
ous condition ; or  to  place  or  suffer  to  remain  on  any  sidewalk 
or  street,  any  obstruction  injurious  to  the  public  use  of  the  same. 

1124.  § 12.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  purposely,  willfully, 
or  maliciously,  injure  in  any  manner,  or  destroy,  any  real  or 
personal  property  of  any  description  belonging  to  another  per- 
son, or  in  charge  of  another  as  agent  or  factor. 

1125.  § 13.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 
city  to  get  or  become  drunk,  and  any  person  so  offending  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  on  conviction  thereof, 
shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  hereinafter  provided. 

1126.  § 14.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 
city  to  willfully,  maliciously,  or  negligently,  place  or  throw,  or 
cause  to  be  placed  or  thrown,  upon  the  premises  of  another,  any 
filth,  refuse  matter,  or  other  thing,  to  the  annoyance  of  the  owner 
or  occuj)ant  thereof,  and  every  person  so  offending  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  penalty  hereinafter  j)rovided. 

1127.  § 15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  hitch,  tie,  or  fasten,  or  otherwise 
leave  any  animal  or  animals,  where  it  or  they  may  do  damage  to 
any  shade,  fruit,  or  ornamental  tree,  along  any  street,  alley,  or 
avenue,  or  upon  any  lot  or  lots  abutting  thereon  in  said  city. 


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1128.  § 16.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  owner  of  any  lot 
or  parcel  of  ground  in  this  city  to  allow  or  permit  weeds  to  grow, 
or  remain  when  grown,  on  such  lot,  block,  or  parcel  of  ground, 
but  all  weeds  growing  on  any  lot,  block,  or  parcel  of  ground, 
shall  be  cut  close  to  the  ground,  and  so  kept. 

1129.  § 17.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  ped- 
dler, hawker,  auctioneer,  or  other  person  or  persons,  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  cause  any  street,  side- 
walk, or  crosswalk,  within  said  city,  to  become  obstructed  so  as 
to  prevent  or  obstruct  the  free  use  of  the  same  by  the  public,  by 
enticing  or  gathering  a crowd  of  persons  thereon. 

1130.  § 18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  have  in 
his  possession  any  nippers  of  the  description  known  as  burglars’ 
nippers,  pick-lock,  skeleton  key,  key  to  be  used  with  a bit  or 
bits,  jimmy,  or  other  burglar’s  instrument  or  tool  of  whatsoever 
kind  or  description,  unless  it  be  shown  that  such  possession  is  in- 
nocent, or  for  a lawful  purpose. 

1131.  § 19.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  wantonly 
mar,  injure,  deface,  or  destroy,  any  fence,  guide-post,  sign-board, 
or  awning,  in  any  street  or  public  place  in  the  city. 

1132.  § 20.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  stop  or 
obstruct  the  passage  of  the  water  of  any  street,  gutter,  or  public 
sewer,  culvert,  water-pipe,  or  hydrant  laid  or  placed  by  the 
city. 

1133.  § 21.  No  person  shall  throw,  cast  or  put  into,  drop  or 
leave  in  any  street,  alley,  lane,  public  })lace  or  any  uninclosed 
public  grounds  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  any  stone,  missiles,  nails, 
ice,  glass,  iron  or  any  other  metal,  or  any  hay,  straw,  paper,  parings 
of  fruit  or  vegetables,  or  any  other  article  or  thing,  except  ashes 
on  unpaved  streets  or  alleys. 

1134.  § 22.  No  person  shall  throw,  cast,  lay  or  place  on  any 
sidewalk  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  the  rind  or  peel  of  any  orange, 
banana,  apple  or  other  fruit. 

1135.  § 23.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  cut,  in- 
jure, mark,  or  deface,  any  public  building  belonging  to  the  city, 
or  any  station-house,  or  engine-house,  or  any  tree,  grass,  or 


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shrub,  or  walk  in  any  square,  or  public  park,  or  any  sewer, 
water-pipe,  or  hydrant,  laid  or  placed  by  the  city. 

1136.  § 24.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  paste, 
post,  paint,  print,  or  nail,  any  hand-bill,  sign,  poster,  advertise- 
ment, or  notice  of  any  kind,  on  any  curb-stone,  flag  stone,  or  any 
other  portion  or  part  of  any  sidewalk,  or  upon  any  tree,  lamp- 
post,  hitching-post,  telegraph  pole,  hydrant,  or  upon  any  private 
wall,  door,  or  gate,  or  fence,  without  the  consent  in  writing  of 
the  owner  of  such  wall,  door,  gate,  or  fence. 

1137.  § 25.  No  person  shall  obstruct  or  encumber  any  street 
corner,  or  other  public  [dace  of  the  city,  by  lounging  in  or  about 
the  same;  and  after  being  requested  to  move  on  by  any  police 
officer,  and  refusing,  the  person  so  offending  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  punished  as  hereinafter  |)rovided. 

1138.  § 26.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  break,  tear  up,  remove,  or  destroy,  any  stone  or  stake 
marking  any  street,  lot,  block,  or  public  ground,  or  any  other 
public  monument  of  any  kind  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  except  by  state  or  city  authority,  and  any  person  so  of- 
fending shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  subject  to  the  penalty 
hereinafter  provided. 

1139.  § 27.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  to  tear  u[),  break,  remove,  or  de- 
stroy, or  in  any  manner  to  injure,  any  of  the  curb-stones,  or  gut- 
ters, along  any  street  or  public  thoroughfare  in  said  city,  or  to 
tear  up,  injure,  or  destroy,  any  bridge,  building,  tools,  imple- 
ments, or  other  city  property. 

1140.  § 28.  All  idle  persons,  who,  not  having  visible  means 
of  support,  live  without  lawful  employment;  all  persons  habitu- 
ally idly  loitering  about,  or  wandering  abroad,  and  visiting  or 
staying  about  drinking  saloons,  houses  of  bad  repute,  gambling 
houses,  or  railroad  depots,  or  lodging  in  out-houses,  market- 
places, sheds,  barns,  or  in  the  open  air,  and  not  giving  a good 
account  of  themselves;  all  persons  wandering  abroad  and  beg- 
ging, or  who  go  about  from  door  to  door,  or  place  themselves  in 
the  streets,  or  other  public  places,  to  beg  or  receive  alms,  shall 


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be  deemed  vagrants,  and,  upon  conviction,  fined  in  any  sum  not 
more  than  fifty  dollars  or  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  not  to  ex- 
ceed three  months.  [Vide  1072.] 

1141.  § 29.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  sell,  offer 
for  sale,  or  give  away,  or  to  hawk,  or  cry  for  sale,  upon  any 
street  or  other  public  place  in  this  city,  any  medicine,  liniment, 
drug,  salve,  or  any  other  substance,  compound,  or  liquid,  possess- 
ing, or  pretended  to  possess,  curative  powers,  or  to  be  a specific  or 
cure  for  any  disease  or  ailment  of  the  human  body.  And  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  maintain  or  operate  for  hire, 
gain,  or  reward,  at  any  place  within  this  city,  any  game  of 
chance,  or  mixed  game  of  chance  or  skill,  or  to  so  maintain  and 
operate  any  wheel  of  fortune,  photograph-rack,  or  lottery  of  any 
kind,  cane-rack,  knife-board,  baby  and  ball  rack,  or  any  other 
thing  of  a similar  nature. 

1142.  § 30.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  inde- 
cently exhibit  any  stud  horse  or  bull,  or  let  any  such  liorse  to 
any  mare  or  mares,  or  any  bull  to  any  cow  or  cows,  within  the 
limits  of  this  city,  unless  in  some  inclosed  place  out  of  public 
view. 

1143.  § 31.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  inhu- 
manly, unnecessarily,  or  cruelly  beat,  injure,  or  otherwise  abuse 
any  dumb  animal,  or  overload  any  team;  or  expose  any  calves 
or  sheep  upon  the  streets  or  sidewalk  with  their  legs  tied. 

1144.  § 32.  Any  person  who  is  diseased,  maimed,  mutilated, 
or  in  any  way  deformed  so  as  to  be  an  unsightly  or  disgusting 
object,  or  an  improper  person  to  be  allowed  in  or  on  the  streets, 
highways,  thoroughfares,  or  j)nblic  places  in  this  city,  shall  not 
therein  or  thereon  expose  himself  or  herself  to  public  view  under 
the  penalty  of  a fine  of  one  dollar  for  each  offense.  On  convic- 
tion of  any  person  for  a violation  of  this  section,  if  it  shall 
seem  proper  and  just,  the  fine  provided  for  may  be  suspended, 
and  such  person  detained  at  the  police  station,  where  he  shall  be 
well  cared  for  until  he  can  be  sent  to  the  county  poor  farm. 

1145.  § 33.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons, 
jn  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  sell,  give,  or  furnish,  any  cigarette,  or 


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cigarettes,  or  tobacco  in  any  of  its  forms  to  any  minor  under 
fifteen  years  of  age. 

1146.  § 34.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  keep  or  maintain,  or  become  an 
inmate  of  or  frequent,  or  in  any  way  contribute  to  the  support 
and  Maintenance  of  any  opium  joint,  or  place,  house,  or  room, 
where  opium  is  smoked,  or  where  persons  assemble  for  the  pur- 
pose of  smoking  opium  or  inhaling  the  fumes  thereof. 

1147.  § 35.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  permit 
any  bear,  wolf,  or  other  noxious  or  dangerous  animal,  to  run  at 
large,  or  to  lead  any  such  animal  with  a chain  or  rope  or  other 
appliances,  whether  such  animal  be  muzzled  or  unmuzzled,  in 
any  street,  avenue,  lane,  highway,  or  public  place,  within  the 
limits  of  this  city. 

1148.  § 36.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  erect  any 
booth,  or  establish  or  fix  any  stand  for  the  sale  of  fruit,  books, 
or  other  merchandise,  or  any  article  or  thing  of  value  whatever, 
incumbering  any  part  or  portion  of  the  streets  or  sidewalks: 
Provided^  That  the  mayor  may  grant  permits  for  such  purpose 
whenever  the  application  for  sucih  permits  shall-  be  accompanied 
by  the  consent  in  writing  of  each  and  every  person  occupying 
the  premises  in  front  of  which  it  is  proposed  to  locate  under  such 
permission. 

1149.  § 37.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  j)erson  or  persons 
to  drive  sleighs,  cutters,  or  similar  vehicles,  in  the  streets  of  this 
city  without  having  bells  attached  to  either  horse  or  vehicle. 

1150.  § 38.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  receive,  buy,  or  conceal,  any  goods,  chattels,  or  pro[)erty  of 
any  kind  whatsoever,  that  shall  have  been  stolen  or  taken  by 
any  robber,  knowing  tlie  same  to  have  been  stolen,  and  with  the 
intent  to  defraud  or  conceal  the  same  from  the  owner  or  owners 
thereof. 

1151.  § 39.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  for  which  a penalty  is  not  otherwise 
provided,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 


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§ 40.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  rei)ealed. 

g 41.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  1).  1805. 

Ai)proved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895,  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  filling  and  draining  of  lots  and  pieces  of  ground 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  prevent  the  collection  of  stagnant  water  and 
other  nuisances  U])on  the  same,  i)rescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  XLVII. 

Nuisances, 

1152.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owners  of  lots  or  parts 
of  lots  or  pieces  and  parcels  of  ground  within  the  city  of  Lincoln 
to  drain  or  fill  such  lots  whenever  any  stagnant  water  or  other 
nuisance  accumulates  upon  the  same. 

1153.  § 2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owners  of  such  lots  or 
pieces  of  ground  to  drain  or  fill  or  otherwise  dispose  of  any  of 
the  stagnant  water  or  other  nuisance  which  shall  accumulate 
upon  such  lots  within  ten  (10)  days  from  the  time  that  they  are 
notified  to  drain  or  fill  such  lots  or  pieces  of  ground  by  resolution 
passed  by  the  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and 
served  upon  the  owners  of  such  lots  or  pieces  of  ground. 

1154.  § 3.  In  case  that  such  owners  of  such  lots  or  parts  of 
lots  or  pieces  of  ground  within  said  city  shall  for  the  period  of 
ten  (10)  days  after  such  notice  has  been  served  upon  them,  as 
herein  provided,  fail  to  drain  or  fill  such  lots  or  parts  of  lots  or 
pieces  of  ground  so  as  to  remove  the  stagnant  water  or  any  other 
nuisance  from  the  same,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Street  Commis- 
sioner of  said  city  to  drain  or  fill  such  lots  or  parts  of  lots  or 
pieces  of  ground  so  as  to  remove  all  stagnant  water  or  any  other 
nuisance  that  may  have  collected  upon  the  same,  upon  being  au- 
thorized so  to  do  by  a resolution  of  the  Council. 

1155.  § 4.  The  resolution  authorizing  the  Street  Commis- 
sioner to  so  drain  or  fill  such  lots  or  parts  of  lots  or  pieces  of 


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ground  shall  designate  and  describe  the  lots  to  be  drained  or 
filled  and  the  kind  and  quality  and  the  estimated  amount  of  work 
to  be  done  upon  said  lots  or  parts  of  lots  or  pieces  of  ground  so 
as  to  properly  drain  or  fill  the  same. 

1156.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Street  Commissioner, 
within  ten  (10)  days  after  the  passage  of  the  resolution  authorizing 
and  empowering  him  to  drain  and  fill  such  lots  or  parts  of  lots 
and  pieces  of  ground,  to  properly  drain  and  fill  the  same  as  pro- 
vided for  in  the  resolution  directing  such  improvements  to  be 
made  upon  such  lots. 

1157.  § 6.  The  cost  of  draining  or  filling  such  lots  or  parts  of 
lots  or  pieces  of  ground  when  done  by  the  city  shall  be  assessed 
against  the  respective  lots  and  pieces  of  ground,  and  shall  be  a 
special  assessment  and  create  a sinking  fund  for  the  purpose  of 
paying  for  the  draining  and  filling  of  such  lots  or  parts  of  lots  or 
pieces  of  ground  and  shall  be  collected  as  other  taxes. 

1158.  § 7.  The  costs  of  such  improvements  shall  be  levied 
and  assessed  by  the  Council  at  one  of  its  regular  sessions  after 
giving  ten  (10)  days’  notice  by  one  publication  in  a newspaper 
published  and  of  general  circulation  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Neb., 
of  such  contemplated  levy  and  assessment,  and  such  taxes  or  as- 
sessment so  levied  and  assessed  for  the  purposes  aforesaid  shall 
become  delinquent  within  fifty  (50)  days  from  the  date  of  their 
assessment  and  thereafter  shall  bear  interest  at  the  same  rate  per 
cent  per  annum  as  other  delinquent  taxes  and  shall  be  a lien  upon 
the  property  improved. 

1159.  § 8.  Notice  as  herein  j)rovided  for  shall  be  served  by 
the  Street  Commissioner  or  his  assistant  upon  the  property  holders 
by  leaving  a correct  copy  of  such  notice  at  the  usual  place  of 
residence  of  the  owners  of  such  lots  or  by  delivering  such  a copy 
to  them  personally;  and  in  case  the  owners  of  such  lots  are  non- 
residents of  Lancaster  county,  or  non-residents  of  Lancaster 
county  and  the  state  of  Nebraska,  then  such  notice  shall  be  served 
upon  the  agents  of  such  owners,  and  if  there  be  no  agents,  then 
by  publishing  the  same  one  time  in  a newspaper  published  in 
and  of  general  circulation  in  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Ne- 

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braska,  and  such  Street  Commissioner  shall  make  return,  under 
oath,  of  his  doings  under  this  ordinance  to  the  Council. 

g 9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  I).  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  prescribe  limits  within  which  oil  shall  not  be  kept  in  greater 
quantities  than  five  barrels  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  prohibiting  the  keeping  or  stor- 
ing of  oil  in  greater  (juantities  than  five  barrels  within  said  limits,  prescribing  pen- 
alties for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances 
in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  XLYIII. 

Oils, 

11  GO.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons, 
whether  as  principal,  clerk,  servant,  agent,  business  manager, 
custodian,  or  otherwise,  to  have  on  hand,  to  store  in,  or  keep  at, 
any  room,  building,  hou.se,  yard,  car  or  cars,  depot,  or  place 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  any  greater 
quantity  than  five  barrels  of  illuminating  oils  or  oil  of  any  name, 
character  or  description,  whether  known  as  benzine,  benzole, 
rock  oil,  burning  fluid,  naphtha,  gasoline,  petroleum  oil,  or  any 
of  the  refinements,  compounds,  or  products,  of  petroleum  in  any 
of  its  forms,  by  whatever  name  such  oil  or  oils  may  be  called  or 
known:  Provided,  That  this  article  shall  not  be  construed  to 
prevent  the  keeping  and  storage  of  any  such  oils  on  the  west 
side  of  Fourth  street  in  said  city. 

1161.  § 2.  Whoever  shall  be  convicted  of  a violation  of  this 
section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and 
stand  committed  to  the  jail  of  said  city  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid. 

1162.  § 3.  Whoever,  whether  as  principal,  clerk,  servant, 
agent,  business  manager,  custodian,  or  otherwise,  sliall  continue 
to  keep  on  hand,  store  in,  or  keep  at,  any  room,  building,  house. 


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yard,  depot,  or  place,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  where  prohibited  by  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance, 
any  greater  quantity  than  five  barrels  of  the  oil  or  oils  of  the 
kinds  named  or  described  in  the  first  section  hereof,  after  having 
been  convicted  of  a violation  of  section  one  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars  and  costs  of 
prosecution,  and  shall  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid,  for  each  and  every  day  he  shall  so  continue  to  have  on 
hand,  store,  or  keep  at  such  place,  or  within  the  limits  aforesaid, 
a greater  quantity  of  such  illuminating  oil  or  oils  than  five 
barrels. 

^ 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2rt,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  2(i,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  passage  and  publication  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  fixing  the  duties  of  the  City  Clerk  and  other  ofiicials  in  connection 
therewith,  directing  manner  of  prosecution  when  more  than  one  ordinance  has 
been  violated,  providing  and  declaring  theefl'ectof  repeals,  declaring  rules  of  con- 
struction of  ordinances  and  terms  and  phrases  thereof,  prescribing  penalties  and 
fixing  punishment  for  violation  of  ordinances  in  which  no  fine  or  penalty  is  de- 
clared, providing  for  disposition  of  revisions  and  })ublication  of  the  ordinances, 
and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 


Article  XLIX. 

Oi'dinances. 

1163.  § 1.  All  ordinances  passed  by  the  City  Council  shall 
be  recorded  by  the  Clerk  in  a proper  book  or  books  with  indexes. 
The  originals  shall  be  filed  in  the  Clerk’s  office,  and  due  proof 
of  the  publication  of  all  ordinances  requiring  publication  by  the 
affidavit  of  the  printer  or  publisher,  shall  be  procured  by  the 
Clerk  and  attached  thereto,  or  written  and  attested  upon  the  face 
of  the  record  of  such  ordinance. 

1 164.  § 2.  In  all  cases  where  the  same  offense  may  be  made 
punishable  or  shall  be  created  by  different  clauses  or  sections  of 
the  ordinances  of  the  city,  the  prosecuting  officer  may  elect  under 


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which  to  proceed;  hut  not  more  than  one  prosecution  shall  be 
had  against  the  same  person  for  the  same  offense. 

1165.  §3.  When  any  ordinance  re})ealing  a former  ordi- 
nance, clause,  or  provision,  shall  be  itself  repealed,  such  repeal 
shall  not  be  construed  to  revive  such  former  ordinance,  clause, 
or  provision,  unless  it  shall  be  therein  so  expressly  provided. 

1166.  § 4.  Whenever  any  words  in  any  ordinance  import- 
ing the  plural  number  shall  be  used  in  describing  or  referring  to 
any  matters,  parties,  or  persons,  any  single  matter,  party,  or  per- 
son, shall  be  deemed  to  be  included,  although  distributive  words 
may  not  be  used.  And  when  any  subjeet-matter,  party,  or  per- 
son, shall  be  referred  to  in  any  ordinance  by  words  importing 
the  singular  number  only,  or  the  masculine  gender,  several  mat- 
ters, parties,  or  persons,  and  females  as  well  as  males,  and  bodies 
corporate,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  included  : Provided^  That  these 
rules  of  construction  shall  not  be  applied  to  any  ordinance  which 
shall  contain  any  express  provision  excluding  such  construction, 
or  where  the  subject-matter  or  coutext  of  such  ordinance  may  be 
repugnant  thereto. 

1167.  § 5.  Whenever  in  any  ordinance  the  doing  of  any  act 
or  the  omission  to  do  any  act  or  duty  is  declared  to  be  a breach 
thereof,  and  there  shall  be  no  fine  or  penalty  declared  for  such 
breach,  any  person  who  shall  be  convicted  of  any  such  breach 
shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

1168.  § 6.  All  printed  books  containing  the  revised  ordi- 
nances shall  be  deposited  with  the  City  Clerk.  He  shall  deliver 
one  copy  thereof  to  each  officer  of  the  city,  and  to  such  other 
persons  as  the  City  Council  may  direct. 

1169.  § 7.  The  Mayor  shall  have  power  to  extend  to  or  re- 
ciprocate courtesies  of  other  cities,  by  presenting  to  them  a copy 
of  the  revised  ordinances  bound  at  the  expense  of  the  city  in  such 
manner  as  to  him  may  seem  suitable. 

§ 8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

I 9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage, 
approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(j,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  Oity  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ()RI)1NAN(U^  to  rcj^uliite  and  license  pawnbrokers  and  second-hand  dealers  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  fixing  the  amount  of  license  and  tax,  prohibiting  the  operation  of 
the  pawnhroking  business  save  under  certain  conditions,  i)rescribing  i)enalties  for 
the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  con- 
llict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  L. 

Pawnbrokers. 

1170.  § 1.  That  all  persons  within  the  city  who  loan  money 
on  the  deposit  or  pledge  of  any  personal  property,  or  who  deal 
in  the  purchasing  of  personal  property  on  condition  of  selling 
the  same  back  again  at  a stipulated  price,  shall  be  deemed  pawn- 
brokers within  the  meaning  of  this  ordinance. 

1171.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  carry  on  the  business  of  a pawn- 
broker without  having  first  obtained  a license  so  to  do,  as  here- 
inafter provided. 

1172.  § 3.  Any  person  desiring  to  conduct  the  business  of  a 
])awnbroker  within  said  city,  shall  first  execute  and  file  with  the 
City  Clerk  a bond  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  in  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  dollars,  with  one  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  observance  of  all  ordi- 
nances and  regulations  of  the  said  city  relating  to  pawnbrokers, 
and  the  honest  and  faithful  conduct  of  said  business,  which  bond 
shall  be  for  the  benefit  of  any  person  injured  or  damaged  by  the 
fraud  or  willful  misconduct  of  said  business. 

1173.  § 4.  Applicants  for  a license  to  conduct  said  business 
within  said  city,  shall  also  first  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
the  sum  of  thirty-five  dollars  for  an  annual  license,  or  twenty 
dollars  for  a semi-annual  license,  and  shall  file  the  Treasurer’s 
recei|)t  for  the  same  with  the  City  Clerk,  and  thereupon  if  the 
provisions  of  section  3 hereof  have  been  complied  with,  said 
Clerk  shall  issue  a license  to  conduct  said  business  to  the  appli- 
cant for  the  desired  time,  which  license  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Mayor  and  said  Clerk,  and  be  attested  by  the  seal  of  said  city. 

1174.  § 5.  All  persons  who  shall  be  engaged  in  the  business 


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of  pawnbrokers  or  second-hand  dealers  shall  keep  a book  in 
which  shall  be  legibly  written  in  ink,  at  the  time  of  any  loan  or 
purchase,  an  accurate  account  or  description  in  the  English  lan- 
guage of  the  goods,  articles,  or  things  pawned,  pledged,  or  pur- 
chased, the  amount  of  money  loaned  or  paid  therefor,  the  time 
the  same  was  received,  and  the  name,  residence,  and  description 
of  the  person  pawning,  pledging,  or  selling  the  same;  which 
book  as  well  as  the  articles  pawned  or  purchased  shall  at  all 
reasonable  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Chief  of  Police 
or  any  member  of  the  police  force. 

1175.  § 6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  such  ])awn broker  or 
second-hand  dealer  to  make  out  and  deliver  to  the  Chief  of  Police 
every  day  before  the  hour  of  12  m.  a legible  and  correct  copy  from 
the  book  required  in  the  preceding  section  hereof  of  all  personal 
property  or  other  valuable  things  received,  deposited,  or  pur- 
chased during  the  preceding  day,  together  with  the  time  when 
received  or  purchased  and  a description  of  the  person  or  persons 
by  whom  left  in  pledge. 

1176.  § 7.  No  personal  property  received  on  pledge  by  any 
such  pawnbroker  shall  be  sold  or  permitted  to  be  redeemed  from 
the  place  of  business  of  such  person  for  the  space  of  twenty- 
four  hours  after  the  copy  and  statement  required  to  be  delivered 
to  the  Chief  of  Police  shall  have  been  delivered  as  required  by 
the  preceding  section. 

1177.  § 8.  The  time  between  twelye  o’clock  on  Saturday 
night  and  twelve  o’clock  Sunday  night  shall  not  be  considered 
in  the  enforcement  of  this  ordinance,  nor  shall  any  property  be 
received  as  a pledge  or  purchased  by  any  dealer  mentioned  in 
this  ordinance,  between  those  hours. 

1178.  § 9.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  licensed  as 
aforesaid,  to  take  or  receive  upon  deposit,  pawn,  or  pledge,  any 
personal  property  of  any  kind  from  a minor  or  person  under 
age,  unless  such  person  shall  be  doing  business  wholly  on  his 
own  account,  which  fact  shall  be  noted  upon  the  book  or  record 
required  by  section  5 hereof;  and  it  shall  also  be  unlawful  for 
any  such  licensed  pawnbroker  to  knowingly  receive  on  pawn  or 


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deposit  any  personal  property  of  any  kind  from  any  person  not 
being  the  owner  thereof,  or  from  any  intoxicated  person. 

1179.  § 10.  Every  broker  mentioned  in  this  ordinance,  who 

shall  violate,  neglect,  or  refuse,  to  comply  with  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  shall,  for  every  such  offense,  be  subject 
to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars, 
and  his  license  may,  at  the  option  of  the  Mayor,  be  revoked. 

§ 11.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  pa.ssage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  plumbers  and  use  of  water  and  water  works  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  providing  for  licensing  plumbers  and  fixing  amount  of  license,  prescrib- 
ing penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  lierewith, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LI. 

Plumbers. 

1180.  § 1.  It  8hall  be  unlawful  for  any  plumber  or  plumbers 
or  pipe  fitters,  or  any  other  person,  to  do  any  work  upon  any  of 
the  pipes  or  appui  tenances  of  the  system  of  water  works  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  or  to  make  any  connections  with  or  extensions 
of  the  supply  of  pipes  of  any  consumer  taking  water  from  said 
city,  until  such  plumber  or  plumbers  or  pipe  fitters  or  person, 
shall  have  first  procured  a license  so  to  do  as  hereinafter  provided. 

1181.  § 2.  That  any  plumber  or  plumbers  or  pipe  fitters,  or 
other  person  desiring  to  do  any  work  on  any  of  the  pipes  or  ap- 
purtenances thereto,  or  to  make  any  connections  therewith,  or 
extension  of  the  supply  pipes  of  any  consumer  taking  water 
from  the  system  of  water  works  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall 
make  an  application  in  writing  to  the  Council  of  said  city  for 
license  so  to  do.  Said  application  shall  set  forth  the  full  name 
under  which  the  business  is  to  be  transacted,  and  thereupon  the 
Council  may  at  its  option  direct  a license  to  be  issued  by  the  Clerk 


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of  said  city,  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  Clerk,  and  attested  by  the 
seal  of  said  city,  providing  the  a|)plicant  shall  have  complied 
with  the  provisions  of  the  next  section  hereof. 

1182.  § 3.  Before  any  such  license  shall  be  issued,  the  appli- 
cant shall  execute  and  file  with  the  Clerk  of  said  city  a bond 
running  to  said  city  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars,  signed  by  one  or  more' sufficient  sureties  to  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  the  applicant  shall  indemnify  and 
hold  harmless  the  said  city  of  Lincoln  of  and  from  all  damages 
caused  by  any  negligence  arising  from  a failure  to  protect  his 
work,  or  by  any  unskillful  or  inadequate  work  done  on  said  pipes 
or  appurtenances  thereto,  including  connections  and  extensions 
of  supply  pipes,  and  that  he  will  be  governed  by  the  rules  and 
regulations  herein  provided,  or  that  may  hereafter  be  prescribed 
or  adopted  by  said  city  in  reference  to  plumbing,  and  shall  pay 
all  fines  imposed  upon  him  for  any  violations  thereof,  and  that 
he  will  replace  and  restore  the  roadway  and  sidewalks  over  any 
opening  he  may  make  on  an  unpaved  street,  to  lay  service  pipe, 
or  for  other  purposes,  to  as  good  state  and  condition  as  he  found 
it,  and  keep  and  maintain  the  same  in  good  order,  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  Water  Commissioner,  for  the  period  of  six  months 
next  thereafter,  and  shall  also  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum 
of  five  dollars  license  fee,  and  file  the  Treasurer’s  receipt  therefor 
with  said  Clerk:  Provided,  That  said  license  shall  continue  in 
force  for  the  period  of  one  year  from  its  date. 

1183.  § 4.  Any  person  licensed  as  aforesaid  who  shall  be 
guilty  of  a violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
or  any  rules  herein  prescribed,  or  that  may  be  hereafter  adopted 
by  the  Mayor  and  Council,  or  shall  interfere  with  an  inspection 
of  his  work,  shall  immediately  forfeit  his  license,  which  said  for- 
feiture shall  operate  as  the  forfeiture  of  the  license  of  any  and 
all  persons  associated  with  him  in  business,  whether  as  a partner 
or  otherwise,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  pay  a fine  of  not 
less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  which 
fines  shall  be  imposed  upon  conviction  before  the  Police  Judge, 
and  said  conviction  shall  cause  forfeiture  of  license. 


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1184.  § 5.  Any  person  licensed  as  aforesaid  desirous  of  in- 
troducing water  from  the  works  into  the  house  or  other  place, 
shall  first  procure  a })erinit  from  the  Water  Commissioner,  for  each 
and  every  opening  required.  All  applications  for  permits  must 
he  made  in  writing,  upon  blank  forms  furnished  by  the  Water 
Commissioner,  and  signed  by  the  owner  or  his  agent.  Tlie  ap- 
f)lication  must  be  made  for  at  least  one  day  before  the  excava- 
tion is  ready,  but  not  until  all  plumbing  work  on  the  premises 
is  completed  and  the  building  ready  for  a tenant.  Such  appli- 
cation must  state  the  size  of  the  tap  required,  the  size  and  kind 
of  service  pipe  to  be  used,  the  street  and  the  side  of  the  street, 
if  on  a corner  which  street  main  is  to  be  tapped,  the  full  name 
of  the  owner,  number  of  the  property,  the  purpose  for  which 
the  water  is  to  be  used,  the  time  when  the  tap  is  to  be  driven, 
together  with  a diagram  of  the  property  to  be  supplied,  showing 
the  streets  bounding  the  block  on  which  it  is  situated,  and  all 
other  particulars  pertaining  to  a full  understanding  of  the  sub- 
ject. The  tap  to  be  used  shall  be  furnished  by  the  Water  Com- 
missioner, the  cost  thereof,  together  with  that  of  the  making  of 
the  tap,  to  be  paid  for  by  the  applicant  to  the  Water  Commis- 
sioner, at  the  time  of  taking  out  the  permit  for  the  attachment. 
No  taps  shall  be  driven  until  the  permit  shall  be  taken  out. 
No  tap  for  service  connections  shall  be  made  on  any  hydrant  or 
elevator  connection.  No  person  except  the  tapper  employed  by 
the  Water  Commissioner  shall  under  any  circumstances  tap  the 
distributing  pipe  or  insert  ferrules. 

1185.  §6.  All  service  pipes  on  any  street  or  alley  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  extra  strong  lead  pipe  to  and  inside  the 
curb  line.  The  pipe  shall  be  laid  five  feet  below  the  established 
grade,  and  sufficiently  waving  to  allow  of  an  extra  length  of  not 
less  than  one  foot  and  in  such  manner  as  to  prevent  rupture  by 
settlement.  All  joints  of  lead  pipe  to  be  what  are  known  as 
plumbers’  joints.  In  no  case  will  cup-joints  or  bolts  jointed  be 
allowed. 

All  lead  pipes  shall  be  of  the  class  known  as  ‘‘extra  strong,” 
and  shall  weigh  per  lineal  foot  for  various  diameters  as  follows: 


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Size  Tap. 

Diam.  Pipe. 

Wt.  per  foot. 

f inch 

J inch 

3 lbs. 

1 inch  

1 inch 

4 lbs.  12  oz. 

1 inch 

Nor  shall  any  pipe  be  laid  between  the  main  and  the  curb 
larger  than  such  sizes  as  are  used  respectively  in  connection  with 
corj)oration  cocks.  The  service  pipe  used  for  interior  plumbing 
may  be  of  the  kind  known  as  strong  lead  pipe,  but  no  pipe  of 
lighter  weight  than  this  shall  be  used  under  any  circumstances. 
The  weight  of  this  class  of  pipe  is  to  be  as  follows: 


Diam.  Pipe, 

I inch  

I inch 

1 inch  

' 1 J inch 


Wt,  Per  Lin.  Ft. 

.2  lbs.  8 oz. 

3 lbs. 

4 lbs. 

4 lbs.  8 oz. 


1186.  § 7.  There  shall  be  a round-way  stop-cock  in  every 
service  line  attached  to  the  mains  after  June  1st,  1889,  the  same 
to  be  placed  in  streets  in  the  sidewalk,  within  a foot  of  the  curb 
if  practicable,  and  in  alleys  within  one  foot  of  the  side  of  the 
same.  Where  stop-cocks  cannot  be  placed  in  the  sidewalk  on 
account  of  vaults  or  other  obstructions,  they  shall  be  placed  in 
the  street  clear  of  the  gutter,  four  feet  below  the  surface.  They 
shall  be  closed  in  a substantial  extension  iron  case,  and  covered 
with  a tight-fitting  iron  lid  with  the  word  ‘Svater^^  or  ^‘city 
water’’  cast  upon  it.  There  shall  be  one  or  more  stop  and  waste- 
cocks  attached  to  every  supply  pipe  at  the  point  where  the  pipe 
eaters  the  building  and  also  at  the  foot  of  every  riser  in  the 
cellar,  so  as  to  admit  of  water  being  shut  off  in  frosty  weather, 
and  the  pipes  being  emptied.  No  plumber  shall  lay  any  service 
pipe  in  any  building  in  such  manner  as  to  ‘‘trap”  water  when 
the  check  and  waste-cock  is  closed. 

1187.  § 8.  Streets  must  be  opened  in  the  manner  which  will 
occasion  the  least  inconvenience  to  the  public,  and  admit  the  un- 
interrupted passage  of  water  along  the  gutters.  No  excavations 


The  city  of  tjncoln. 


in  any  public  place  shall  be  left  open  longer  than  twenty-four 
hours,  and  every  precaution  shall  be  taken  to  insure  public  safety 
by  fencing  and  red  lights  at  night.  In  refilling  the  trench  all 
the  earth  shall  be  put  back  and  thoroughly  tamped  or  settled 
with  water  in  such  manner  as  to  leave  no  ridge  over  the  trench, 
and  the  street  restored  to  as  good  condition  as  previous  to  mak- 
ing the  excavation,  and  all  stones  and  rubbish  must  be  removed 
immediately  after  completing  the  work.  Should  an  excavation 
in  any  unpaved  street,  alley,  or  highway,  be  left  open  or  unfinished 
for  the  space  of  twenty-four  hours,  or  should  the  work  be  im- 
properly done,  or  the  rubbish  not  removed,  the  Water  Commis- 
sioner shall  have  the  right  to  finish  or  correct  the  work,  and  the 
expense  incurred  shall  be  charged  to  the  plumber  whose  work 
is  thus  finished  or  corrected,  and  said  expense  shall  be  paid  by 
said  plumber  previous  to  his  receiving  another  permit.  Before 
any  excavation  is  made  in  any  paved  street,  the  person  licensed 
as  aforesaid  shall  obtain  an  estimate  from  the  City  Engineer  of 
the  cost  of  refilling  snch  excavation  and  of  replacing  the  pave- 
ment to  its  original  condition,  and  shall  cause  to  be  deposited 
the  amount  of  said  estimate  with  the  City  Engineer,  who  shall 
deliver  to  him  a certificate  of  such  payment,  which  certificate 
shall  be  presented  to  the  Water  Commissioner,  who  may  there- 
upon issue  a permit  to  make  such  excavation.  All  such  excava- 
tions in  paved  streets  shall  be  refilled  and  pavement  restored  by 
the  City  Engineer,  and  the  person  licensed  as  aforesaid  shall  be 
exempted  from  further  liability  for  such  excavation.  No  per- 
son licensed  as  aforesaid,  or  any  other  person,  shall  be  permitted 
to  tunnel  from  behind  the  curb-stone  under  any  paving  to  reach 
the  water  main  for  tapping  or  for  any  other  purpose. 

1188.  § 9.  Stop-cocks  and  other  appurtenances  must  be  suf- 

ficiently strong  to  resist  the  pressure  and  run  of  the  water.  All 
plumbing  shall  be  skillfully  done,  and  in  a manner  required  by 
the  Water  Commissioner,  and  shall  be  subject  to  his  inspection 
and  approval;  the  quality  and  pattern  of  all  appurtenances  shall 
in  like  manner  be  subject  to  his  approval,  and  no  work  shall  be 
covered  until  examined  by  him  or  the  inspector. 


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1189.  § 10.  When  an  attachment  is  made  to  supply  water 
for  building  purposes,  the  service  pipe  shall  be  carried  to  the  in- 
side of  the  curb-stone,  where  a proper  stop-cock  shall  be  placed, 
which  shall  be  kept  covered  and  locked  when  not  in  use.  When 
the  building  is  completed  the  service  pipe  may  be  extended  for 
the  supply  of  the  buildings,  in  which  case  application  must  be  made 
in  the  usual  manner  for  an  attachment.  Only  one  house  shall 
be  supplied  from  one  tap  unless  by  special  permission  from  the 
Water  Commissioner.  Where  more  than  one  house  is  supplied 
from  the  same  tap,  there  must  be  a separate  stop-cock  and  box 
supplied  for  each  house. 

1190.  §11.  All  faucets  and  fixtures  over  kitchen  or  other 
sinks,  wash  bowls,  urinals,  and  water  closets,  placed  after  June 
1,  1889,  shall  be  of  some  pattern  of  self-closing  work  approved 
by  the  Water  Commissioner. 

1191.  § 12.  Within  forty-eight  hours  after  the  completion  of 
any  plumbing  work,  the  plumber  shall  make  to  the  Water  Com- 
missioner full  returns,  stating  the  ordinary  and  special  uses  to 
which  the  water  is  to  be  applied,  giving  a description  of  the  ap- 
paratus and  arrangement  used,  and  all  other  particulars  the  case 
may  call  for,  and  shall  state  the  distance  in  feet  and  inches  and 
direction  from  the  nearest  corner  to  where  tap  is  made,  and  dis- 
tance from  street  line  where  stop  cock  is  located,  so  they  may  be 
located  on  diagram  of  taps  and  cocks.  For  any  misrepresenta- 
tion or  omission  in  these  returns  the  plumber  shall  be  liable  to 
forfeiture  of  license. 

1192.  § 13.  The  price  to  be  charged  for  making  an  attach- 
ment and  furnishing  corporation  cocks  to  the  water  work  shall 
be  for — 


l-inch $2.00.  i-inch $2.75.  |-inch $3.25. 

f-inch 4.00.  |-inch 4.50.  1-inch 5.00. 

1193.  § 14.  Before  any  permit  is  granted  by  the  Water  Com- 

missioner for  making  an  attachment  larger  than  one  inch,  the 
application  shall  be  examined  by  him,  and  he  shall  mark  thereon 
his  approval  or  his  objections  to  the  granting  of  the  permit,  and 
refer  the  same  to  the  Council.  No  tap  larger  than  a five-eighth- 


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inch  shall  be  ])erniitted  for  any  single  dwelling  house,  or  larger 
than  three-fourth-inch  for  any  double  dwelling  house. 

1194.  § 15.  The  boring  of  the  pipes  and  the  insertion  of  the 
taps  shall  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Water  Commis- 
sioner, who  shall  be  given  at  least  six  hours’  notice  by  the 
plumber.  The  main  pipe  must  be  tapped  on  the  top,  and  in  no 
case  nearer  than  eighteen  inches  of  either  end  of  the  pipe,  and  the 
excavation  made  and  dirt  cleaned  from  around  the  main  for  that 
purpose.  No  pipe  shall  be  tapped  on  the  hub  or  bell,  nor  nearer 
than  four  feet  to  any  other  tap  in  the  same  section  of  pipe. 

1195.  §16.  Whenever  any  repairs  shall  be  done  upon  any  at- 
tachment requiring  any  opening  in  the  ground,  and  it  shall  be 
found  that  the  attachment  is  not  of  the  depth  hereinbefore  pro- 
vided, it  shall  be  altered  by  tjie  plumber  doing  the  work  to  con- 
form to  the  established  regulations. 

1196.  § 17.  No  plumber  shall  put  in  any  extension  or  at- 
tachments or  appliances  for  the  use  of  water  in  any  premises 
within  the  city  without  first  obtaining  a permit  therefor;  and 
within  forty-eight  hours  after  making  any  new  attachment  or 
appliance  for  the  use  of  water  in  any  premises,  shall  report  in 
writing  to  the  Water  Commissioner  as  in  case  of  new  attachments 
to  mains. 

Plumbers  are  not  allowed  to  turn  the  water  off  or  on  to  any 
service  pipes,  except  to  make  repairs  and  test  their  work,  after 
which  they  will  leave  it  off  or  on,  as  they  found  it. 

gl8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conliict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  herei)y  repealed. 

g 19.  This  ordinance  sliall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  alter  its  passage,  ai)proval,  and  publicaition  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(>,  A.  I).  1895. 

Approved  August  2(i,  A.  1).  1895. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowkn,  City  Clerk,  [seal. 


F.  A.  Ok  A II  AM,  Mayor. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  prevent  animals  from  running  at  large  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  pro- 
viding for  impounding  the  same,  creating  the  ollice  of  poundmaster  and  defining 
the  duties  of  said  ofiicer  and  of  the  (fity  Clerk,  providing  for  the  sale  of  impounded 
animals,  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LII. 

Pound. 

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1197.  § 1.  That  horses,  mules,  cattle,  sheep,  or  swine,  shall 
not  be  permitted  to  run  at  large  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, nor  to  be  staked  out  or  tethered  within  the  streets  of  said 
city  nor  upon  property  abutting  upon  said  streets  in  such  a man- 
ner as  to  allow  said  animals  to  reach  to  or  pass  into  the  streets  of 
said  city. 

1198.  § 2.  That  there  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  a poundmaster  for  the  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  who  shall  hold  his  office  during  the  pleasure  of  said 
Mayor  and  Council,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  provide  a suitable 
place  for  impounding  all  horses,  mules,  cattle,  sheep,  and  swine, 
found  running  at  large  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  said 
city  of  Lincoln,  or  that  may  be  staked  out  or  tethered  within  the 
streets  of  the  said  city,  or  upon  property  abutting  upon  said 
streets  in  such  manner  as  to  allow  said  animals  to  reach  to  or 
pass  into  the  streets  of  the  said  city;  and  that  .said  poundmaster 
shall  be  required  to  enter  into  bonds  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  in 
the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  with  one  or  more  sureties,  to 
be  approved  by  the  said  Council,  conditioned  that  he  pay  all 
damages  that  may  be  recovered  against  him  for  any  misconduct 
in  said  office,  and  that  he  will  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of 
poundmaster  as  required  by  the  ordinances  of  said  city  ; and  said 
poundmaster  is  hereby  authorized  to  impound  all  horses,  mules, 
cattle,  sheep,  and  swine,  taken  up  while  running  at  large  within 
said  city  limits,  or  which  may  be  found  staked  out  or  tethered 
within  the  streets  of  said  city  or  upon  property  abutting  upon 
said  streets  in  such  a manner  as  to  allow  animals  to  reach  to  or 
pass  into  the  streets  of  said  city,  which  shall  be  so  found  by  said 


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pound  master,  or  be  delivered  to  him  by  any  resident  of*  said  city, 
or  of  which  he  sliall  have  been  notified  by  any  such  resident  as 
so  running  at  large  as  aforesaid,  or  staked  out  or  tethered  as 
aforesaid,  and  no  other,  and  to  receive  for  his  services  the  follow- 
ing fees,  to-wit:  For  impounding  each  animal,  the  sum  of  fifty 
cents;  for  keeping  each  horse,  mule,  or  head  of  cattle,  the  sum 
of  twenty-five  cents,  and  for  each  sheep  or  swine  the  sum  of  ten 
cents,  for  each  and  every  day  said  animal  shall  remain  in  said 
pound  after  the  first  day. 

1199.  § 3.  That  it  shall  be  lawful  for  every  person  who  is  a 
resident  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  impound  any  horse,  mule,  cat- 
tle, sheep,  or  swine,  found  running  at  large  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  city,  or  that  may  be  found  staked  out  or  tethered 
within  the  streets  of  said  city  or  upon  property  abutting  upon 
said  streets  in  such  a manner  as  to  allow  said  animals  to  reach  or 
pass  into  said  streets  of  said  city,  in  the  public  pound  kept  by 
the  poundmaster  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  : Provided,  That  no  per- 
son shall  receive  any  fees  for  impounding  any  animal  in  said  city, 
except  the  poundmaster:  And  Provided  further,  That  the  city 
shall  in  no  case  be  liable  to  the  poundmaster  or  City  Clerk  for 
fees  under  this  ordinance. 

1200.  § 4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  poundmaster  to 
keep  a record  of  all  the  animals  impounded  by  him,  which  record 
shall  show  the  date  of  impounding,  the  description  of  each  ani- 
mal, the  name  of  the  owner  thereof,  if  known,  and  the  name  of 
the  person  delivering  the  same  or  giving  the  notice  provided  for 
in  section  2;  and  in  case  said  animals  are  not  redeemed  within 
two  days  after  the  impounding  thereof,  the  said  poundmaster 
shall  furnish  the  City  Clerk  with  a description  of  such  animal 
or  animals,  and  the  date  of  the  impounding  of  the  same. 

1201.  § 5.  That  the  City  Clerk  be  and  he  is  hereby  author- 
ized, upon  the  receipt  of  the  description  and  date  of  the  impound- 
ing, and  name  of  the  owner,  if  known,  of  any  animal  or  animals 
in  the  public  pound  of  said  city,  to  serve  personal  notice  on  the 
owner  thereof,  if  known,  and  then  to  sell  such  animal  or  animals 
at  public  vendue,  in  the  day-time,  by  giving  at  least  five  da)^s’ 


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notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  such  sale,  (by  posting  at  least  five 
notices  thereof  in  as  many  conspicuous  places  in  said  city,)  which 
said  notice  shall  contain  a description  of  said  animal  or  animals, 
the  date  of  impounding,  and  the  name  of  the  owner,  if  known, 
and  out  of  the  proceeds  of  said  sale  pay:  First,  the  fees  of  the 
poiindmaster;  second,  fifty  cents  to  the  said  Clerk  for  each  ani- 
mal sold,  and  all  the  expenses  incurred  on  such  sale,  and  in  post- 
ing or  publishing  said  notices:  Provided,  Said  animal  or  animals 
sell  for  a sum  sufficient  to  pay  such  sums,  and  the  balance,  if 
any,  remaining  in  the  hands  of  the  Clerk,  to  be  paid  to  the  City 
Treasurer  of  said  city  within  five  days  after  said  sale,  and  to  be 
})laced  by  said  Treasurer  to  the  credit  of  the  general  fund  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln. 

1202.  § 6.  That  in  case  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  animal 
or  animals  so  sold  as  aforesaid  shall  make  satisfactory  proof  of 
their  ownership  thereof  within  six  months  after  said  sale,  to  the 
City  Council,  the  said  Council  shall  cause  the  said  surplus  to  be 
paid  over  to  said  owner  or  owners. 

1203.  § 7.  That  the  poundmaster  and  City  Clerk  shall  each 
make  a full  report  of  all  animals  impounded  in  said  city  pound, 
or  sold  by  said  Clerk,  to  the  City  Council  at  their  first  regular 
meeting  in  each  and  every  month,  stating  the  number  of  animals 
impounded,  the  time  kept  in  said  pound,  the  name  of  the  owner 
or  owners,  if  known,  the  date  of  sale,  and  the  amount  of  money 
received  by  each  of  such  officers  respectively. 

1204.  § 8.  That  any  person  who  shall  permit  any  horse, 
mule,  cattle,  sheep,  or  swine,  owned  by  them  or  in  their  posses- 
sion, to  run  at  large  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  ^7ebraska,  or  shall  permit  any  such  animal  to  be  staked 
out  or  tethered  within  the  streets  of  said  city,  or  upon  property 
abutting  upon  said  streets  in  such  a manner  as  to  allow  said  ani- 
mals to  reach  to  or  pass  into  the  streets  of  said  city,  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more 
than  five  dollars,  and  costs,  to  be  recovered  before  the  Police 
Judge  of  said  city,  and  stand  committed  until  paid:  Provided, 
That  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent 


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any  person  from  recovering  any  damage  which  he  or  she  may 
sustain  by  reason  of  such  animal  or  animals  running  at  large,  in 
a proper  action  tlierefor. 

1205.  § 9.  That  any  person  who  shall  take  up  and  impound 

any  animal  or  animals  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding twenty-five  dollars  and  costs  of  suit. 

§ 10.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  ifG,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Grah.vm,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  6%  67e/-A:.  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  the  running  of  engines,  cars,  and  trucks  within  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  to  prescribe  rules  relating  thereto  and  governing  the  speed  thereof, 
and  to  prevent  accidents  at  crossings,  prescribing  penalties  for  the  violation  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 


Article  LIII. 

Railroads, 

1206.  § 1.  That  no  train,  engine,  car,  or  truck,  shall  be  run 
over  any  railroad  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  four  miles  an  hour. 

1207.  § 2.  That  there  shall  be  a bell  of  at  least  thirty  pounds’ 
weight  attached  to  every  engine,  which  shall  be  continuously 
rung  by  the  engineer  or  firemen  in  charge  of  the  engine  while 
passing  over  any  railroad  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said 
city. 

1208.  § 3.  That  no  street  now  opened  for  public  use,  in  said 
city,  shall  be  obstructed  by  any  railroad  company  by  leaving  en- 
gines, cars,  or  trucks,  standing  thereon,  or  otherwise,  excepting 
in  case  of  inevitable  accident,  for  a greater  length  of  time  than 
ten  minutes  for  each  necessary  obstruction. 

1210.  § 5.  That  no  running  or  flying  switches  shall  be  made 
across  any  street. 

1211.  § 6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  railroad  company  or 


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companies  crossing  any  street  or  thoroughfare  in  the  said  city  of 
Lincoln  to  keep  and  maintain  an  electric  light  or  lights  at  such 
crossing  or  crossings,  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  Mayor  aiul 
Council  from  time  to  time,  which  light  or  lights  shall  be  kept 
burning  during  the  night  time.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  rail- 
road company  or  companies,  within  twenty  days  after  service  of 
notice  upon  such  railroad  company  or  companies,  through  any  of 
its  officials,  to  place  sucli  electric  light  or  lights  as  shall  be  desig- 
nated by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  at  such 
crossing  or  crossings  as  said  Mayor  and  Council  shall  determine, 
and  upon  failure  to  comply  therewith,  the  said  city  shall  have 
power  to  so  place  and  maintain  such  light  or  lights  over  the 
crossing  or  crossings  of  said  railroad  company  or  companies,  and 
the  cost  thereof  shall  be  charged  to  such  railroad  company  or 
companies. 

1212.  § 7.  That  the  location  of  such  electric  light  or  lights 
over  the  crossing  or  crossings  of  said  railroad  compauy  or  com- 
panies shall  be  determined  by  resolution  of  said  Council,  and 
majority  vote  of  said  Council  shall  be  required  to  pass  the  same. 

1213.  § 8.  That  whenever  any  streets  of  the  city  shall  be 
crossed  by  two  or  more  railroad  companies,  and  where  by  the 
Council  one  light  shall  have  been  considered  by  said  Council  as 
sufficient,  the  cost  thereof  shall  be  assessed  against  such  railroad 
companies  jointly  in  such  manner  as  shall  be  determined  by  the 
Council  by  resolution  ordering  the  same. 

1214.  § 9.  Any  railroad  company  having  a track  or  tracks 
crossing  either  Seventeenth  street,  Fourteenth  street.  Tenth  street, 
or  O street  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  streets,  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, is  hereby  required  to  keep  stationed  thereat  a flag-man, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  at  all  times  to  indicate  to  travelers  upon 
said  streets,  or  either  of  them,  the  approach  of  passing  trains, 
and  to  give  notice  when  in  safety  they  can  cross  the  same. 

1215.  § 10.  That  any  officer,  superintendent,  agent,  en- 
gineer, conductor,  fireman,  servant,  or  employe,  of  any  railroad 
company  running  or  operating  a railroad  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  who  shall  neglect  or  otherwise  vio- 


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late  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars  for  each  otfense,  and  shall  be  committed  to 
the  jail  of  said  city  until  such  fine  and  costs  of  prosecution  are 
paid. 

g 11.  All  ordinance.s  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2(1,  A.  D.  189-5. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  \V.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  and  license  resident  merchants  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
prohibiting  them  from  doing  business  in  certain  ways  unless  licensed,  prescribing 
penalties  for  the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LIV. 

HesMent  Merchants. 

1216.  § 1.  That  any  person  who  shall  keep  and  expose  for 
sale  any  article  of  any ‘kind  in  any  building  within  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  which  is  used  as  his  or  her  usual  place  of  business,  and 
to  which  the  general  public  have  access  during  business  hours, 
shall  be  deemed  a resident  merchant. 

1217.  § 2.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  resident  mer- 
cliant  to  carry  in  any  box,  pack,  hand-trunk,  basket,  or  vehicle 
of  any  kind,  from  house  to  house,  or  from  place  to  place,  within 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  any  articles  of  any  kind,  and  sell  or  deliver, 
or  offer  to  sell  or  deliver  such  articles  unless  the  same  have  been 
first  purchased  from  or  ordered  of  such  merchant  at  his  or  her 
usual  place  of  business  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  person  to  whom 
they  are  delivered,  without  first  procuring  a license  for  such  pur- 
pose provided  in  this  ordinance. 

1218.  § 3.  That  any  resident  merchant  desiring  to  carry  in 
any  box,  pack,  hand-trunk,  basket,  or  vehicle  of  any  kind,  from 
house  to  house  or  from  place  to  place  within  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
any  articles  of  any  kind,  and  sell  or  deliver,  or  offer  to  sell  or 


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deliver,  such  articles,  unless  the  same  have  been  first  purchased 
from  or  ordered  of  such  merchant  at  his  or  her  usual  place  of 
business  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  persons  to  whom  they  are  deliv- 
ered, shall  pay  into  the  treasury  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  per  an- 
num. 

1219.  § 4.  This  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  hawkers,  ped- 

dlers, or  non-resident  merchants,  or  to  retail  venders  of  vegeta- 
bles, eggs,  butter,  milk,  and  farm  produce  raised  by  such  venders 
from  their  own  farms  or  gardens,  or  the  farm  or  garden  of  their 
employer.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sutn  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  together  with  costs,  and  shall  be 
imprisoned  in  the  jail  of  said  city  until  the  same  are  paid. 

§ 5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration  of 
one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  license  and  regulate  scavengers  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  prohibiting 
them  from  doing  business  until  they  have  complied  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance, fixing  the  fees  to  be  charged  for  certain  services,  prescribing  penalties  for 
the  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith.  • 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LY. 

Scavengers. 

1220.  § 1.  No  person,  company,  or  corporation,  shall  empty, 

clean  or  remove,  the  contents  of  privy  vault,  cess-pool,  or  sink, 
except  his  own,  or  in  any  manner  engage  in  the  business  of  vault 
cleaning  without  first  having  obtained  a license  so  to  do.  Such 
license  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk  upon  the  recommenda- 
tion of  the  Board  of  Health,  and  shall  continue  in  force  for  one 
year  from  its  date  unless  sooner  revoked  as  herein  provided. 
The  applicant  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  such  license 
the  sum  of  fifteen  dollars.  Such  license  may  be  revoked  by  tl.e 
Board  of  Health  at  any  time  upon  the  failure  of  such  licensee  to 


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fully  observe  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  relating  to  his  said 
business.  Such  licensee  shall  also  execute  a bond  to  the  city  in 
the  penal  sum  of  $500,  witli  two  or  more  sureties,  conditioned 
that  said  licensee  will  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance relating  to  his  business,  and  will  obey  and  comply  with  the 
regulations  and  directions  of  the  Board  of  Health. 

1221.  § 2.  The  cleaning,  emptying,  and  removing,  of  the 
contents  of  privy  vaults,  cess-pools,  and  sinks,  shall  be  done  in 
an  inoffensive  manner,  and  any  scavenger  having  begun  such 
scavenger  work,  shall,  without  interruption  or  delay,  finish  the 
same,  and  shall,  in  every  instance,  leave  the  vault,  cess-poo),  or 
sink,  in  as  good  condition  as  when  the  work  was  undertaken. 
When  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault  shall  be  removed,  the 
same  shall  be  properly  disinfected  after  the  completion  of  the 
cleaning.  This  business  shall  be  carried  on  with  the  most  strict 
regard  to  cleanliness.  The  contents  so  removed  shall  be  con- 
veyed beyond  the  city  limits  in  air-tight  tanks,  and  shall  be  dis- 
posed of  in  such  manner  as  to  cause  no  offense,  and  as  the  health 
officer  shall  direct.  All  carts,  tanks,  and  receptacles  used  for 
the  purpose  must  be  water  tight,  and  the  same  must  be  thor- 
oughly washed  and  disinfected  immediately  after  being  emptied. 

1222.  § 3.  All  persons  licensed  as  scavengers  in  this  city 
shall  provide  a suitable  barn  or  inclosure  for  the  proper  storage 
of  their  tanks,  carts,  and  tools,  and  in  no  case  shall  a tank  or 
cart  be  permitted  to  stand  upon  the  streets,  alleys,  or  vacant  lots 
of  the  city,  except  when  actually  employed  and  in  use  in  the 
scavenger  business. 

1223.  § 4.  No  privy  vault,  sink,  or  cess-pool  shall  be  opened, 
nor  the  contents  thereof  disturbed  or  removed,  between  the  hours 
of  six  o’clock  A.  M.  and  ten  o’clock  p.  M.  of  any  day,  nor  shall 
such  contents  be  deposited  or  buried  within  the  city  except  upon 
the  special  permission  of  the  health  officer,  and  in  such  manner 
and  place  as  he  shall  direct. 

1224.  § 5.  The  health  officer  shall,  at  least  once  a month, 
cause  every  tank  and  cart  that  is  used  in  the  business  of  vault 
cleaning  or  removal  of  slops,  to  be  carefully  inspected,  and  if 


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any  tank  or  cart  be  found  in  a leaking  condition,  or  from  any 
cause  unfit  to  use,  he  shall  notify  the  owner  of  the  same,  and 
such  tank  or  cart  shall  not  be  used  until  placed  in  good  condi- 
tion. Every  scavenger  shall  place  in  a conspicuous  place  upon 
each  cart  or  tank,  its  number,  the  figures  to  be  at  least  three 
inches  in  length,  in  white  paint  upon  a black  ground.  The 
business  of  vault  cleaning  shall  be  carried  on  between  the  hours 
of  ten  o’clock  p.  M.  and  six  o’clock  A.  M.,  and  at  no  other  time. 

1225.  § 6.  Duly  licensed  scavengers  shall  be  entitled  to  de- 

mand and  receive  the  following  fees: 

For  emptying  and  cleaning  a vessel  containing  less  than  45 


gallons $0.50 

For  emptying  and  cleaning  a vessel  containing  more  than 

45  and  less  than  100  gallons 1.00 

Jjarger  vessels  at  last  above  named  rate. 

For  removing  dead  animals,  500  lbs.  or  less  in  weight 1.50 

For  removing  dead  animals,  over  500  lbs.  in  weight 2.50 

For  hauling  garbage,  per  ton 50 

For  cleaning  grease  traps 1.50 

For  cleaning  cess- pool,  j)er  cubic  yard 2.00 

For  cleaning  vault,  j^er  cubic  foot 15 


1226.  § 7.  Any  scavenger  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 

visions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any 

sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

§ 8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Cleric,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  and  describing  the  corporate  seal  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 
Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LYI. 

Seal. 

1227.  § 1.  The  seal  heretofore  provided  and  used  by  and  for 

the  city  of  Lincoln,  (the  impression  on  which  is  a profile  bust 
representation  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  with  the  inscription : ^‘In- 


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corporate^  March  18,  1871/^  in  a half  circle  around  the  head  of 
the  figure,  and  the  word  ‘^SeaP^  below;  and  with  the  inscrip- 
tion, “City  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  County,  Nebraska,’’  around 
the  outer  edge  of  said  seal ; which  seal,  represented  as  aforesaid, 
is  hereunto  annexed,)  shall  be  and  is  hereby  established  and  de- 
clared to  have  been  and  now  to  be  the  seal  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 


g 2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g B.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  license  and  regulate  second-hand  dealers  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
prohibiting  them  from  doing  business  before  complying  with  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance, prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisions  hereof,  and  repealing 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LVII. 

Seco7id-/iand  Dealers. 

1228.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons, 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  carry  on  or  conduct  the  business  of 
a dealer  in  second-hand  furniture,  household  goods,  or  other  ar- 
ticles, without  having  first  obtained  a license  so  to  do,  as  herein- 
after provided. 

1229.  § 2.  Any  person  desiring  to  conduct  and  carry  on  the 
business  of  a dealer  in  second-hand  articles,  shall  first  execute  and 
file  with  the  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  a bond  to  the  city  of 


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Ijincoln  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  with  one  or  more 
sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  for  the  faith- 
ful observance  of  all  ordinances  and  regulations  of  said  city  re- 
lating to  second-hand  dealers,  and  the  honest  and  faithful  conduct 
of  said  business,  which  bond  shall  be  for  the  benefit  of  any  person 
injured  or  damaged  by  the  fraud  or  willful  misconduct  of  said 
business. 

1230.  § 3.  Applicants  for  license  to  conduct  said  business 
within  said  city,  shall  first  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  the 
sum  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  an  annual  license,  and  shall  file 
the  Treasurer's  receipt  for  the  same  with  the  City  Clerk,  and 
thereupon,  if  the  provisions  of  section  2 hereof  have  been  com- 
plied with,  said  Clerk  shall  issue  a license  to  conduct  or  carry 
on  said  business  to  the  applicant,  which  license  shall  be  signed 
by  the  Mayor  and  Clerk,  and  be  attested  by  the  seal  of  said 
city.  Every  such  license  shall  designate  the  house  and  place  in 
which  the  person  receiving  such  license  shall  be  authorized  to 
carry  on  such  business.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to 
carry  on  said  business  except  in  the  [)lace  named  in  such  license. 

1231.  § 4.  All  persons  who  shall  be  engaged  in  the  business 
of  pawnbrokers  or  second-hand  dealers  shall  keep  a book  in 
which  shall  be  legibly  written  in  ink,  at  the  time  of  any  loan  or 
purchase,  an  accurate  account  or  description  in  the  English  lan- 
guage of  the  goods,  articles,  or  things  pawned,  pledged,  or  pur- 
chased, the  amount  of  money  loaned  or  paid  therefor,  the  time  the 
same  was  received,  and  the  name,  residence,  and  the  description  of 
the  person  pawning,  pledging,  or  selling  the  same;  which  book  as 
well  as  the  articles  pawned  or  purchased  shall  at  all  reasonable 
times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Chief  of  Police  or  any 
member  of  the  police  force. 

1232.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  such  pawnbroker  or 
second-hand  dealer  to  make  out  and  deliver  to  the  Chief  of  Police 
every  day  before  the  hour  of  12  m.  a legible  and  correct  copy 
from  the  book  required  in  the  preceding  section  hereof  of  all 
personal  property  or  other  valuable  things  received,  deposited,  or 
purchased  during  the  preceding  day,  together  with  the  time  when 


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received  or  j)iircliased  and  a description  of  the  person  or  persons 
by  whom  left  in  pledge. 

1233.  § 6.  If  any  goods,  article,  or  thing,  shall  be  advertised 
in  any  daily  newspaper  printed  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  as  having 
been  lost  or  stolen,  and  if  the  said  goods,  article,  or  thing,  or 
any  such  answering  to  the  description  of  the  goods,  article,  or 
thing  so  advertised,  or  any  part  or  portion  thereof,  shall  then  be 
or  thereafter  come  into  possession  of  any  dealer  in  second-hand 
articles,  he  or  she  shall  forthwith  give  information  thereof  in 
writing,  at  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  and  shall  state  from 
whom  the  same  were  received.  A failure  to  comply  with  the 
requirements  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  sufficient  cause  for 
revoking  the  license  of  the  person  so  refusing,  and  shall  further 
render  such  person  liable  to  the  penalties  provided  for  the  viola- 
tion of  this  ordinance. 

1234.  § 7.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance  shall,  for  each  offense,  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and 
be  committed  until  the  said  fine  and  costs  are  })aid. 

§ 8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  elfect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  GuaiiaiM,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 

Article  LVIII. 

Sewers  and  Drains. 

1235.  § 1.  All  connections  of  private  drains  or  sewers  with 
the  public  sewers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  or  the  construction  or 
modification  of  appurtenances  to  sewers  or  sewer  connections, 
shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and  regulations  ap- 
proved by  the  City  Council  and  embodied  in  this  ordinance,  and. 
such  further  rules  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  adopted. 

1236.  § 2.  No  person,  persons,  or  corporation,  shall  open, 
uncover,  or  in  any  manner  make  any  connection  with,  or  lay  any 
sewer  or  drain,  or  attach  or  modify  any  appurtenances  to  sewer 

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connections  to  sewers  within  the  public  streets,  alleys,  or  other 
grounds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  unless  duly  licensed  therefor,  or 
operating  under  a special  contract  with  the  city  of  Lincoln  for 
such  work. 

1237.  § 3.  Any  competent  mechanic  with  experience  in  lay- 
ing drain  or  sewer  pipes,  may  upon  application  and  approval  of 
the  City  Council,  and  payment  of  ten  dollars  for  the  year  or  un- 
ex])ired  part  thereof,  ending  in  all  cases  on  December  31st,  receive 
a license  to  lay  drain  or  sewer  })ipes,  or  modify  any  attachment, 
or  make  connection  thereto:  Provided,  No  application  for  license 
under  this  ordinance  shall  be  considered  unless  accompanied  by 
a bond  in  the  sum  of  $2,600,  with  two  resident  sureties,  each 
owning  real  estate  in  Lancaster  county  of  the  value  of  $2,500 
above  all  exemptions  and  liabilities,  and  who  shall  justify  accord- 
ingly. Said  bond  to  be  approved  in  form  by  the  City  Attorney 
to  secure  the  city  against  damages  that  may  arise  by  virtue  of  the 
carelessness  or  neglect  of  such  person  or  corporation  to  properly 
execute  their  work,  or  for  any  violation  of  this  or  any  other  ordi- 
nance of  the  city,  or  for  any  penalties  that  may  be  imposed  during 
the  period  of  such  license  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

1238.  § 4.  No  excavation  of  trenches  for  sewer  ])ipes,  or  ' 
work  in  connection  with  such  ])ipes,  attachments,  appurtenances, 
or  modifications  thereof,  shall  be  done  by  any  licensed  person  or 
corporation  without  a special  permit. 

1239.  § 5.  All  special  permits  for  laying  drain  or  sewer  pipes, 
or  any  excavation  relating  to  making  connection  with  the  public 
sewers,  or  plumbing  in  connection  with  the  a})purtenances  to 
sewer  connections,  or  any  changes  in  connection  with  the  said 
appurtenances  or  pipes,  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Engineer  or 
duly  authoiized  assistant. 

1240.  § 6.  Application  for  permits  to  connect,  construct,  or 
modify,  attachments  to  the  public  sewers  or  their  appurtenances, 
shall  be  made  in  writing  on  blanks  furnished  by  the  city,  such 
apj)lications  to  show  the  exact  location  of  the  jiroposed  connection, 
and  the  appurtenances  thereto. 

A record  shall  be  kept  by  such  plumber  or  drain  layer,  cover- 


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in^  full  details  of  such  work,  and  a return  shall  he  filed  with  the 
City  Engineer  on  the  first  of  each  month  of  all  such  work  com- 
pleted during  the  |)revious  month.  All  such  work  shall  be  done 
under  and'in  compliance  with  the  direction  of  the  City  Engineer, 
Inspector,  or  officer,  as  herein  specified  and  in  strict  conformity 
to  the  rules  and  regulations  hereto  attached,  or  such  additional 
rules  or  modifications  thereof  as  may  be  hereafter  adopted  by  the 
Mayor  and  City  Council.  Willful  violation  of  the  said  rules  or 
of  the  direction  of  the  City  Engineer,  Inspector,  or  other  offi- 
cer assigned  to  the  suj)ervision  of  such  work,  shall  be  cause  for 
suspension  of  the  license  of  the  offender,  by  the  City  Engineer, 
in  addition  to  any  penalties  that  may  be  imposed  under  this  or- 
dinance, and  such  sus[)ension  shall  operate  until  restored  by  the 
City  Council ; nor  shall  any  such  suspension  give  the  offending 
party  a right  to  a return  of  any  moneys  paid  for  license. 

1241.  § 7.  The  licensed  plumber  or  drain  layer  who  connects 
with  the  j)ublic  sewers  shall  be  held  responsible  for  any  damage 
he  may  cause  to  the  sewers  or  public  streets.  He  shall  restore 
the  street  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  City  Engineer  and  make  good 
any  settlement  of  the  ground  or  pavement  caused  by  excavations 
made  by  said  plumber  or  drain  layer  under  or  by  virtue  of  any 
permit  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

1242.  § 8.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  be  found  guilty 
of  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  any  of 
the  regulations  in  connection  therewith,  or  who  shall  fail  or  neg- 
lect to  comply  with  any  of  such  provisions,  rules,  or  regulations, 
shall  be  considered  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor 
more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  twenty-five  dollars 
for  each  day  such  person  shall  continue  in  violation  thereof. 

1243.  § 9.  The  Mayor  and  City  Council  shall  have  power 
to  appoint  one  or  more  inspectors  to  whom  they  may  delegate 
any  or  all  powers  essential  to  the  proper  supervision  and  enforce- 
ment of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

1244.  § 10.  The  following  rules  and  regulations  are  hereby 
adopted  and  approved,  to-wit: 


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Rule  1. 

1245.  All  applications  for  permits  to  plumbers  or  drain  lay- 
ers shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Engineer  twenty-four  hours  be- 
fore their  issuance,  except  in  case  of  accident  requiring  more 
prompt  attention. 

Rule  2. 

1246.  Trenches  in  public  streets  or  alleys  shall  be  excavated 
so  as  to  impede  public  travel  as  little  as  possible.  The  crossings 
of  gutters  and  all  other  ways  shall  be  left  in  such  shape  as  to 
admit  of  the  ready  escape  of  water  during  storms.  Planks  shall 
always  be  provided  where  sidewalks  or  crossings  are  opened  so 
as  to  facilitate  easy  crossing  over  trenches. 

Rule  3. 

1247.  Red  lights  shall  be  kept  around  all  unfinished  work 
at  night,  and  sufficient  barricades  against  accidents  shall  be  placed 
around  excavations  at  all  times. 

Rule  4. 

1248.  Work  in  public  streets  must  not  be  unnecessarily  de- 
layed, and  when  directed  by  the  City  Engineer,  the  number  of 
workmen  shall  be  increased  to  hasten  the  work  to  the  extent  the 
City  Engineer  may  deem  necessary  for  public  interests. 

Rule  5. 

1249.  Trenches  in  depths  of  six  feet  or  over,  and  in  all  made 
or  otherwise  treacherous  soil,  or  near  large  brick  buildings,  shall 
be  properly  braced,  and  the  {)arty  excavating  and  his  bondsmen 
shall  be  liable  for  all  damages  arising  by  reason  of  any  neglect 
in  this  respect. 

Rule  6. 

1250.  The  refilling  of  all  trenches,  if  in  unpaved  streets  or 
alleys,  shall  be  well  and  thoroughly  done  in  uniform  layers  of 
not  exceeding  nine  inches,  and  tamped  with  a tamper  of  not  less 


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than  forty  pounds  weight,  or  with  puddled  earth,  as  may  be  di- 
rected by  the  City  luigineer.  Inspector,  or  other  agents  of  the 
city  entrusted  with  the  supervision  of  such  work,  so  as  to  replace 
all  excavated  material,  and  leave  the  surface  in  as  good  conditon 
as  found  before  the  commencement  of  the  work. 

Rule  7. 

1251.  The  refilling  of  all  trenches  in  paved  streets  shall  be 
done  by  floating  sand,  except  where  otherwise  directed  by  the 
City  Engineer,  and  all  paving  material  shall  be  renewed  or  re- 
placed in  as  perfect  and  substantial  condition  as  before  excavat- 
ing, and  in  the  event  of  settling  within  six  months  after  being 
refilled,  the  City  Engineer  shall  have  the  right,  and  it  shall  be  his 
duty,  to  demand  and  require  the  restoration  by  the  party  who 
made  such  excavation;  and  all  surplus  material  in  all  cases  of 
excavation  shall  be  taken  off  the  street  and  at  once  delivered  to 
such  points  as  the  City  Engineer  may  direct. 

Rule  8. 

1252.  Drain  layers  or  plumbers  will  be  required  to  keep  on 
hand  a spirit  level  in  proper  order,  where  work  is  being  done  in 
connection  with  public  sewers,  and  their  returns  must  show  the 
actual  depths  below  the  surface  and  fall  per  foot  to  which  their 
j)ipes  have  been  laid.  No  pipes  shall  be  allowed  to  connect  with 
public  sewers  with  a less  fall  than  one-fourth  inch  per  foot. 

Rule  9. 

1253.  Connections  with  the  sewers  of  the  separate  system 
must  be  of  first-class  quality,  of  four-inch  vitrified  clay  pipes, 
without  reducers,  laid  to  an  uniform  grade,  with  gasket  joints  in 
cement,  and  in  good  workmanlike  manner;  pipes  laid  from  a 
point  four  feet  outside  of  building  walls  into  the  building  shall 
be  of  a good  quality  of  cast  iron  soil  pipe.  No  trajis  shall  be’al- 
lowed  throughout  the  entire  line,  and  the  soil  pipe  must  be  con- 
tinuous for  ventilation  purposes  to  a point  not  less  than  three 
feet  above  the  roof  of  the  building,  such  soil  pipes  to  be  coated 


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with  an  approved  tar  or  asphaltic  preparation.  All  connection 
with  said  pipes  to  be  properly  trapped  with  a water  seal  not  less 
than  half  an  inch  in  depth,  such  seal  to  be  protected  against 
syphonage  by  connection  with  the  said  pipe  above  the  outer 
upper  end  of  the  trap.  All  joints  shall  be  tightly  and  thor- 
oughly caulked  with  lead,  to  admit  of  no  escaping  gas.  Connec- 
tions with  other  than  the  separate  sewers  shall  be  done  according 
to  the  directions  of  the  City  Engineer. 

Rule  10. 

1254.  All  kitchen  waste  must  be  discharged  through  a suit- 
able grease  trap,  of  form  approved  by  the  City  Engineer. 

Rule  11. 

1255.  Connection  for  stable  waste  must  be  of  a syphon  form 
approved  by  the  City  Engineer. 

Rule  12. 

1256.  Steam  exhaust  must  be  discharged  into  catch  basins, 
and  not  direct  into  sewer  pipes. 

Rule  13. 

1257.  No  junction  pipe  shall  be  cut  or  taken  up  for  connec- 
tion without  a special  permit,  and  then  only  in  the  presence  of 
an  inspector. 

Rule  14. 

1258.  Changes  of  direction  of  pipes  must  be  made  by  prop- 
erly curved  pipe,  and  not  by  edging  or  cutting.  No  storm- 
water connections  to  conduct  water  from  roofs  or  yards,  or  over- 
flow pipes  from  cisterns,  will  be  permitted  with  the  separate 
system  of  sewers. 

Rule  15. 

1259.  Sewer  pipe  connections,  both  inside  and  outside  of 
buildings,  must  be  Ys  and  not  Ts. 


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Rule  16. 

1260.  Accidents  to  sewers  by  caving,  or  in  cleaning  of  pri- 
vate connections,  must  be  promptly  reported  to  the  City  Engi- 
neer’s office.  No  Ys  shall  be  uncovered  for  sewer  connections 
without  the  presence  of  an  inspector. 

Rule  17. 

1261.  Entrance  into  manholes,  or  the  opening  of  the  same, 
except  by  the  Inspector,  is  strictly  prohibited. 

Rule  18. 

1262.  Any  defective  or  other  work  in  connection  with  sew- 
ers, or  appurtenances  disapproved  by  the  City  Engineer,  shall, 
upon  written  notice,  be  promptly  remedied. 

Rule  19. 

1263.  The  City  Engineer  or  Sewer  Inspector  shall  have  ac- 
cess at  all  times  to  any  building  connected  with  any  sewer,  to 
properly  examine  the  same. 

Rule  20. 

1264.  No  one  shall  throw  or  deposit,  or  cause  or  permit  to 
be  thrown  or  deposited,  in  any  vessel  or  receptacle  connected  with 
the  public  sewers,  garbage,  hair,  ashes,  fruit  or  vegetables,  peel- 
ings, refuse,  rags,  sticks,  cinders,  or  any  other  matter  or  thing 
whatever,  except  human  excrement,  urine,  the  necessary  closet 
paper,  liquid  house  slops,  and  elevator  water. 

1265.  § 11.  Any  person  or  company  obtaining  a license,  or 
doing  work  under  this  ordinance,  shall  keep  posted  in  a conspic- 
uous place  in  the  office  or  shop  of  such  person  or  company,  a 
copy  of  the  foregoing  ordinance  and  rules,  which  will  be  fur- 
nished on  application  by  the  City  Clerk. 

(Passed  January  10,  1887.  Approved  January  12,  1887.  Published  in  Journal  Jan- 
uary 13,  1887.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  erection  of  wire  signs  over  and  across  the  business 
streets  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  LIX. 


Signs. 


1266.  § 1.  That  hereafter  any  person  so  desiring  may  erect 

a wire  sign  over  and  across  the  business  streets  of  the  city  of 
Ijincoln  : And  Provided  further^  That  said  signs  shall  be  made  of 
wire  and  properly  fastened  by  cable  in  a thoroughly  secure  man- 
ner at  a height  from  the  pavement  of  not  less  than  thirty- five 
feet  to  under  side  of  sign. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  2G,  A.  D.  189.5. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  setting  apart  portions  of  the  streets  for  sidewalk  space,  regulating 
the  use  thereof,  authorizing  and  directing  the  construction  of  sidewalks  thereon, 
and  assessing  the  costs  thereof  to  the  abutting  property,  prescribing  penalties  for 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Cowieil  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  LX. 
Sidewalks. 


1267.  § 1.  That  hereafter  there  shall  be  reserved  on  each 
side  of  every  street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  sidewalks- and  for 
the  cultivation  of  trees  and  grass,  a space  equal  to  one-fourth  of 
the  street  from  abutting  lot  lines:  Provided^  That  on  streets  in 
paving  districts  said  space  shall  extend  from  the  lot  line  to  the 
curb  line. 

1268.  § 2.  All  walks  on  O street  from  Seventh  to  Sixteenth, 
N street  from  Ninth  to  Twelfth,  P street  from  Seventh  to 
Twelfth,  Q street  from  Ninth  to  Twelfth,  Ninth  street  from  Q 
to  O,  Tenth  street  from  Q to  N,  Eleventh  street  from  Q to  M, 
Twelfth  street  from  Q to  N,  Thirteenth  street  from  P to  M,  and 


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also  in  front  of  and  alongside  any  building  in  any  part  of  the 
city  when  areaways  or  cellars  are  in  use,  or  may  hereafter  be  in 
use,  under  any  sidewalk,  shall  extend  from  the  line  of  the  abut- 
ting lot  or  lots  to  the  curb  line,  and  no  sidewalk  shall  be  built 
in  the  above  territory  except  the  same  be  constructed  of  stone, 
iron,  brick,  or  artificial  stone,  or  combinations  of  such  materials, 
nor  until  after  a permit  has  been  obtained  from  the  Street  Com- 
missioner, or  other  officer  whom  the  Council  may  designate,  for 
the  building  of  the  same.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  repair  any 
wooden  sidewalks  within  the  above  territory,  except  such  repairs 
as  may  be  necessary  to  make  the  same  safe  until  a new  walk  can 
be  constructed  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  but  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officer  having  the  same  in  charge  to  re- 
port to  the  City  Council  all  sidewalks  in  said  territory  in  need 
of  repairs.  Whereupon  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Council 
to  cause  the  owner  of  the  property  abutting  on  such  sidewalk  to 
be  notified  to  show  cause  why  such  sidewalk  should  not  be  con- 
demned, and  order  the  construction  of  such  sidewalk  as  above 
provided,  and  the  Council  shall  then  direct  the  kind  of  material 
to  be  used,  but  this  shall  not  prevent  the  lot  owner  from  con- 
structing said  walk  with  such  material  as  is  herein  authorized. 
Should  the  owner  fail  or  refuse  to  construct  such  walk  in  accord- 
ance with  the  order  of  the  Council  and  of  this  ordinance,  within 
thirty  days  after  such  order  is  made,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
officer  in  charge  to  construct  such  walk  in  accordance  with  the 
order  of  the  Council.  The  inner  edge  of  all  other  sidewalks 
shall  be  four  feet,  neither  more  nor  less,  from  the  line  of  the  ad- 
jacent lot:  Provided^  The  Council  may,  by  resolution,  upon  peti- 
tion of  the  property  owners  of  all  the  feet  front  on  any  block, 
allow  a variation  from  the  rule  herein  established,  so  that  the 
inner  line  of  the  sidewalk  shall  be  at  a point,  being  the  center 
between  the  lot  and  the  curb  line  in  front  of  the  block  where 
such  change  aforesaid  is  petitioned  for,  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
tecting trees,  and  for  such  other  reasons  as  shall  seem  just  and 
})roper  to  the  Council;  but  in  all  such  cases  the  distance  of  the 
inner  edge  of  the  sidewalk  from  lot  line  must  be  uniform  for  the 


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whole  block.  Where,  in  granting  permission  under  the  provis- 
ions of‘  this  section,  it  will  be  necessary  to  change  the  approaches 
on  either  side  of  the  block,  the  lot  owners  to  whom  the  permis- 
sion is  granted  shall  bear  the  expense  of  such  change.  Side- 
walks, except  as  hereinbefore  provided,  shall  be  constructed  of 
either  stone,  asphaltum,  tar,  iron,  or  two-inch  plank  laid  cross- 
wise upon  three  sufficient  supports,  and  shall  be  of  such  width 
as  the  Council  shall  direct,  not  less  than  three  feet. 

1269.  § 3.  Sidewalks  on  business  streets,  or  portions  thereof, 

shall  be  constructed  so  as  to  incline  upwards  from  the  outer  edge 
of  the  sidewalk  toward  the  buildings  or  boundary  of  the  lot  at 
the  rate  of  not  less  than  one  inch  nor  more  than  one  and  one- 
fourth  inches  in  three  feet;  the  outer  edge  of  said  walks  to  rest 
on  the  top  of  the  curb;  and  no  part  of  said  walks  shall  be  taken 
for  private  use  by  lowering  or  cutting  down  the  same  next  to 
the  building;  and  said  sidewalk  shall  be  built  up  to  the  build- 
ing on  an  uniform  grade:  Provided,  That  an  open  space  of  not 
more  than  four  feet  may  be  left  next  to  the  building,  but  the 
same  shall  be  securely  protected  by  strong  iron  railings.  En- 
trances, stairs,  and  steps  to  areas  and  basements,  on  sidewalks, 
shall  not  be  more  than  four  feet  wide,  and  said  stairs  and  steps 
or  entrances  shall  be  securely  protected  by  iron  railings.  The 
pitch  or  inclination  on  all  sidewalks,  except  on  business  streets 
or  portions  thereof,  shall  not  exced  three  inches  per  width  of 
five  and  one- third  feet. 

No  sidewalk  on  any  residence  street  or  part  thereof  shall  be 
more  than  eight  inches  above  the  adjacent  curb  grade  : Provided, 
The  Council  may,  by  resolution,  upon  the  petition  of  the  own- 
ers of  a majority  of  the  feet  front  in  any  block  on  such  street, 
allow  sidewalks  in  such  block  to  be  constructed  to  a height  of 
not  exceeding  thirty  inches  above  the  adjacent  curb  grade:  Pro- 
vided.  That  in  all  such  cases  the  approach  from  the  curb  grade 
of  intersecting  or  cross  streets  shall  incline  upward  in  a uniform 
manner  to  the  height  so  established  until  the  lot  line  is  reached  : 
Kud  provided  fyrther.  That  such  pitch  or  inclination  shall  in  no 
case  be  greater  than  one  inch  to  the  foot.  Any  person  who  shall 


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hereafter  construct  or  procure  the  construction  of  any  sidewalk, 
in  violation  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in 
any  sura  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  stand  coraniit- 
ted  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid;  and  should  any  sidewalk 
be  permitted  to  remain  in  violation  of  this  section  after  five  days 
written  notice  thereof  to  the  owner  of  the  property  in  front  of 
which  the  same  is  located,  by  personal  service  or  by  leaving  a 
copy  thereof  at  his  residence  or  place  of  business,  then  such 
owner  shall  upon  conviction  be  fined  in  any  sura  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars  for  each  twenty-four  hours  the  same  is  so  permitted 
to  remain,  and  shall  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid  ; and  one  or  more  convictions  under  this  provision  shall 
not  be  a bar  to  any  conviction  for  a subsequent  violation.  In 
case  the  owner  of  property  in  front  of  which  any  unlawful 
sidewalk  is  located  refuse  or  neglect  to  rebuild  or  relocate  the 
same,  then  the  Council  may  order  the  same  rebuilt  or  relocated 
and  assess  the  costs  thereof  upon  the  abutting  property  upon 
the  same  notice  and  in  the  same  manner  as  is  hereinafter  pro- 
vided or  provided  by  law  for  the  construction  of  and  assessment 
for  new  sidewalks. 

1270.  § 4.  Whenever  any  street  or  avenue  or  any  part 

thereof  shall  have  been  brought  to  the  established  grade,  or  per- 
manently improved,  and  in  the  opinion  of  the  Council  it  shall 
be  necessary  or  advisable  to  bring  any  sidewalk  space  to  such 
grade,  or  on  the  proper  grade  of  such  permanently  improved 
street,  and  to  place  a sidewalk  thereon,  or  whenever  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  Council  it  shall  become  necessary  or  advisable  to 
construct  a temporary  plank  sidewalk  upon  the  natural  surface 
of  the  ground  upon  streets  not  brought  to  the  established  grade, 
or  permanently  improved,  they  shall  pass  a resolution  ordering 
the  owner  or  owners  of  the  abutting  lot  or  lots  to  do  said  work 
and  construct  said  sidewalk,  designating  therein  whether  the 
sidewalk  shall  be  a permanent  or  temporary  one.  A copy  of 
such  resolution  shall  be  served  upon  the  owner  or  owners  of  the 
lot  or  lots  along  which  said  sidewalk  may  be  ordered  constructed 
or  grading  done,  either  personally  or  by  leaving  at  his  or  their 


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usual  place  of  residence  or  business,  when  they  or  the  same  can 
be  found.  In  case  of  non-residence,  or  absence  of  those  who 
have  no  usual  residence  or  place  of  business  that  can  be  found, 
a copy  of  such  resolution  shall  be  published  once  in  some  news- 
])aper  of  general  circulation  in  the  city  of  Lincoln.  The  person 
serving  such  notice,  or  knowing  of  the  publication,  shall  make 
a sworn  return  thereof  to  the  City  Council  of  the  manner  and 
date  of  such  service. 

1271.  § 5.  If  the  work  required  by  the  resolution  mentioned 
in  the  preceding  section  is  not  done  within  thirt}/  days  from  the 
date  of  the  service  thereof,  or  publication,  the  Council  may,  by  res- 
olution, direct  such  officer  or  person  as  they  may  see  fit  to  proceed 
to  construct  the  said  sidewalk  and  to  do  the  said  grading,  and  re- 
port the  costs  thereof  to  the  Council,  together  with  the  time  and 
manner  of  service  of  notice,  and  thereupon  the  amount  thereof 
shall  be  assessed  to  the  abutting  property  in  the  manner  pro- 
vided by  law. 

1272.  § 6.  Such  officer  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  author- 
ized by  the  Council  shall  have  general  supervision  of  all  side- 
walks, sidewalk  space,  and  cross-walks  of  the  city,  and  it  shall 
be  his  duty  to  see  that  all  sidewalk  space  is  not  unlawfully  oc- 
cupied, and  report  all  obstruction  on  and  unlawful  use  of  the 
same,  and  attend  to  the  construction  and  repair  of  all  cross-walks 
under  the  directions  of  the  Council.  Whenever  any  sidewalk 
needs  repairing  he  shall  immediately  serve  a written  notice  on 
the  owner  or  owners  of  the  abutting  property  in  the  manner 
prescribed  in  section  4 of  this  ordinance,  to  properly  repair 
the  same,  and  if  such  repairs  are  not  made,  or  properly  made 
within  two  days  of  the  date  of  the  service  or  publication,  then 
the  said  officer  shall  make  the  necessary  repairs,  and  shall  report 
the  cost  thereof,  together  with  the  time  and  manner  of  service  of 
notice  to  the  Council,  and  the  Council  shall  thereupon  cause  the 
said  costs  and  expenses  to  be  assessed  to  the  abutting  property  in 
the  same  manner  and  under  the  same  conditions  as  the  cost  of 
sidewalks  are  assessed.  Whenever  in  the  opinion  of  the  officer 
in  charge  of  thesidewalks  it  will  require  fifty  per  cent  or  more  of 


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tliecostsof  a new  sidewalk  to  ])roperly  repair  any  walk,  it  shall  he 
his  duty  to  report  the  same,  with  Ids  recommendations,  to  the  City 
Council,  and  the  Council  shall  thereupon,  by  resolution,  order 
the  said  sidewalk  repaired  or  declare  the  old  walk  a nuisance  and 
order  it  removed  and  a new  one  constructed,  as  they  may  deter- 
mine, and  such  officer  shall  thereupon  notify  the  owner  in  ac- 
cordance with  section  4 of  this  ordinance  to  fix  such  sidewalk 
in  the  manner  directed  by  the  Council,  and  if  he  refuses  or  neg- 
lects to  repair  the  same  within  two  days,  or  construct  a new  walk 
within  thirty  days  after  such  notice,  as  the  case  may  be,  then 
such  officer  shall  proceed  to  repair  or  construct,  as  he  may  have 
been  directed,  such  walk  and  report  the  costs  and  expenses  thereof 
to  the  Council,  who  shall  assess  the  same  as  provided  by  law. 
In  the  event  any  sidewalk  should  become  unsafe  or  dangerous,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officer  having  the  same  in  charge  to  im- 
mediately repair  the  same,  or  ])roperly  place  guards  around  the 
dangerous  place  so  as  to  keep  the  public  therefrom.  For  the 
purpose  of  investigation  and  re[)air  of  any  sidewalk  in  the  city, 
the  officer  having  the  same  in  charge  is  authorize'd  to  enter  any 
areaway  under  the  sidewalk,  and  for  that  purpose  has  the  right 
to  go  upon  any  private  ])roperty  at  any  reasonable  hour  of  the 
day  ; and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  })revent  or  at- 
tempt to  prevent  such  officer  from  entering  such  areaway,  or 
making  any  such  investigation  or  repair,  and  shall  be  subject  to 
the  penalties  provided  in  this  ordinance. 

1273.  § 7.  All  wooden  sidewalks  now  existing  or  hereafter 

placed  or  constructed  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  which  are  now  or 
hereafter  shall  become  in  a dilapidated  condition,  or  in  need  of 
repair,  are  hereby  declared  a nuisance,  and  any  person  or  corpo- 
ration permitting  such  walks  to  be  or  remain  alongside  or  in 
front  of  his  or  its  premises  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty- 
five  dollars  for  each  twenty-four  hours  such  walk  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  remain  in  such  condition,  and  stand  committed  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid,  and  a prosecution  for  one  or  more  offenses 
under  this  section  shall  not  be  a bar  to  any  subsequent  offense. 


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1274.  § 8.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  to  keep  or  use  for 
vaults,  areas,  or  other  purposes,  the  space  beneath  the  sidewalks 
included  within  the  sidewalk  lines  of  any  street  in  said  city,  un- 
less a permit  therefor  shall  have  been  obtained  from  the  City 
Council;  such  permits  to  continue  and  to  be  issued  only  U[)on 
such  condition  that  the  party  receiving  the  same  shall,  as  a com- 
pensation for  the  privileges  granted  by  such  permit,  build,  main- 
tain, and  keep  in  repair,  a sidewalk  over  such  space  intended  to 
be  used  for  vaults,  areas,  or  other  purposes,  and  pay  all  damages 
that  may  be  sustained  by  any  person  by  reason  of  said  sidewalk 
being  in  a defective  or  dangerous  condition. 

1275.  § 9.  No  permit  shall  hereafter  be  granted  for  areas 
under  sidewalks  that  will  be  of  greater  width,  measured  from 
lot  lines,  than  three-fourths  of  the  distance  from  lot  line  to  curb 
line,  (except  in  cases  where  such  space  shall  be  securely  walled 
and  arched  in  brick  or  stone  and  approved  by  the  Committee  on 
Sidewalks.) 

1276.  § 10.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  construct  or  maintain  any  cellar- 
way, window,  or  door,  area,  or  entrance  to  any  basement,  in  or 
through  any  sidewalk  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  of  greater  width 
than  forty-eight  inches  from  lot  line,  and  all  such  cellarways, 
windows,  or  doorways,  and  entrances,  shall  be  securely  guarded 
by  strong  iron  railings  or  gratings.  Areas  about  windows  open- 
ing through  the  sidewalk  immediately  adjacent  to  buildings,  and 
where  it  is  necessary  to  admit  light  and  air  to  basement,  shall  be 
protected  and  covered  by  strong  iron  gratings,  the  bars  of  which 
shall  not  be  more  than  one  inch  apart,  and  so  constructed  that 
the  same  may  be  walked  upon  with  safety,  and  of  sufficient 
strength  to  hold  any  weight  that  would  come  upon  the  sidewalk 
at  that  point;  or  shall  be  protected  by  iron  railings  as  provided 
in  case  of  cellarways.  All  hatchways,  bulkheads,  or  openings 
of  any  sort  through  sidewalks,  at  a greater  distance  than  four  feet 
from  the  front  lot  line,  shall  be  provided  with  strong  iron  or  iron 
and  glass  coverings,  with  a rough  surface,  to  prevent  accidents, 
and  the  entire  construction  of  said  areas,  hatchways,  entrances, 


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and  openings,  shall  be  subject  to  the  direction  and  supervision  of 
Inspector  of  Sidewalks,  or  such  other  person  as  the  City  Council 
may  designate. 

1277.  § 11.  All  areas  and  excavations  extending  under  any 
sidewalks,  in  front  or  adjacent  to  any  building  in  said  city,  shall 
be  securely  walled  on  all  sides  with  brick  or  stone  laid  in  lime 
mortar,  and  said  walls  shall  not  be  less  than  twelve  inches  in 
thickness,  and  shall  be  securely  arched  over  or  covered  over  iu 
such  manner  as  to  amply  support  such  sidewalks  without  dam- 
age or  danger  to  the  public  use  of  the  same. 

1278.  § 12.  No  boiler,  steam  shaft,  furnace,  steam  pipe,  or 
cesspool,  shall  be  constructed  or  located  for  use,  and  no  explosive 
or  inflammable  oil  or  substance  shall  be  stored  or  kcjjt  for  any 
purpose  under  any  sidewalk  in  this  city,  and  no  excavation  when 
permitted  shall  be  ventilated  into  the  streets,  unless  aperture  or 
ventilating  hole  or  opening  shall  be  securely  covered  as  herein 
provided. 

1279.  § 13.  Any  person  who  shall  keep  or  leave  open  any 
cellar  door,  gate,  or  any  vault,  or  any  sidewalk,  or  suffer  the 
same  to  be  left  or  kept  open,  or  who  shall  suffer  any  sidewalk  in 
front  of  his  premises  to  become  or  continue  so  broken  as  to  en- 
danger life  or  limb,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  exceeding 
fifty  dollars  in  every  case. 

1280.  § 14.  No  person  shall  insert  any  smooth  pieces  of  glass 
in  any  sidewalk  for  any  purposes  whatever,  and  all  pieces  of 
smooth  glass  which  have  been  inserted  in  any  sidewalk  shall  be 
forthwith  removed,  under  a penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  and 
every  day  the  same  shall  be  allowed  to  remain  after  the  expira- 
tion of  ten  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance.  No  part 
or  portion  of  any  sidewalk  upon  any  street  that  has  been  brought 
to  grade,  shall  be  laid  or  relaid  at  any  different  grade  or  any  other 
level  than  the  established  grade  of  said  sidewalk,  and  for  every 
violation  of  this  section  there  is  hereby  imposed  upon  the  person 
violating  the  same  a fine  of  not  less  than  a dollar  nor  more  than 
twenty  dollars,  and  he  shall  alter  said  sidewalk  so  as  to  make  the 
same  conform  to  the  established  grade;  and  in  case  he  neglects 


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or  refuses  so  to  do  within  ten  days  after  being  notified  so  to  do 
by  the  officer  duly  authorized  by  the  Council,  it  shall  be  lawful 
for  such  officer,  when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  alter  the 
same;  and  the  cost  and  expense  of  the  same  may  be  assessed 
against  the  said  lot  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

1281.  § 15.  Every  owner  or  occupant  of  any  house  or  other 
building,  or  the  owner  or  proprietor,  lessee  or  person  entitled  to 
the  possession  of  any  vacant  lot,  and  any  person  having  the 
charge  of  any  church,  jail,  or  public  hall,  or  public  building,  in 
this  city,  shall,  during  the  winter  season,  and  during  the  time 
snow  shall  continue  on  the  ground,  by  nine  o’clock  on  every 
morning  clear  the  sidewalks  in  front  of  such  house  or  other  build- 
ings, or  in  front  of  such  lot,  from  snow  and  ice,  and  keep  free 
therefrom  during  the  day;  or  shall,  in  case  the  snow  and  ice  are 
so  congealed  that  they  cannot  be  removed  without  injury  to  the 
pavement,  cause  the  said  snow  and  ice  to  be  strewed  with  ashes 
or  sand,  and  shall  also,  at  all  times,  keep  such  sidewalks  clear 

■ and  free  from  all  dirt,  filth,  or  other  obstructions  or  incumbrances, 
so  as  to  allow  the  citizens  to  use  the  said  sidewalks  in  an  easy  and 
commodious  manner;  and  every  person  refusing  or  neglecting  to 
comply  with  this  section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than 
ten  dollars.  In  case  of  unrepresented  non-resident  property 
owners,  the  officer  in  charge  shall  have  the  walks  cleaned  off 
and  report  the  expense  to  the  City  Council,  as  provided  by  law, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Mayor  or  Council. 

1282.  § 16.  It 'shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  said  city  to  tear  up,  break,  remove,  or  de- 
stroy, or  in  any  other  manner  to  injure  any  sidewalk  or  street 
crossing  in  said  city. 

1283.  § 17.  No  person  shall  at  any  time  fasten  any  horse  or 
horses  in  any  such  way  that  the  horse,  vehicle,  rein,  or  line  shall 
be  an  obstacle  to  the  free  use  of  the  sidewalk,  nor  shall  any  per- 
son hitch  or  fasten  any  animal  of  any  kind  to  a tree  in  the  streets, 
or  sidewalk  space  of  the  city.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  own- 
ers of  each  building  in  front  of  which  any  sidewalk  is  now  or 
shall  be  constructed,  to  provide  and  securely  fasten  in  such  side- 


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walk  at  least  one  iron  ring  of  not  less  than  two  inches  in  diam- 
eter and  one-quarter  of  an  inch  in  thickness,  at  some  point  be- 
fore such  building,  or  to  provide  a suitable  post  within  the  limits 
of  such  sidewalk  space. 

1284.  § 18.  No  person  or  persons  shall  push  or  draw  back 
any  horse,  wagon,  cart,  or  other  vehicle,  over  any  sidewalk,  or 
use,  ride,  or  drive,  any  horse,  wagon,  sled,  or  sleigh  thereon,  un- 
less it  be  in  crossing  the  same  to  go  into  a store-house,  yard,  or 
lot  where  no  other  suitable  crossing  or  means  of  access  is  pro- 
vided. 

1285.  §19.  All  awnings  hereafter  erected  shall  be  canvass  on 
iron  frames  and  elevated  at  least  eight  feet  at  the  lowest  part 
from  the  top  of  the  sidewalk,  and  shall  not  project  over  the  side- 
walk to  exceed  three-fourths  of  the  width  thereof.  They  shall 
be  supported  without  posts,  by  iron  brackets  or  by  any  iron  frame- 
work attached  firmly  to  the  building,  so  as  to  leave  the  side- 
walk wholly  unobstructed  thereby.  If  any  person  shall  erect 
any  awning  contrary  to  the  provisions  hereof,  he  shall  be  sub- 
jected to  a fine  of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  every  such  of- 
fense, and  to  a further  fine  of  five  dollars  for  every  day  he  shall 
fail  to  remove  such  awning  after  being  notified  by  the  Inspector 
of  Sidewalks,  or  such  other  officer  duly  authorized  by  the  Coun- 
cil so  to  do. 

1286.  § 20.  If  any  cartman  or  any  other  person  shall  break 
or  otherwise  injure  any  footpath  or  sidewalk  or  lamp-post,  he  or 
they  shall,  within  twenty-four  hours  thereafter,  cause  the  same 
to  be  well  and  sufficiently  repaired  and  mended. 

1287.  § 21.  No  owner  or  occupant  of  any  store  or  house  shall 
permit  or  sulFer  any  cart  or  other  wheel  carriage  to  be  driven  or 
otherwise  to  pass,  go  over,  or  upon,  the  footpath  or  sidewalk  op- 
posite to  such  house  or  store  for  the  purpose  of  loading  or  un- 
loading such  cart  or  other  wheel  carriage,  or  for  any  other  pur- 
j)ose  whatever. 

1288.  § 22.  No  person,  while  receiving  or  delivering  any 
goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  shall  permit  the  same  to  remain  on 
any  sidewalk  longer  than  six  hours,  and  for  this  purpose  he 


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shall  not  occupy  over  six  feet  of  the  outer  edge  of  the  sidewalk 
in  front  of  his  store  or  building. 

1289.  § 23.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  or 
drive  bicycles  or  velocipedes  upon  any  sidewalk  or  street  crossing 
in  this  city. 

1290.  § 24.  Hereafter  no  person  shall  construct  or  place,  or 
cause  to  be  constructed  or  placed,  any  portico,  porch,  door,  win- 
dow, sign,  or  outside  stairway,  which  shall  project  into  or  over 
any  sidewalk  more  than  three  feet.  No  sidewalk  shall  be  used 
for  the  storage  or  exhibition  of  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise  of 
any  kind  or  description  whatever,  which  shall  occupy  greater 
space  than  five  feet  next  to  the  building  or  boundary  line  of  the 
lot;  and  such  place  shall  not  be  sublet  by  the  occupant  or  owner 
of  said  lot  or  building  to  any  other  person  whatever;  and  if  any 
person  shall  place  or  cause  to  be  placed,  in  or  upon  any  side- 
walk, any  barrel,  box,  hogshead,  crate,  packages,  signs,  bulletin 
boards,  posts,  stands,  or  any  matter  or  thing  whatever  which 
shall  take  up  more  space  than  five  feet  next  to  the  building,  and 
shall  suffer  the  same  to  remain  thereon  more  than  six  hours,  he 
shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  more  than  ten  dollars;  and  any 
policeman  or  public  officer  shall  be  empowered  to  cause  the  same 
to  be  removed  at  the  expense  of  the  party  placing  the  same  there: 
Pi'ovided,  That  it  shall  hereafter  be  lawful  for  any  merchant  or 
other  business  man  to  erect  sio;ns  as  follows:  Glass  illumined 
signs  not  to  exceed  four  feet  in  width,  length,  or  height,  and  signs 
made  of  wood,  painted  or  gilded,  and  made  to  rej)resent  articles 
had  for  sale.  All  such  signs  to  be  placed  upon  substantial  iron 
or  wooden  posts,  not  less  than  eight  feet  above  the  sidewalks,  the 
posts  to  be  firmly  fixed  in  the  sidewalk  just  inside  of  the  curb 
line.  No  signs  of  any  other  kind  or  nature  shall  be  erected  in 
the  sidewalk. 

1291.  § 25.  The  officer  having  in  charge  the  street  crossings 
shall  not  lay  any  crossings  or  sidewalks  except  he  be  specially 
authorized  so  to  do  by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  He  shall  make 
a sworn  report  to  the  Council  of  the  location,  length,  and  width, 
of  said  street  crossing  or  sidewalk,  the  number  of  feet  of  lumber 


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used  in  the  oonstruction,  and  the  actual  cost  of  said  crossing  or 
sidewalk. 

1292.  § 26.  The  officer  in  charge  of  the  sidewalks  and  street 
crossings  shall  kee[)  in  a suitable  book,  au  accurate  record  of  all 
notices  and  ordinances  served  by  him,  with  the  time  and  manner 
of  such  service,  and  shall  keep  a careful  and  accurate  account  of 
all  work  done  by  him,  with  the  cost  and  expense  thereof,  and 
make  written  report  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  at  every  regular 
meeting,  of  all  his  official  acts  during  the  preceding  week. 

1293.  § 27.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  policemen  to  take 
note  of  all  defects  in  sidewalks,  and  when  out  of  repair,  notify 
the  owners  or  occupants  of  premises  in  front  of  which  said  side- 
walks are,  and  also  report  the  same  to  the  officer  having  the  same 
in  charge;  and  in  case  of  accident,  they  shall  report  the  same  to 
the  City  Attorney,  together  with  the  names  of  any  witnesses  to 
said  accident,  if  known  to  them. 

1294.  § 28.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  to  plant  shade  or  forest  trees  on  the  line  of  any  street 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  the  outside  row  of  trees  to  be  not  less 
than  five  feet  from  the  curb  line,  and  the  inside  row  of  trees  to 
be  not  more  than  two  feet  from  the  line  of  said  lot  or  lots,  except 
on  streets  less  than  one  hundred  feet  wide,  no  outside  row  shall 
be  permitted,  and  all  trees  shall  be  trimmed  by  lot  owners  in  such 
a manner  as  not  to  obstruct  the  free  passage  of  sidewalk  for  pe- 
destrians and  not  interfere  with  light  from  street  lamps.  And 
it  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  who  have  heretofore, 
or  shall  hereafter,  set  out  trees  on  any  street  or  streets  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  to  build  and  maintain  good  and  sufficient  fence  to 
protect  said  trees  : Provided^  The  outside  of  said  fence  shall  be 
built  one  foot  from  curb  line:  Provided^  That  the  City  Council 
may  at  any  time  order  the  removal  of  any  fence  or  trees  which 
they  may  deem  advisable:  Provided  further , That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  ])erson  or  persons  to  build  or  erect  such  fence 
across  any  street,  alley,  or  sidewalk. 

1295.  § 29.  Any  person  who  shall  hereafter  set  out  any  trees 
upon  the  line  of  any  street  as  hereinbefore  provided,  and  any  per- 


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son  who  has  heretofore  set  out  any  trees  upon  any  street  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  shall  have  the  right  to  cultivate  that  portion  of 
the  street  included  within  the  fence  herein  provided  for,  for  the 
period  of  two  years,  and  may  thereafter  plant  grass  seed  on  said 
portion  of  the  street. 

1296.  § 30.  If  any  owner,  herder,  employe,  or  any  person 
whomsoever,  owning  or  having  charge  of  any  sheep,  hogs,  horses, 
mules,  cattle,  or  stock  of  any  description  whatever,  shall  suffer 
or  permit  any  sheep,  hogs,  horses,  mules,  cattle,  or  stock  of  any 
description  whatever,  to  go  upon  any  portion  of  a street  within 
the  city  of  Lincoln  upon  which  trees  or  gra«s  seed  have  been 
planted  as  hereinbefore  provided,  he  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

1297.  § 31.  That  any  person  who  shall  fail  to  observe,  or 
who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  for 
which  a penalty  is  not  otherwise  herein  provided,  or  who  shall 
construct  any  sidewalk  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
or  who  shall  obstruct  that  part  of  the  street  herein  designated 
for  sidewalks,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

g 32.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 33.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 

Article  LXI. 

Stationary  Engineers. 

1298.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the 
members  elect  of  the  Council  of  said  city,  to  appoint  three  per- 
son.s,  who  shall  constitute  a Board  of  Engineers.  Said  appoint- 
ment shall  be  made  as  soon  as  practicable  after  this  ordinance 
takes  effect,  and  the  persons  so  appointed  shall  hold  their  office 


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until  the  next  general  city  election  in  the  spring  of  1893  and 
until  their  successors  in  office  are  appointed  and  qualified.  As 
soon  as  practicable  after  the  city  election  in  the  sj)ring  of  1893 
the  Mayor  shall  appoint  three  persons  to  constitute  such  Board 
of  Engineers,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  a period  of  one, 
two,  and  three  years  respectively,  and  until  their  successors  in 
office  are  appointed  and  qualified,  and  thereafter  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Mayor,  immediately  after  the  spring  election  in  each 
year,  to  appoint  one  person  as  a member  of  said  Board  of  En- 
gineers, who  shall  hold  his  office  for  a term  of  three  years  and 
until  his  successor  is  appointed  and  qualified. 

1299.  § 2.  Every  person  so  appointed  as  a member  of  such 
Board  of  Engineers  shall  be  a competent  and  practical  stationary 
steam  engineer,  having  had  at  least  five  years’  experience  in  the 
business  and  holding  a first  class  certificate  in  full  force  and  effect 
issued  by  some  authorized  Board  of  Engineers  of  any  city  in 
the  state  of  Nebraska. 

1300.  § 3.  As  soon  as  practicable  after  their  appointment 
and  qualification  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  within  ten  days 
from  the  date  of  their  appointment,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such 
members  of  said  Board  of  Engineers  to  meet  and  organize  them- 
selves by  electing  one  member  as  chairman,  one  member  as  sec- 
retary, and  one  member  as  treasurer,  and  he  shall  pay  over  and 
account  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and  they  shall  also  provide  for 
regular  sessions  of  said  board,  which  shall  occur  at  least  once  in 
each  month. 

1301.  § 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chairman  of  such 
board  to  preside  at  their  meetings,  and  he  shall  sign  all  certifi- 
cates issued  to  persons  under  this  ordinance;  he  shall  also  exam- 
ine all  boilers  as  hereinfter  provided,  and  shall  perform  all  such 
other  duties  as  may  be  incident  to  his  position  under  this  ordi- 
nance. It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secretary  to  keep  a record  of 
all  the  proceedings  of  the  board  and  to  keep  a list  of  the  names 
of  all  persons  who  have  been  examined  for  positions  as  engineers 
and  of  those  who  have  received  certificates  from  this  board,  and 
also  of  such  persons  to  whqrp  certificates  have  been  refused  by 


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the  board,  and  he  shall  countersign  all  certificates  that  may  be 
issued.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  treasurer  to  collect  and  re- 
ceive the  fee  to  be  paid  by  the  applicant  for  examination,  and  he 
shall  keep  a record  of  all  moneys  received  and  disbursed  by  him 
and  account  monthly  for  the  same  to  the  City  Treasurer.  He 
shall  also  collect  and  receive  the  fee  hereinafter  provided  for  the 
inspection  of  boilers,  to  be  paid  by  the  owner  of  such  boiler,  and 
shall  pay  the  same  to  the  person  making  the  inspection:  Pro- 
vided^ however,  That  the  officers  of  this  board  shall  hold  their  re- 
spective offices  in  such  board  for  the  term  of  one  year  and  until 
a new  member  has  been  appointed  and  qualified:  And  Provided 
further,  That  the  chairman  shall  have  ])ower  to  call  a special 
meeting  of  the  board  when  necessary,  and  that  in  the  absence  of 
either  member  of  said  board  the  remaining  two  members  shall 
constitute  a quorum  and  be  authorized  to  transact  business. 

1302.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Engineers, 
u[)on  the  payment  of  three  dollars  by  the  applicant,  to  examine 
persons  touching  their  qualifications  as  engineers,  who  desire  to 
act  as  engineers,  and  take  charge  of  steam  boilers.  If  the  appli- 
cant passes  a satisfactory  examination,  they  shall  grant  and  issue 
to  him  a certificate  of  qualification.  If  the  applicant  fails  to  pass 
a satisfactory  examination,  he  shall  not  be  allowed  to  apply  again 
for  a certificate  for  two  months  thereafter.  All  certificates  granted 
shall  be  in  force  for  one  year  from  the  date  thereof  and  no  longer, 
and  any  ])erson  holding  a certificate  from  the  board  may  have 
the  same  renewed  at  its  expiration,  for  a period  of  one  year,  by 
the  applicant  for  such  renewal  paying  the  sum  of  $2  : Provided, 
however.  That  the  person  applying  for  such  renewal  is  entitled 
thereto,  and  such  application  for  renewal  is  made  on  or  before 
the  last  regular  meeting  of  the  board  before  the  expiration  of  the 
applicant’s  certificate.  And  unless  the  above  provision  is  com- 
plied with,  the  board  may,  at  its  discretion,  order  a new  exami- 
nation. 

1303.  § 6.  The  board  shall  have  the  right  to  adopt  sucli 
rules  and  regulations  as  they  may  deem  necessary  and  proper, 
not  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance.  The  full  board  by  a unani- 


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mous  vote  shall  have  power  and  may  revoke  any  engineer’s  cer- 
tificate upon  good  cause  being  shown  therefor. 

1304.  § 7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  engineer  holding  a 
certificate  from  the  board,  or  a certificate  that  has  been  visaed  by 
the  board,  to  display  the  same  in  some  prominent  place  near  the 
boiler  or  boilers  in  his  charge.  The  board  may  revoke  any  en- 
gineer’s certificate  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  this 
section. 

1305.  § 8.  The  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Engineers  shall,  in 
person  or  by  deputy,  carefully  inspect  and  test  every  stationary 
steam  boiler  and  steam  generating  apparatus  used  under  pressure, 
located  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  at  least  once  annually.  He  shall 
keep  a complete  and  accurate  record  of  the  names  of  all  owners 
or  users  of  steam  boilers,  giving  a full  description  of  the  boilers 
inspected  by  him,  and  the  amount  of  pressure  allowed,  and  the 
date  when  last  inspected,  and  the  owner  or  user  of  such  boiler 
shall  pay  the  sum  of  three  dollars  for  each  inspection.  If  after 
inspection  the  inspector  shall  find  the  boiler  in  a safe  condition, 
he  shall  issue  to  the  owner  or  user  of  such  boiler  a certificate  of 
inspection,  but  not  until  after  the  fee  for  such  inspection  has 
been  collected.  Any  owner  or  user  of  any  stationary  steam 
boiler  or  boilers  failing  or  refusing  to  have  the  same  inspected 
as  provided  in  this  section,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and,  upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars.  If  any  owner  or  user  of  a steam 
boiler  or  boilers,  or  an  engineer  in  charge  of  the  same,  shall 
carry  a greater  pressure  than  is  allowed  in  the  certificate  of  in- 
spection granted  by  the  inspector,  they  or  either  of  them  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof  shall 
be  fined  not  less  than  ten  (10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  in  case  of  an  engineer,  his  certificate  shall  be 
revoked.  Or  if  such  owners  or  users  shall  use  any  boiler  that 
has  been  condemned  as  unsafe  by  the  boiler  inspector,  they  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof, 
shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars:  Provided^  That  any  boiler  which  is  kept 


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insured  in  any  reputable  and  legitimate  insurance  company  re- 
quiring inspection,  or  boilers  that  are  used  for  heating  private 
dwelling  houses  only,  shall  be  exempt  from  the  ins|)ection  as 
provided  in  this  ordinance.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  any 
boiler  inspector  for  any  insurance  company,  immediately  after 
each  boiler  inspected  by  him,  to  report  in  writing  to  the  Board  of 
Engineers,  giving  the  name  of  the  owner  or  user,  the  location  and 
condition  of  each  and  every  boiler  inspected  by  such  inspector. 
The  penalty  for  the  failure  or  refusal  of  any  inspector  to  report 
as  above  shall  be  a fine  of  $10  for  each  boiler  not  so  reported. 

1306.  § 9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  holding  a 
certificate  from  this  board  to  make  a semi-annual  report  to  the 
board,  during  the  months  of  January  and  July  of  each  year,  of 
the  condition  of  every  boiler,  pumps,  and  connections  under  his 
charge,  and  a failure  to  do  so  shall  be  deemed  under  this  ordi- 
nance a sufficient  cause  for  the  board  to  revoke  the  certificate 
held  by  the  person  thus  failing  to  make  such  report. 

1307.  § 10.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  operate 
or  cause  to  be  operated  any  stationary  steam  boiler  used  to  fur- 
nish steam  for  any  purpose  other  than  heating  a private  dwell- 
ing house  unless  there  be  in  charge  of  such  boiler  an  experienced 
person  having  a certificate  from  the  Board  of  Engineers,  or  a 
certificate  that  has  been  visaed  by  the  board,  and  any  person  or 
j)ersons  found  in  charge  of  a boiler  not  having  a certificate  from 
the  Board  of  Engineers,  or  a certificate  that  has  been  visaed  by 
the  board,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  five  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  ofiense:  Provided,  how- 
ever, That  any  owner  or  user  of  any  boiler  in  use  who  shall  for 
any  cause  be  dej)rived  of  the  service  of  a person  holding  such 
certificate  may  procure  an  experienced  and  careful  person  to  take 
charge  of  such  boiler  for  a period  not  to  exceed  ten  days:  Pro- 
vided further.  That  this  does  not  apply  to  railway  engineers 
running  stationary  engines  in  the  employ  of  railway  companies. 

1308.  § 11.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  or  fail  to  comply 
with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 


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misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  where  no  other  fine 
is  fixed,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

1309.  § 12.  Each  member  of  the  board  shall  receive  a salary 
of  twenty-five  dollars  per  annum.  They  shall  each  give  bond 
to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  the  sum  of  three  hundred 
dollars,  conditioned  that  they  will  faithfully  and  impartially 
discharge  the  duties  of  their,  office  and  that  they  will  fully  ac- 
count for  and  pay  into  the  city  treasury  once  in  each  month  all 
moneys  received  by  them  under  this  ordinance. 

1310.  § 13.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  fur- 
nish the  board  with  all  necessary  blanks  and  stationery.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secretary  of  the  board  to  make  a monthly 
report  to  the  City  Council,  stating  therein  the  nature  and  date 
of  all  boiler  explosions  and  names  of  all  persons  receiving  an 
engineer’s  certificate  during  the  current  month  and  of  the  per- 
sons to  whom  certificates  have  been  refused  and  of  all  such  other 
proceedings  of  the  board  as  the  Council  may  direct.  All  moneys 
received  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  applied  first  towards  the 
payment  of  all  expenses  and  outlays  created  by  this  ordinance, 
and  second,  the  balance,  if  any,  shall  be  paid  into  the  general 
fund  of  the  city  by  the  City  Treasurer. 

[Passed  January  3,  1893.  Approved  January  10,  1893.  Published  in  News  January 
12,  1893.  Passed  October  17,  1893.  Approved  October  19,  1893.  Published  in  Journal 
October  22,  1893.] 


Article  LXII. 

Steam  Carousals. 

1311.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  persons, 

corporation,  or  firm  to  carry  on  or  engage  in  the  business  usually 
called  and  designated  as  a steam  carousal,”  or  muscle  developer, 
or  lung  tester,  without  first  having  obtained  a license  therefor 
from  the  said  city,  and  without  first  having  paid  the  charge  for 
such  license  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  without  first  having  ob- 
tained the  consent  in  writing  of  each  and  every  occupant  and  the 
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owner  thereof  of  any  and  all  dwelling  houses  or  business  houses 
or  houses  which  may  be  within  a radius  of  four  hundred  feet  of 
the  proposed  location  of  such  “steam  carousal/’  or  muscle  de- 
veloper, or  lung  tester. 

1312.  § 2.  The  charge  fora  license  for  running  and  exhibit- 
ing a so-called  “steam  carousal,”  or  muscle  developer,  or  lung 
tester,  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  $ — ])er  day,  $5  per  week,  ^25  per 
month,  and  $100  per  year. 

1313.  § 3.  The  party  asking  for  such  a license  shall  first  pay 
to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sums  of  money  as  hereinbefore  speci- 
fied, and  upon  presentation  of  his  receipt  for  such  payments,  to- 
gether with  the  consent  in  writing  of  each  and  every  occupant, 
and  the  owner  thereof  of  any  and  all  dwelling  houses,  or  busi- 
ness house  or  houses  which  may  be  within  a radius  of  four 
hundred  feet  of  the  proposed  location  of  such  “steam  carousal,” 
or  muscle  developer,  or  lung  tester,  to  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said 
city,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  said  Clerk  a license 
for  the  time  specified  by  the  said  receipt,  which  license  shall  be 
signed  by  the  Mayor  and  the  City  Clerk.  The  City  Clerk  shall 
not  be  authorized  to  issue  the  said  license  until  he  is  satisfied  by 
competent  proof,  by  affidavit  or  otherwise,  that  the  conditions 
herein  required  have  been  fidly  complied  with  in  all  respects. 

1314.  § 4.  The  City  Clerk  shall  be  entitled  to  a fee  of  $1  for 
the  issuing  of  said  license. 

1315.  § 5.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  not  exceeding  $10  for 
each  offense. 

[Passed  June  5,  1894.  Approved  June  6,  1894.  Published  in  Journal  June  7,  1894.] 


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AN  0!vI)INAN('K  rcnulatiufj  the  erection,  use,  and  operation  of  steam  engines  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  proliihiting  the  same  save  as  lierein  ])rovided,  prescribing  pen- 
alties lor  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances 
in  conliict  hercAvitli. 

lie  it  ordained  bi/  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  LXIII. 

Steam  Engines. 

1316.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
erect,  use,  or  operate,  a steam  engine  within  the  fire  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

1317.  § 2.  Any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  erect,  use,  or 
operate,  a steam  engine  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Lin^ 
coin,  shall  make  application  to  the  City  Council  in  writing  for 
permission  so  to  do.  Such  application  shall  set  forth  first,  the 
})lace,  when  and  for  what  purpose  the  steam  engine  is  to  be  used  ; 
second,  that  provisions  have  been  made,  either  by  a chimney  or 
smoke-stack  of  sufficient  height,  or  by  other  satisfactory  methods, 
stating  the  same  in  the  application,  for  avoiding  all  interference 
and  annoyance  to  other  business  caused  by  the  operation  of  such 
steam  engine.  Upon  consideration  of  any  such  application,  the 
City  Council  may,  if  to  them  it  may  seem  desirable,  grant  such 
permission,  whereupon  the  City  Clerk  shall  issue  a permit  to 
such  applicant. 

1318.  § 3.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  erect,  use,  and  operate,  a steam  en- 
gine within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  without  first 
complying  with  the  provisons  of  this  ordinance  and  the  procuring 
of  the  permit  herein  provided  for,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  $50  for  each  offense,  and 
stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  of  prosecution  are 
paid. 

§ 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August 2G,  A.  D.  IS95. 

Approved  Au^st20,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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AN  ()R1)INAN(;E  rcguliiting  the  nnmbering  of  houses  and  naming  the  streets  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  ])roviding  how  said  streets  shall  he  used,  prohihiting  their  use  in 
certain  ways,  providing  lor  condemnation  of  private  property  for  use  for  street  pur- 
poses, prescril)ing  penalties  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and 
repealing  ordinances  in  conllict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  LXIV. 

Streets. 

1319.  § 1.  The  several  streets,  avenues,  and  jiublic  places  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  hereafter  be  known  and  designated  by 
the  name  applied  thereto  respectively  on  the  map  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  published  by  J.  P.  Walton,  in  the  year  1889. 

1320.  § 2.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  owners  or  oc- 
cupants of  all  buildings  situated  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  num- 
ber them  in  the  manner  herein,  and  as  may  be  hereafter  provided 
by  the  City  Council. 

1321.  § 3.  That  every  building  fronting  upon  any  of  the 
streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  numbered,  commencing  at 
First  street  and  numbering  from  west  to  east,  setting  apart  one 
hundred  numbers  for  each  block  facing  the  same  street,  and  shall 
be  as  nearly  consecutive  as  possible,  commencing  with  even  hun- 
dreds in  each  block  on  all  streets  running  east  and  west.  Com- 
mencing at  O street,  and  numbering  north  and  south  from  .said 
O street,  one  hundred  numbers  shall  be  set  a[)art  for  each  block, 
commencing  with  even  hundreds.  All  odd  numbers  shall  be 
given  to  the  buildings  on  the  south  side  and  even  numbers  on 
the  north  side  of  each  street  running  east  and  west.  On  all 
streets  running  north  and  south,  the  odd  numbers  shall  be  on  the 
west  side  and  even  numbers  on  the  east  side  of  each  street. 

1322.  § 4.  Each  of  the  figures  of  every  number  shall  be  not 
less  than  three  inches  in  length,  being  so  marked  as  to  be  dis- 
tinctly and  easily  read.  Said  numbers  shall  be  placed  in  a con- 
spicuous place,  on  the  side  of  or  above  the  front  door  of  the 
buildings  to  which  the  same  are  attached. 

1323.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  owner  or  occupant, 
within  thirty  days  after  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  or 


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within  tliirty  days  after  the  erection  of  any  such  building,  to 
place  or  cause  to  be  placed  and  maintained  upon  the  front  of  his 
or  her  building,  in  plain  distinct  figures,  in  a conspicuous  place 
near  the  front  entrance,  the  number  of  his  or  her  building. 

Any  person  failing  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  one 
dollar  and  costs  of  action,  and  stand  committed  to  the  jail  of  said 
city  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid  or  secured. 

1324.  § 6.  In  case  of  refusal  or  neglect  of  any  person  to 
number  his  or  her  building  as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  the 
City  Council  may  order  the  proper  number  placed  thereon,  and 
charge  the  cost  thereof  against  and  collect  the  same  from  the 
property  so  numbered  in  the  manner  provided  by  law  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments. 

1325.  § 7.  The  streets,  alleys,  and  sidewalks  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  shall  be  kept  free  and  clear  of  all  obstructions,  in- 
cumbrances, and  encroachments,  for  the  use  of  the  public,  and 
shall  not  be  used  or  occupied  in  any  other  way  than  as  herein 
provided  in  this  ordinance.  No  wagon,  sleigh,  sled,  carriage,  or 
vehicle  of  any  kind,  or  any  pait  of  the  same,  without  horses  or 
other  beasts  of  burden,  shall  be  permitted  to  remain  or  stand  in 
any  street,  alley,  or  other  public  place  in  the  city,  for  more  than 
one  hour,  except  for  the  purpose  of  being  repaired,  and  then  only 
in  front  of  the  premises  of  the  j)erson  so  repairing,  and  within 
eight  feet  of  the  curbing,  and  any  such  vehicle  may  be  removed 
by  the  Street  Commissioner  or  any  policeman.  No  such  vehicle 
shall  be  permitted  to  remain  on  any  sidewalk  in  this  city  under 
any  circumstances  for  any  [)urpose. 

1326.  § 8.  No  [)erson  shall  erect  or  place  any  building,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  upon  any  street,  alley,  or  sidewalk,  or  other 
])ublic  ground  within  this  city,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

1327.  § 9.  The  owner  of  any  building,  fence,  or  other  ob- 
struction, now  stand iiig  or  which  may  hereafter  be  erected  or 
placed  u{)on  any  street,  alley,  or  sidewalk,  or  public  ground 
within  this  city,  or  which  may  be  left  standing  upon  any  new 


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street  that  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be  opened,  shall  remove 
the  same  within  such  reasonable  time  not  exceeding  thirty  nor 
less  than  three  days,  as  he  shall  be  required  so  to  do  by  notice 
signed  by  the  Street  Commissioner,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of 
not  less  than  twenty-five  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and 
a further  penalty  of  ten  dollars  for  every  day  the  same  shall  so 
remain. 

1328.  § 10.  Whenever  the  owner  of  any  building,  fence,  or 
other  obstruction,  upon  any  street,  alley,  sidewalk,  or  public 
ground  in  this  city,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  remove  the  same 
after  notice  as  prescribed  in  the  preceding  section,  or  if  the 
owner  cannot  be  readily  found  for  the  purpose  of  such  notice, 
the  same  shall  be  deemed  a nuisance,  and  it  shall  be  lawful  for 
the  Street  Commissioner,  and  it  is  hereby  made  his  duty,  to 
cause  the  same  to  be  removed  or  taken  down,  in  his  discretion, 
and  the  expense  thereof  shall  be  recoverable  of  the  owner  in  an 
action  at  law;  and  every  person  who  shall  oppose  or  resist  the 
execution  of  the  orders  of  said  Street  Commissioner  in  the 
])remises  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars. 

1329.  § 11.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  be  engaged  in 
drawing  stone,  ice,  mortar,  earth,  rubbish,  or  manure,  through 
the  streets,  shall,  when  conveying  or  carrying  earth,  manure, 
mortar,  shavings,  and  rubbish,  convey  and  carry  the  same  in 
tight  boxes,  and  when  carrying  or  conveying  any  of  the  afore- 
said articles,  in  case  the  same  fall  into  the  street  or  the  same  be 
scattered  in  any  street  or  avenue,  cause  the  same  to  be  forthwith 
removed;  and  for  any  violation  of  any  provisions  of  this  section 
he  or  they  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  five  dollars. 

1330.  § 12.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  dress  stone  in 
the  steets  or  prepare  any  material  for  building  in  the  streets 
which  can  be  prepared  elsewhere. 

1331.  § 13.  No  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  drive 
or  cause  to  be  driven  any  cattle  throngli  the  streets  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  without  providing  one  competent  person  as  driver  for 
each  ten  head  or  fractional  part  thereof.  That  when  the  cows 


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or  cattle  are  collected  and  held  in  herds  exceeding  ten  head, 
there  shall  he  at  least  one  competent  person  as  herder  kept  in 
charge  for  each  ten  head  in  said  herd  or  fractional  part  thereof 
while  collecting  or  disbanding  said  herd.  That  no  one  person 
shall  he  permitted  to  have  in  charge  more  than  six  head  of  cows 
or  cattle  while  tying  up  or  untying  the  same  for  the  purpose  of 
making  up  herds  or  disbanding  the  same,  and  the  owner  of  or 
person  managing  herds  shall  be  liable  for  all  damages  arising  by 
reason  of  violations  of  this  section. 

1332.  § 14.  The  names  of  all  streets  shall  be  placed  on  all 

street  corners,  and  shall,  wherever  there  are  street  lamps  at  the  cor- 
ner of  the  street,  be  painted  on  said  street  lamps,  or  on  tin,  glass, 
or  metallic  strips  or  plates,  and  firmly  attached  to  said  lamps  or 
lamp  posts. 

1332.  § 15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  throw,  catch,  or  bat,  any  ball  in  or  upon  any  of  the  streets  or 
alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

1333.  § 16.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  dig  u[),  excavate,  or  remove,  any  dirt  in  any  street  or  alley  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  or  in  any  part  of  such  street  or  alley,  or  in 
any  manner  to  obstruct  or  injure  any  such  street  or  alley  or  part 
thereof  without  having  first  obtained  the  consent  of  the  City 
Council. 

1334.  § 17.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  make  an  excavation  in  any  street  or  streets  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln for  gas  or  other  mains,  cellar  areas,  or  any  other  purpose 
whatever,  without  thoroughly  tamping  the  refilling  of  the  same. 

1335.  § 18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  drive 
over  or  across  any  of  the  curbing  on  any  of  the  streets  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln. 

1336.  § 19.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  auctioneer  or  ped- 
dler to  offer  for  sale  any  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise,  upon  the 
streets  of  Lincoln  within  the  distance  of  fifty  feet  from  any 
established  place  of  business. 

1337.  § 20.  The  curb  lines  on  all  streets  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln shall  be  and  are  hereby  established  at  a distance  of  one- 


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fourth  (J)  of  the  width  of  the  street  on  which  any  curb  is  laid  or 
built,  from  the  lot  line  on  each  side  of  the  street,  and  all  corners 
of  curbs  must  be  turned  on  a circle,  the  radius  of  which  shall  be 
four  feet : Provided,  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply 
to  the  west  side  of  Ninth  street,  between  S and  W streets. 

1338.  § 21.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 

city  to  place  or  sulfer  to  remain  in  any  alley  therein,  any  boxes, 
barrels,  or  other  receptacles,  refuse  matter  of  any  kind,  or  any 
other  substance  or  thing  whatever  calculated  to  obstruct  the  j)ub- 
lic  use  of  the  same;  and  any  person  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  subject  to 
the  penalty  hereinafter  provided. 

1338a.  § 22.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 

city,  while  erecting  any  building  fronting  on  any  street,  to  use 
for  that  purpose,  or  occupy  with  building  material,  more  than 
one-third  the  width  of  any  street  or  public  thoroughfare  imme- 
diately in  front  of  the  ground  upon  which  such  building  is  be- 
ing erected;  nor  shall  such  building  material  be  allowed  to  re- 
main on  any  street  or  thoroughfare,  to  the  inconvenience  of  the 
public,  for  a longer  time  than  is  necessary  for  the  construction  of 
such  building;  nor  shall  such  building  material  be  deposited  in 
front  of  the  property  of  another  without  the  consent  of  the 
owner  or  occupant  thereof.  The  owner  of  the  ground  upon 
which  improvements  are  being  made  or  built  shall  build  and 
maintain,  and  at  all  times  keep  the  same  unobstructed,  a side- 
walk of  suitable  material,  not  less  than  four  feet  in  width,  in 
front  of  such  improvement,  and  shall  put  up  and  maintain  a 
good  and  sufficient  fence,  not  less  than  four  feet  in  height,  con- 
sisting of  posts  set  securely,  and  with  four  six-inch  boards  se- 
curely fastened  thereto,  both  in  front  and  rear  of  all  excavations, 
sufficient  for  the  safety  of  the  public.  All  such  railings  or  pro- 
tections temporarily  placed  about  any  area  or  excavation  for  any 
building,  shall  be  strongly  built  and  securely  erected,  and  so 
maintained  so  long  as  said  excavation  shall  remain  in  a danger- 
ous condition.  The  owners  of  said  improvements,  and  the  per- 
sons having  such  work  in  charge,  shall,  during  the  night  time. 


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keep  and  maintain  li^lits  burning  as  danger  signals  in  some  con- 
spicuous place  at  said  excavation,  and  said  lights  shall  also  he 
so  placed  and  sufficient  in  number  to  exhibit  to  passers  by  both 
the  line  of  the  excavation  and  such  building  material  as  may  be 
temporarily  occupying  said  portion  of  the  street;  and  such  care 
and  precaution  shall  be  taken  by  any  person  doing  or  causing  to 
be  done  any  such  work,  or  having  the  same  in  charge,  that  a clear 
and  unobstructed  and  safe  passage  way  and  sidewalk  shall  exist 
entirely  around  such  excavation;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
several  policemen  of  said  city  to  see  that  the  provisions  of  this 
section  are  rigidly  enforced. 

1339.  § 23.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 
city  to  obstruct  any  street,  or  alley,  or  public  highway  thereof, 
by  placing  thereon,  or  permitting  to  remain  thereon,  any  scales 
or  any  substance  or  thing  interfering  with  the  public  use  of  the 
same,  or  to  dig  or  make  any  ditch  or  excavation  in  any  street  or 
public  highway,  except  for  public  purposes  and  temporary  uses, 
or  permit  any  such  excavation  to  remain  open  for  a longer  time 
than  is  actually  necessary,  and  all  such  excavations  shall  be  care- 
fully guarded  while  being  made  or  used. 

1340.  § 24.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  move  any  building  of  any  kind  into,  upon,  across,  or  along, 
any  of  the  streets  or  alleys  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  without  first 
obtaining  from  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  of  Lincoln 
a permit  for  such  removal. 

1341.  § 25.  Whoever  shall  be  convicted  of  a violation  of 
this  section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  costs  of 
prosecution,  and  shall  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs 
are  paid. 

No  permit  for  the  removal  of  any  building  through  or  upon, 
along,  across,  any  of  the  streets  or  alleys  of  said  city,  shall  be 
granted  unless  the  person  desiring  such  permit  shall  present  to 
the  Council  a petition  showing  the  place  from  which  such  build- 
ing is  to  be  removed,  the  street  or  streets,  alley  or  alleys,  along, 
across,  or  upon  which  such  building  is  to  be  taken  and  removed. 


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the  place  at  which  the  same  is  to  be  located,  and  the  time  the  same 
is  to  be  removed,  and  the  time  the  same  will  be  in  transit,  and 
the  size  and  kind  of  building:  P^'ovided^  No  permit  shall  be 
granted  until  the  person  a})plying  therefor  shall  file  with  City 
Clerk  his  undertaking  with  one  or  more  sufficient  sureties,  to  be 
approved  by  the  City  Clerk,  in  the  penal  sum  of  $200,  condi- 
tioned that  the  said  applicant  will  make  good  all  injury  and 
damage  done  to  the  sidewalks  and  crosswalks  over  and  along 
which  the  said  house  shall  be  moved,  and  shall  remove  said 
building  from  its  present  site  to  its  destination  within  a period 
of  not  more  than  thirty  days  to  be  fixed  by  the  Council,  and  for 
any  damage  that  shall  be  caused  or  arise  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  or  to 
any  person  whomsoever  by  reason  of  the  removal  of  said  building. 

A fee  of  one  dollar  shall  be  paid  into  the  city  treasury  for 
such  permit. 

1342.  § 26.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  house-mover,  or 
other  person,  while  engaged  in  moving  any  house  or  other  build- 
ing in  this  city,  to  move  the  same  along  and  over  any  street  in 
which  any  street  railroad  track  may  be  laid,  in  such  manner  as 
to  obstruct  the  use  of  such  track,  unless  such  moving  shall  be 
done  in  the  night  time  when  cars  are  not  running:  Pi'ovided^ 
That  the  Council  may  in  proper  cases  suspend  the  operation  of 
this  section. 

1343.  § 27.  That  all  persons  owning  lots  or  parcels  of  ground 
within  the  limits  of  paving  districts  numbers  one  and  two  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and  they  are  hereby  required  within 
sixty  days,  from  and  after  the  adoption  and  ’publication  of  this 
ordinance,  to  lay  the  proper  drain  or  sewer  pipes  from  the  line 
of  each  lot  or  parcel  of  ground  above  described  to  and  to  con- 
nect the  same  with  the  public  sanitary  sewer  adjoining  said  lot. 
Said  work  to  be  done  as  required  by  the  provisions  of  the  ordi- 
nance fixing  and  regulating  the  use  of  such  sewers  in  said  city: 
Provided,  This  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  property  in  front  of 
which  water  mains  have  not  been  laid:  And  Provided,  That 
vaults  and  water  closets  in  said  districts  shall  be  connected  with 
sanitary  sewers,  when  so  ordered  by  the  Board  of  Health. 


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Any  person  who  shall  fail  and  refuse  to  comply  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section  within  the  time  herein  provided,  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one 
dollar  for  each  day  he  shall  so  fail  and  refuse,  and  shall  stand 
committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid. 

1334.  § 28.  The  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 

may  open,  widen,  or  otherwise  improve  or  vacate  any  street, 
avenue,  alley,  or  lane,  within  the  limits  of  said  city;  and  may 
also  create,  open,  and  improve,  any  new  street,  avenue,  alley,  or 
lane,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  whenever  in  their  opinion  the 
public  interests  shall  so  require. 

1345.  § 29.  If  the  owner  of  any  property  required  to  be 
taken  under  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  section,  shall  refuse 
to  dedicate  the  same  for  the  purpose  required,  the  Mayor,  with 
the  consent  of  the  Council,  shall  appoint  tliree  disinterested  free- 
holders of  said  city,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  inspect  the  prop- 
erty required  and  report  in  writing,  under  oath,  to  tlie  Council, 
a description  of  each  piece  of  property  taken,  and  the  name  of 
the  owner,  and  the  amount  of  damages  sustained  in  each  case  by 
reason  of  the  opening,  creating  or  improving,  any  street  avenue, 
alley,  or  lane  within  the  city. 

1346.  § 30.  Such  appraisers  shall  give  written  notice  to  the 
owners  of  property  to  be  appraised;  said  notice  shall  contain  a 
description  of  the  property  of  said  owner  which  is  to  be  appraised, 
the  purpose  for  which  said  property  is  to  be  taken,  the  name  of 
the  appraisers,  and  the  time  the  appraisement  is  to  be  made. 
Such  notice  shall  be  served  personally  upon  the  owner  or  by 
leaving  it  at  his  usual  place  of  residence,  and  service  shall  be 
made  ten  days  before  the  appraisement  shall  be  made.  If  per- 
sonal service  cannot  be  liad  upon  any  owner,  the  appraisers  shall 
cause  a notice  to  be  published  for  four  consecutive  weeks  in  some 
newspaper  of  general  circulation  and  published  in  said  city,  and 
such  notice  shall  set  forth  all  that  is  required  in  cases  of  per- 
sonal service,  and  shall  state  the  time  of  the  appraisement,  which 
shall  not  be  sooner  than  ten  days  after  the  last  [)ublication  above 
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1347.  § 31.  After  the  filing  of  the  report  of  the  appraisers 
with  the  Council  and  payment  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  amount 
assessed  to  any  owner  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  such  owner,  the 
city  of  Lincoln  is  authorized  to  go  upon  and  use  said  property 
for  the  purposes  required.  Either  party  not  satisfied  with  the 
appraisement  may  appeal  therefrom  in  the  same  manner  as  ap- 
peals are  allowed  in  cases  of  condemnation  of  property  for  rail- 
road purposes,  and  the  proceedings  shall  be  the  same  as  far  as 
practicable. 

1348.  § 32.  The  appraisers  shall  receive  two  dollars  per  day 
for  each  day^s  work  and  be  paid  by  the  city. 

1349.  § 33.  That  whenever  the  Council  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln shall  deem  it  necessary  to  grade  or  repair  any  street,  avenue, 
or  alley,  or  any  part  thereof,  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  other- 
wise than  for  the  purpose  of  paving,  macadamizing,  curbing,  or 
guttering  the  same,  they  shall  order  and  cause  such  grading,  cut- 
ting down,  or  filling  up  of  any  such  street,  avenue,  or  alley,  or 
any  portion  thereof,  to  be  done  as  may  be  necessary  to  make  the 
same  to  correspond  to  the  established  grade  of  the  streets  of  said 
city,  as  near  as  may  be,  and  sufficient  to  keep  the  same  in  good 
repair  for  public  use,  the  expense  thereof  to  be  paid  from  the 
funds  of  said  city.  No  highway  in  said  city  shall  be  perma- 
nently graded  except  the  same  be  ordered  done  by  an  affirmative 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  City  Council. 

The  grading  and  repair  of  streets  and  highways  contemplated 
herein  shall  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  Street  Commis- 
sioner and  the  City  Engineer,  when  the  work  is  of  such  nature 
as  to  require  the  services  of  the  latter  officer. 

1350.  § 34.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  to  make  any  excava- 
tion in  any  paved  street  or  alley,  or  remove  any  paving  or  other 
material  forming  any  street  or  improvement  thereon,  without  a 
permit  from  the  City  Engineer,  and  to  be  issued  only  upon  a 
written  application  of  the  party  desiring  such  permit,  which  ap- 
plication shall  be  filed  away  in  an  orderly  manner  and  duly  pre- 
served. Such  person  shall  be  required  to  maintain  good  and 
sufficient  barricade,  guard,  lights,  and  signals,  as  will  protect 


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tlie  from  injury  or  loss.  Such  applicant  shall  deposit 

with  the  City  Engineer  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  or  a sum  sufficient 
to  cover  the  cost  of  replacing  any  pavement  removed,  and  it  is 
hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  City  Engineer  to  cause  the  said 
pavement  to  be  replaced,  and  after  paying  the  ex{)ense  thereof 
the  balance  of  the  money,  if  any,  remaining  in  his  hands,  shall 
be.  returned  to  the  applicant.  Any  person  who  shall  do  or  per- 
form any  of  the  acts  prohibited  by  this  section,  or  any  person 
who  shall,  while  acting  under  the  permit  as  aforesaid,  fail  to  erect 
and  maintain  good  and  sufficient  barricades,  guards,  lights,  and 
signals,  as  herein  provided,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars.  A fee  of  one  dollar  shall  be  paid  into  the  city 
treasury  for  each  permit. 

1351.  § 35.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  provision  of 

this  ordinance  for  which  a penalty  is  not  otherwise  provided,  shall, 
upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars. 

^ 36.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  tlic  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 37.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passaj^e,  approval,  and  i)ublication  according  to  law. 

Passed  Angnst  26,  A.  1).  1«9.'). 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest ; J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  construction,  use,  and  operation  of  street  railroads  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  providing  for  an  election  to  decide  whetlier  a jtroposed  com- 
pany shall  be  granted  the  right  to  construct  and  o])erate  its  i)roi)()sed  road,  fixing 
the  maximnm  rate  of  fare  to  be  charged  by  street  railroads  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
and  regulating  the  methods  of  paying  the  same,  and  the  sale  of  tickets  by  such 
companies,  prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of  the  i)rovisions  Of  this  ordinance, 
and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Coaneil  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  LXV. 

Street  Railroads. 

1352.  § 1.  Any  street  railroad  company  desiring  hereafter 

to  secure  a charter  to  construct  and  operate  a street  railroad  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a map  or  plat 
showing  the  exad  route  or  routes  of  the  proposed  street  railroad. 


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and  designating  the  termini  and  the  street  or  streets,  or  portions 
tliereof,  along  which  it  is  intended  to  construct  and  operate  such 
street  railroad. 

1353.  § 2.  Upon  the  filing  of  such  |)lat  the  Council  shall 
provide  by  ordinance  for  an  election  to  enable  the  qualified  elect- 
ors of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  question  whether  said  company 
shall  be  granted  the  right  to  construct  and  operate  such  proposed 
street  railroad. 

1354.  § 3.  Upon  the  passage  of  such  ordinance,  the  Mayor 
shall  cause  a notice  of  such  election  to  be  published  at  least  ten 
days  prior  thereto  in  some  newspaper  published  in  said  city, 
which  notice  shall  state  the  termini  of  such  proposed  street  rail- 
road, and  the  street  or  streets,  or  portions  thereof,  through  which 
it  is  proposed  to  construct  and  operate,  the  same  as  shown  by  the 
plat  filed  as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  form  in  which  the  ques- 
tion shall  be  taken,  and  the  time  when  such  election  shall  be 
held. 

1355.  § 4.  Every  such  election  shall  be  held  at  the  time 
designated  in  the  notice,  and  shall  be  held  in  the  same  manner 
and  at  the  same  place  as  the  general  city  elections,  and  the  returns 
shall  be  canvassed  by  the  Council  at  its  next  meeting  after  such 
election,  and  the  result  declared,  and  if  the  majority  of  the  elect- 
ors of  said  city  shall  be  found  to  be  in  favor  of  constructing 
and  operating  such  proposed  street  railroad,  the  Council  shall 
cause  the  City  Clerk  to  make  out  a certificate  of  the  result,  stat- 
ing that  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors  of  such  city 
has  been  given  to  the  constructing  and  operating  of  such  street 
railroad,  and  deliver  the  same  to  the  chief  officer  of  such  street 
railroad  company,  and  thereupon  such  street  railroad  company 
shall  be  authorized  to  proceed  to  construct  and  operate  such  street 
railroad:  Provided^  That  the  franchise  so  granted  shall  not  be 
exclusive,  and  that  said  railroad  shall  be  constructed  and  oper- 
ated subject  to  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  now  or  here- 
after be  established  by  ordinance,  and  that  the  said  railroad 
company  shall  be  guided,  governed,  and  regulated,  by  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  and  such  further  conditions,  restric- 


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tioiis,  rules,  and  regulations,  as  may  hereafter  be  provided,  and 
such  further  necessary  and  usual  police  regulations  as  the  Coun- 
cil may  hereafter  establish. 

135G.  § 5.  The  expense  of  j)ublishing  the  ordinance  and  no- 

tice of  election,  and  all  expenses  of  such  election,  shall  be  paid 
by  the  company  at  whose  request  said  election  was  held. 

1357.  § 6.  That  all  tracks  laid  for  street  railroads  shall  be 
of  the  uniform  gauge  of  four  feet  eight  and  one-half  inches ; and 
the  same  shall  be  laid  according  to  the  direction  of  the  City 
Council  and  City  Civil  Engineer;  and  no  motive  power  except 
horses  or  mules,  cables,  or  electricity,  shall  hereafter  be  used 
upon  any  street  railroad  in  this  city,  and  no  street  railroad  shall 
be  used  for  the  transportation  of  freight,  but  only  for  passengers 
and  their  ordinary  baggage  or  packages  in  hand : Provided 
further y That  every  company  to  whom  any  privilege  shall  be 
granted  to  construct  and  operate  street  railroads  uj)on  the  streets 
and  avenues  of  this  city,  shall  place  and  continue  upon  said  road 
good  cars  for  the  convenience  and  comfort  of  passengers,  and 
that  they  run  cars  thereon  as  often  as  the  public  convenience  and 
business  of  the  road  will  justify. 

1358.  § 7.  The  track  of  every  street  railroad  shall  conform 
to  the  established  grade  of  the  streets  wherever  the  street  itself  is 
or  may  be  put  to  grade,  and  on  streets  that  have  not  yet  been  put 
to  permanent  grade,  the  said  tracks  shall  conform  as  nearly  as 
practicable  to  the  general  surface  of  such  street,  and  shall  be  con- 
structed in  such  manner  as  to  be  no  impediment  to  the  ordinary 
use  of  the  streets  and  the  passage  of  wagons,  carriages,  and  other 
vehicles,  upon,  along,  or  across  said  track,  at  any  point  and  in 
any  direction,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  repair,  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  Council;  and  in  the  case  of  the  failure  of  any  company 
to  do  the  same  within  ten  days  after  being  notified  by  the  proper 
city  officer,  the  Council  shall  have  the  right  to  prevent  the  use 
of  said  track  until  the  provisions  of  this  section  are  complied 
with. 

1359.  § 8.  The  center  of  the  track  of  all  street  railroads  shall, 
as  nearly  as  possible,  be  constructed  in  the  center  of  the  street. 


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except  when  two  tracks  are  laid,  when  tlie  center  between  the 
tracks  shall  be  as  nearly  as  practicable  in  the  center  of  the  street. 
Not  more  than  two  (2)  street  car  tracks  shall  be  laid  upon  any 
one  street  of  this  city  regardless  of  how  many  companies  may 
desire  to  or  are  using  said  streets : Pi^ovided,  however,  That  this 
act  shall  not  apply  to  that  part  of  the  street  where  the  tracks  of 
the  several  street  cars  cross  each  other  upon  cross  streets,  nor 
shall  this  ordinance  prevent  the  laying  of  switches  to  connect  the 
several  tracks  and  cross  tracks  permitted  under  ordinance  of  this 
city,  and  all  tracks  shall  be  as  near  to  the  center  of  the  street  as 
possible. 

1360.  § 9.  That  when  two  tracks  shall  have  been  constructed 
upon  any  street  or  portion  thereof,  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
company  to  construct  any  turn-out  or  switch  on  that  portion  of 
the  street  so  occupied  by  two  tracks : Provided,  That  this  section 
shall  not  be  construed  to  prevent  the  construction  of  suitable 
switches  or  turn-outs  to  connect  said  two  tracks  wherever  neces- 
sary or  desirable. 

1361.  § 10.  The  Mayor  and  Council  shall,  at  any  time,  have 
the  power  to  order  any  street  railroad  company  to  cause  its  track 
or  tracks  to  be  taken  up  and  relaid  at  the  cost  and  expense  of 
said  company  whenever  it  shall  be  necessary  for  the  purpose  of 
regrading  any  streets,  constructing  sewers,  or  laying  water  mains 
therein;  and  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall  not  be  liable  to  any  such 
company  or  individuals  for  any  damage  any  such  company  or 
individuals  may  incur,  or  from  any  delay  in  the  transportation 
of  passengers  that  may  be  caused  by  the  laying  of  sewers  or 
water  mains,  or  the  necessary  repairing  of  the  same,  or  from  any 
delay  or  damage  that  may  be  caused  by  fire  or  otherwise. 

1362.  § 11.  That  in  case  any  street  railroad  company  shall 
hereafter  desire  to  run  its  cars  so  as  to  reach  any  railroad  depot, 
and  all  the  available  streets  leading  to  such  depot  shall  already 
be  fully  occupied  by  street  railroad  tracks,  then  in  such  case  the 
Council,  if  in  its  judgment  the  public  good  demands,  may  by 
ordinance  j)rovide  for  the  use  of  the  track  or  tracks  already  con- 
structed by  such  subsequent  company  jointly  with  the  company 


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or  companies  owning  such  track  or  tracks,  for  a distance  not  ex- 
ceeding two  blocks:  Pt'ovided,  That  the  company  or  companies 
desiring  such  use  shall  pay  a just  and  equitable  sum,  to  be  de- 
termined by  arbitration  or  by  law,  for  the  occupation,  construc- 
tion, and  maintenance  of  said  track  or  tracks,  so  jointly  to  be 
occupied  and  used,  but  that  the  legal  ownership  of  said  track 
shall  remain  in  the  company  which  first  constructed  the  same. 

1363.  §12.  That  the  privilege  of  laying  tracks  shall  include 
all  necessary  side  track  and  switches,  and  laying  and  keeping  in 
repair  of  the  same,  and  the  parts  of  the  street  occupied  by  the 
same,  to  be  governed  by  the  same  regulations  as  the  main  tracks; 
the  grant  of  the  use  of  any  street  shall  also  include,  under  the 
same  restrictions  and  rules,  the  bridges  on  such  street. 

1364.  § 13.  The  following  regulations  shall  apply  and  govern 
every  company  operating  street  railroads  in  this  city : 

1st.  No  car  shall  be  drawn  at  greater  speed  than  seven  miles 
an  hour. 

2d.  In  turning  corners  from  one  street  to  another  the  speed  of 
cars  shall  not  exceed  five  (5)  miles  per  hour. 

3d.  Cars  driven  in  the  same  direction  shall  not  be  driven 
nearer  each  other  than  one  hundred  feet,  unless  in  case  of  acci- 
dent or  where  it  is  necessary  to  connect  two  cars,  or  when  cars 
are  near  or  at  a station.  No  car  shall  be  stopped  over  a cross- 
walk, or  in  front  of  an  intersecting  street,  except  to  take  up  or 
leave  passengers,  or  to  avoid  collision,  or  to  prevent  danger  to 
persons  in  the  car  or  street,  or  in  case  of  muddy  streets,  when 
the  same  can  be  done  with  safety  to  persons  on  the  street. 

4th.  When  a car  is  required  to  stop  at  the  intersection  of 
streets,  to  take  up  or  leave  passengers,  it  shall  be  stopped  so  as 
to  leave  the  rear  of  the  platform  slightly  over  the  crossing. 

5th.  The  conductors  and  drivers  of  each  car  shall  use  all  rea- 
sonable diligence  in  watching  for  all  teams,  carriages,  persons  on 
foot,  and  especially  children,  either  on  the  track  or  moving 
toward  it,  and  on  the  appearance  of  danger  to  such  teams  or 
])ersons,  or  other  obstructions,  the  car  shall  be  stopped  as 
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6th.  All  proper  care  shall  be  used  by  conductors  and  drivers 
to  prevent  injury  to  teams,  carriages,  wagons,  and  other  vehicles. 

7th.  The  conductors  and  drivers  shall  endeavor  to  prevent 
ladies  and  children  from  entering  or  leaving  the  cars  while  in 
motion. 

8th.  The  cars  after  dark  will  be  j)rovided  with  signal  lights. 

1365.  § 14.  The  cars  shall  be  entitled  to  the  track  and  shall 
not  be  obstructed  by  any  vehicle  or  otherwise.  Any  vehicle  or 
other  obstruction  u[)on  the  track  of  any  street  railroad  shall  be 
turned  out  or  removed  when  any  car  comes  up,  so  as  to  leave 
the  track  unobstructed,  and  the  driver  of  any  vehicle 'refusing 
or  neglecting  to  do  so,  or  any  person  otherwise  placing  obstruc- 
tions on  said  road  and  refusing  promptly  to  remove  the  same  for 
the  passage  of  any  car,  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  herein- 
after provided  for  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance: Provided^  That  if  any  | erson  shall  have  cause  to  remove 
any  building,  or  other  heavy  substance,  such  person  shall  be  al- 
lowed a reasonable  time,  not  to  exceed  one  hour,  to  cross  said 
track,  without  being  liable  to  the  penalty  herein  named. 

1366.  § 15.  That  carts,  carriages,  or  other  vehicles  of  any 
kind,  moving  in  the  same  direction  with  the  cars  upon  any  street 
railroad  track  in  this  city,  shall  have  the  right-of-way  in  prefer- 
ence to  vehicles  coming  from  the  opposite  direction,  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  all  persons,  having  charge  of  vehicles  passing  in 
the  opposite  direction  of  the  cars,  to  leave  the  track  free  for  the 
passage  of  the  cars,  and  for  any  vehicle  following  the  cars  upon 
the  railroad  track. 

1367.  § 16.  That  no  street  railway  company  shall  charge  or 
receive  more  than  five  (5)  cents  fare  for  each  passenger  carried 
on  any  of  its  roads,  nor  more  than  one  dollar  for  each  package 
of  twenty-two  (22)  tickets,  to  be  sold  as  provided  in  section  17 
hereof. 

1368.  § 17.  Every  street  railway  company  in  this  city  shall 
keep  for  sale  during  customary  business  hours  at  not  less  than 
three  (3)  convenient  places  in  the  business  portion  of  the  city, 
packages  of  tickets  of  the  required  number  of  eleven  (11)  tick- 


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ets  for  fifty  cents  or  twenty-two  (22)  ticke(s  for  one  dollar,  ready 
for  delivery  to  any  person  applying  and  paying  for  tlie  same. 

1369.  § 18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  minor  under  the 
age  of  twelve  years  to  get  upon  or  off,  or  attempt  to  get  upon  or 
off,  any  street  railroad  car,  or  any  platform  or  step  thereof,  while 
the  car  is  in  motion. 

1370.  § 19.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  upon 
any  street  railroad  car  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  without  paying,  in 
the  manner  prescribed  by  the  rules  of  said  company,  the  fare 
herein  provided  for. 

1371.  § 20.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  except  the  first 
five  sections  thereof,  shall  govern  and  control  all  street  railroad 
companies  owning  or  operating  street  railroads  in  this  city. 

1372.  § 21.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  be  committed 
in  the  city  prison  until  such  fine  and  costs  of  prosecution  are 
paid. 

I 22.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 22.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  .and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  from  its  i)assage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

P.assed  August  2(1,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  I).  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  construction  of  street  railway  tracks  through  the 
paved  streets  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1372a.  § 1.  That  hereafter  no  street  railway  company  shall 

construct  its  tracks  upon  any  paved  street  of  this  city  excejit  in 
accordance  with  the  following  terms  and  conditions:  Any  such 
company  desiring  to  construct  its  tracks  through  any  paved 
streets  shall  file  with  the  City  Council  a written  application  fora 
permit  to  construct  such  track;  such  application  shall  state  the 
location  of  the  proposed  track,  and  shall  also  contain  an  agree- 
ment of  said  company  to  abide  by  and  to  conform  to  all  the  re- 
quirements of  this  ordinance. 

13726.  § 2.  Upon  the  filing  of  such  application  the  City 


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Council  shall  cause  an  estimate  to  be  made  of  the  cost  of  paving 
between  the  rails  of  such  tracks,  and  such  cornpauy  shall  be  re- 
quired to  pay  for  such  privileges  as  follows:  If  such  tracks  con- 
structed within  one  year  after  the  cost  of  such  street  paving  has 
been  levied  and  assessed,  then  such  company  shall  pay  the  whole 
of  the  original  estimated  cost  of  paving  between  the  rails  of  such 
track  or  tracks.  If  such  track  is  constructed  after  one  year  and 
within  two  years  after  such  levy  and  assessment,  then  such  com- 
pany shall  pay  nine-tenths  of  such  original  cost  of  such  paving, 
and  for  each  year  after  such  assessment  a reduction  of  one-tenth 
of  the  original  cost  of  such  paving  shall  be  made.  Such  com- 
pany shall  also  be  required  to  remove  and  to  relay  pavement  re- 
moved in  such  tracks  construction,  at  its  own  expense. 

1372c.  § 3.  Payment  shall  be  made  by  such  company  as  fol- 

lows: The  whole  sum  thus  due  from  such  company  may  be  paid 
in  one  installment  if  paid  within  fifty  days  from  date  of  levy  or 
the  date  the  permit  for  such  construction  was  granted,  or  in 
equal  annual  installments  of  one-tenth  of  such  original  cost. 
Deferred  payments  shall  bear  interest  the  same  as  special  assess- 
ments upon  real  estate  for  paving  to  be  paid  at  the  time  when 
the  special  paving  taxes  are  due  in  the  district  where  the  track  of 
such  company  is  laid  : Provided,  That  if  said  company  is  charged 
with  the  whole  of  such  original  cost,  the  one  tenth  thereof  shall 
be  paid  in  cash  at  the  time  of  receiving  a permit  for  such  con- 
struction. All  payments  by  the  com{)auy  shall  be  made  to  the 
City  Treasurer  and  by  him  apportioned  between  the  intersections 
and  district  paving  funds  according  to  the  amount  of  such  tax  in 
intersections  and  districts;  the  sums  ap})ortioned  to  the  district 
funds  shall  be  divided  among  the  several  parcels  of  real  estate 
assessed  with  the  cost  of  such  paving  in  accordance  with  the  ratio 
of  assessments  as  a credit  upon  the  assessments  thereon. 

1372d.  § 4.  Such  company  shall  also  execute  and  deliver  a 

good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in 
double  the  amount  charged  to  such  company,  with  good  and  suf- 
ficient sureties,  conditioned  that  such  company  will  pay  the  said 
several  sums  of  money  as  herein  provided  when  the  same  are 


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due,  and  that  said  company  will  faithfully  comply  with  all  the 
j)rovisions  of  this  ordinance.  Upon  the  filing  of  such  bond  and 
the  com[)liance  with  the  precedent  requirements  of  this  ordi- 
nance, the  City  Council  may  grant  a permit  to  such  company  to 
construct  its  track  as  desired,  and  thereupon  such  company  shall 
be  authorized  to  proceed  with  such  work.  All  such  track  con- 
struction shall  be  done  in  strict  accordance  with  the  ordinances 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln  and  under  the  direction  and  supervision 
of  the  City  Engineer  and  Board  of  Public  Works,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Mayor  and  Council. 

g 5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  or  inconsistent  herewith  are 
hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  April  28, 1890. 

Approved  April  29,  1890. 


Article  LX VI. 


1373.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  on  the  Sabbath  day, 
commonly  known  as  Sunday,  to  engage  in  any  dancing,  running 
at  foot  races,  or  fast  driving  of  horses  or  other  animals,  playing 
at  ball,  ten  pins,  pitching  quoits,  wrestling,  boxing,  fishing,  dis- 
charging pistols  or  other  fire-arms,  beating  drums  or  playing 
upon  other  loud  sounding  instruments,  except  at  funerals,  to  en- 
gage in  or  exhibit  any  show,  play,  opera,  theater,  or  public 
amusement,  excepting  sacred  concerts  where  no  admission  fee  is 
charged,  or  to  use  or  permit  any  licensed  hall,  opera  house,  saloon, 
billiard  hall,  or  other  place  of  public  amusement  so  to  be  used  on 
said  day. 

1374.  § 3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  business  house,  bank, 
store,  saloon,  or  any  office,  to  be  open,  or  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  be  admitted  thereto  for  general  business,  on  said  day, 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  excepting  only  offices  of  physi- 
cians, telegraph  offices,  express  offices,  photograph  galleries,  rail- 
road offices,  telephone  offices^  hotels,  restaurants,  cigar  stores,  eat- 


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ing  houses,  ice  cream  parlors,  fruit  stands,  or  other  like  places  of 
business  in  the  sale  of  goods  and  commodities  of  a perishable 
character  and  for  immediate  use,  street  cars,  railway  passenger 
trains,  livery  stables,  venders  of  ice,  bread,  and  milk,  and  drug 
stores,  for  necessary  purposes.  Meat  markets  shall  be  permitted 
to  be  open  till  the  hour  of  9 o’clock  A.  M.,  from  the  first  day 
of  May  until  the  1st  day  of  November,  but  shall  not  be  open 
for  the  purpose  of  selling  meat  or  produce  from  the  1st  day  of 
November  [till  the  first  day  of  May],  and  bath-rooms  and  the 
printing  of  newspapers  and  distribution  thereof,  shall  be  open 
until  the  hour  of  12  o’clock  noon.  The  term  saloon,  as  used  in 
this  ordinance,  shall  be  construed  to  include  all  places  where 
malt,  spirituous,  or  vinous  liquors  are  sold  or  kept  for  sale  as  a 
beverage;  and  it  is  further  provided  that  all  persons  engaged  in 
and  about  these  occupations  shall  conduct  the  same  in  a quiet,  or- 
derly manner,  so  as  in  no  way  or  manner  to  interfere  with  or 
molest  persons  engaged  in  public  worship  at  places  of  worship: 
Provided^  That  works  of  necessity  and  charity  are  excepted  from 
the  operation  of  this  article:  And  Provided  further ^ That  noth- 
ing herein  contained  shall  extend  to  those  who  conscientiously 
observe  the  seventh  day  of  the  week  as  the  Sabbath,  nor  to  pre- 
vent families  emigrating  from  traveling,  superintendents  or  keep- 
ers of  toll  bridges  or  toll  gates  from  attending  and  superintend- 
ing the  same,  or  ferrymen  from  conveying  travelers  over  the 
waters,  or  ])ersons  moving  their  families  on  such  days,  or  to  pre- 
vent railway  companies  from  running  necessary  trains. 

1375.  § 4.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 

this  article,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a sum  not 
less  than  $5  nor  moretlian  $100  for  each  offense,  and  stand  com- 
mitted nntil  such  fine  and  costs  of  execution  are  paid. 

[Passed  February  6,  1894.  Approved  February  9,  1894.  Published  in  Journal  Feb- 
ruary 10,  1894.] 


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AN  OIvDINANCn^  rcffulatinjj:  the  manner  in  which  tlie  printing  of  the  city  of  Ijincoln 
shall  be  (lone,  directing  the  City  Clerk  to  advertise  each  year  for  bids  therefor,  regu- 
lating the  manner  in  which  the  contract  shall  be  let,  and  providing  that  copies  of 
work  done  be  furnished  certain  otVices. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LX VII. 

Supplies — City  Printing. 

1376.  § 1.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  when  ordered  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  during  the  month  of  December  of  each  year 
advertise,  in  some  daily  newspaper  published  in  the  city,  for 
])roposals  for  publishing  in  some  newspaper  published  in  the 
English  language  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  all  advertisements,  no- 
tices, and  ordinances  on  account  of  the  city  for  one  year.  All 
bids  shall  be  directed  to  the  Clerk  and  shall  be  presented  to  the 
Council  at  its  first  meeting  in  January. 

1377.  § 2.  All  such  bids  shall  be  opened  by  the  clerk  in  the 
presence  of  the  Council,  while  in  session,  and  the  contract  for 
doing  said  printing  shall  be  awarded  by  them  to  the  lowest  and 
best  bidder;  and  if  all  bids  are  rejected,  the  Clerk  shall  again 
advertise  for  bids.  No  bid  in  excess  of  twenty-five  cents  per 
square  of  unleaded  nonpareil  type  shall  be  accepted. 

1378.  § 3.  After  said  contract  has  been  awarded,  the  City 
Clerk  shall  enter  into  a written  contract  with  the  person  or  com- 
pany to  whom  the  same  has  been  awarded,  in  accordance  with 
the  terms  of  his  bids  for  doing  said  printing,  and  shall  also  cause 
said  party  to  execute  a bond  to  the  city  in  the  sum  of  $1,000,  or 
any  other  sum  fixed  by  the  Council,  with  sufficient  security  for 
the  faithful  performance  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  said  con- 
tract. No  printing  or  advertising  of  any  kind  shall  be  done  at 
the  expense  of  the  city  in  any  other  newsj)aper  than  the  one  to 
which  the  same  shall  have  been  let. 

1379.  § 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk,  whenever 
any  job  printing  is  required  by  the  city,  or  any  of  the  city  de- 
partments, such  as  blanks,  blank  books,  bill  or  letter  heads,  con- 
tracts, bonds  for  licenses,  receipts,  assessment  lists,  or  job  print- 


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ing  of  any  kind,  to  furnish  a copy  or  statement  of  the  work 
required  to  be  done,  to  each  job  printing  office  in  the  city,  and 
receive  bids  therefor,  open  the  same  and  award  the  contract  to 
tl)e  lowest  and  best  bidder  for  such  work. 

1380.  § 5.  In  all  contracts  for  city  printing  it  shall  be  stip- 

ulated that  copies  of  the  paper  publishing  the  city  printing  shall 
be  regularly  left  at  the  office  of  the  Mayor,  City  Clerk,  City 
Treasurer,  City  Engineer,  and  City  Attorney,  as  ordinarily  dis- 
tributed to  regular  subscribers. 

g 6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1S95. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  manner  of  procuring  supplies  for  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, authorizing  the  making  of  a contract  therefor,  and  providing  the  manner  in 
which  payment  shall  be  made. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

Article  LXVIll. 

Supplies  fo7'  City  Govemment. 

1381.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk,  on  or  be- 
fore the  first  day  of  December  annually,  to  prepare  separate  esti- 
mates,of  all  kinds  of  supplies,  personal  property,  and  material 
required  for  the  use  of  the  city  during  the  ensuing  year,  and  dur- 
ing the  first  week  in  December  he  shall  publish  a brief  advertise- 
ment in  one  newsjiaper  published  in  the  city,  stating  the  prob- 
able amount  and  kind  of  supplies,  personal  property,  and  material 
required  by  such  city  during  the  year  following  the  first  day  of 
January  next  ensuing,  and  inviting  bids  therefor,  which  bids 
shall  be  filed  with  said  clerk  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary. 

1382.  § 2.  Such  advertisements  shall  be  for  seven  days  at 
least,  and  the  bids  in  response  thereto  shall  be  in  writing,  sealed, 
and  delivered  to  the  City  Clerk,  and  by  him  opened  in  the  pre.s- 
ence  of  the  Council  at  some  regular  or  called  session,  at  which 


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time  the  Council  shall  examine  said  bids,  declare  the  lowest  and 
best  bidder,  and  make  award  accordingly:  Provided,  That  the 
Council  shall  have  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids,  if  not 
deemed  satisfactory,  in  which  case  the  City  Clerk  shall  re-adver- 
tise  in  like  manner  as  at  first. 

1383.  § 3.  Every  bid  shall  be  accompanied  with  a bond  of 
the  bidder  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  with  two  good 
and  sufficient  securities,  to  be  approved  by  the  Clerk,  conditioned 
that  in  case  such  bid  is  accepted  the  bidder  will,  without  delay, 
enter  into  contract  in  writing,  and  give  bond  to  comply  with  and 
carry  out  the  same,  which  bond  shall  be  in  such  sum  as  will  be 
double  the  probable  amount  of  supplies  for  the  year  contemplated 
in  such  bid. 

1384.  § 4.  The  committee  of  the  Council  on  the  various  de- 
partments of  the  city,  shall,  prior  to  the  time  of  said  advertise- 
ment, furnish  the  City  Clerk  with  estimates  and  lists  of  the 
kinds  and  amounts  of  supplies  that  will  probably  be  needed  for 
the  year,  in  their  various  departments,  and  parties  desirous  of 
making  bids  shall  receive  such  information  as  to  kind  and  prob- 
able quantity  needed,  by  making  application  to  the  City  Clerk. 

1385.  § 5.  The  only  kind  of  contract  authorized  by  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  one  in  which  the  city  agrees  to  take  supplies 
needed  in  the  various  departments,  from  time  to  time,  and  as 
warrants  can  be  drawn  to  pay  for  the  same  during  the  year;  and 
in  case  any  bid  is  satisfactory,  a contract  may  be  awarded  on 
these  terms.  No  supplies  shall  be  purchased  or  furnished  except 
upon  the  order  of  the  Mayor  or  proper  chairman  of  committee. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  eilect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  ap- 
proval, and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  20,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Gkaham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


18 


386 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  and  taxing  telegraph  and  telephone  companies  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  prohibiting  them  from  doing  business  save  under  certain  condi- 
tions, directing  the  manner  in  which  poles,  wires,  and  other  apparatus  shall  be 
placed,  prescribing  penalties  for  violation  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

Article  LXIX. 

Telegraphs  and  Telephones, 

1386.  § 1.  Hereafter  no  telegrajih,  telephone,  or  electric  light 
pole  or  posts  shall  be  placed  in  or  upon  any  sidewalk  space  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  unless  a permit  shall  first  be  obtained  therefor 
from  the  Mayor  or  Council. 

1387.  § 2.  All  telegraph,  telephone,  and  electric  light  poles 
or  posts  which  shall  be  hereafter  erected  on  any  street  inside  of 
this  city,  shall  be  placed  in  said  sidewalk  space,  and  the  outside  of 
the  poles  shall  be  set  against  the  curb-stone,  and  no  post  shall  be 
set  nearer  than  four  feet  to  any  hydrant.  All  such  poles  here- 
after set  shall  be  placed  opposite  the  lot  line. 

1388.  § 3.  That  all  telegraph,  telephone,  and  electric  light 
poles  or  posts,  now  erected  upon  any  street  in  this  city,  shall 
be  placed  in  the  position  designated  in  this  ordinance  when  so 
ordered  by  the  Mayor  and  Council.  If  any  corporation,  com- 
pany, or  persons,  fail  to  comply  with  the  order  of  the  Council  for 
ten  days,  then  the  superintendent,  secretary,  or  any  agent  of  such 
company  or  corporation,  may  be  arrested  and  fined  in  any  sum 
not  to  exceed  $25  for  each  offense,  and  be  committed  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

1389.  § 4.  That  all  telegraph,  telephone,  and  electric  light 
companies,  shall  be  responsible  for  all  damages  done  to  side- 
walks, curbing,  or  area  walls.  After  setting  poles  they  shall 
remove  all  surplus  dirt  and  replace  the  sidewalk  in  a neat  and 
workmanlike  manner,  and  not  leave  it  uneven  and  holes  around 
the  poles,  but  shall  fit  the  walk  around  the  poles  closely  and 
neatly.  In  cases  of  removing  the  poles  they  shall  fill  up  all 
holes  carefully,  and  tamp  the  dirt  and  remove  all  surplus  dirt 


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387 


and  replace  the  sidewalk,  leaving  it  in  as  good  condition  as  it 
was  before  it  was  taken  up  for  resetting  the  pole  or  poles. 

1390.  § 5.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  violate  any  of 
the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sections  of  this  ordinance,  shall, 
upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars. 

1391.  § 6.  Hereafter  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person, 
corporation,  or  company,  his  or  its  agency,  to  erect  or  maintain 
on  or  over  the  streets,  alleys,  or  lanes  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  a 
telephone  line  or  lines,  and  use  and  operate  the  same,  without 
first  having  paid  a tax  therefor,  according  to  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  under  penalty  of  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  day  said  line  or  lines  are 
operated  without  the  payment  of  said  tax. 

1392.  § 7.  Hereafter  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  telegraph 
company,  or  its  agency,  to  transact  any  telegraph  business  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  without  having  first  paid  a tax 
therefor,  according  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  under 
penalty  of  a fine  of  not  less  than  fifty  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

1393.  § 8.  The  tax  for  operating  and  maintaing  a telephone 
line  shall  be  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars  per  annum  ; for  each 
telegraph  company  it  shall  be  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars  per  annum. 
The  tax  herein  imposed  shall  be  in  addition  to  any  tax  which 
may  be  levied  upon  the  assessed  value  of  all  real  and  personal 
property  owned  by  such  persons  or  companies  within  the  limits 
of  this  city.  The  word  telegraph,  as  used  in  this  ordinance,  shall 
be  held  to  include  district  telegraph  and  similar  companies.  The 
tax  herein  imposed  shall  be  paid  into  the  police  fund. 

§ 9.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

g 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage, 
approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  divide  the  city  of  Lincoln  into  seven  wards,  fixing  the  boundaries 
of  said  wards,  and  repealing  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  &//  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  tiie  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  LXX. 

War'ds. 

1394.  § 1.  The  First  ward  shall  he  composed  of  that  part 
of  the  city  lying  north  of  N street  and  west  and  south  of  the 
following  boundaries:  From  N street  running  north  on  Eleventh 
street  to  E,  street;  thence  east  on  R to  Twelfth  street;  thence 
north  on  Twelfth  street  to  Y street;  thence  west  along  said  Y 
street  to  the  west  limits  of  the  city. 

1395.  § 2.  The  Second  ward  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of 
the  city  lying  west  of  Eleventh  street  between  N and  F streets. 

1396.  § 3.  Tlie  Third  ward  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of 
the  city  lying  north  of  O street,  east  of  the  east  boundary  line 
of  the  First  ward,  and  south  of  the  center  of  the  Missouri  Pa- 
cific railroad  track  running  west  to  West  Lincoln,  and  west  of 
Twenty-second  street. 

1397.  § 4.  The  Fourth  ward  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of 
the  city  between  O and  F streets  north  and  south,  and  between 
Eleventh  and  Twenty-second  streets  east  and  west. 

1398.  § 5.  The  Fifth  ward  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of 
the  city  lying  south  of  F street  and  west  of  Twenty-second 
street. 

1399.  § 6.  The  Sixth  ward  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of 
the  city  lying  east  of  Twenty-second  street  and  south  of  Vine 
street.  The  west  boundary  of  the  Sixth  ward  is  more  particu- 
larly described  as  follows:  Beginning  at  Twenty-second  street 
and  Lake  avenue,  being  the  southwest  corner  of  Park  Hill  ad- 
dition; thence  north  along  Twenty-second  street  to  Sumner 
street;  thence  east  to  Twenty-second  street  in  Pleasant  Hill  ad- 
dition; thence  north  along  Twenty-second  street  to  D street; 
thence  west  to  Twenty-second  street  in  Houtz  Place;  thence 
north  along  Twenty-second  to  Randolph  street;  thence  north 


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along  tlie  east  line  of  Davenport’s  second  addition,  McMurtry’s 
addition,  Avondale’s  addition,  and  Spencer’s  addition  to  O street ; 
thence  west  to  Twenty-second  street  in  Kinney’s  O street  addi- 
tion; thence  north  to  E.  street;  thence  west  to  Twenty-second 
street  in  Lincoln  Driving  Park  Company’s  first  subdivision; 
thence  north  to  Vine  street. 

1400.  § 7.  The  Seventh  ward  shall  consist  of  all  that  part  of 
the  city  lying  north  of  the  First,  Third,  and  Sixth  wards,  the 
south  line  of  which  is  more  particularly  described  as  follows: 
Commencing  at  Y street  at  the  west  line  of  the  city  limits; 
thence  east  on  said  Y street  to  Twelfth  street;  thence  south  on 
Twelfth  to  the  center  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  railroad  track; 
thence  east  to  Twenty-second  street;  thence  south  to  Vine  street; 
thence  east  to  the  city  limits. 

1401.  § 8.  Except  when  otherwise  provided,  the  boundary 
lines  of  the  wards  shall  extend  to  the  center  of  the  streets  named 
in  this  ordinance,  or  should  there  be  no  street  on  any  part  of  the 
boundary  line  mentioned,  then  such  part  of  the  boundary  line 
shall  extend  in  conformity  to  an  extended  line  conforming  to 
such  center  of  street  mentioned  for  boundary. 

g 9.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  elfect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  approval 
and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  20,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  20,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  CiRAiiAM,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  defining  the  duties  aud  powers  of  the  Water  Commissioner  and  pre- 
scribing ihe  rates  to  be  i)aid  for  water  and  the  rules  to  govern  the  use  of  water,  and 
providing  i)enalties  for  violation  of  the  i)rovisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing 
ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  LXXI. 

Water — Water  Commissioner. 

1402.  § 1.  The  Water  Commissioner,  under  the  direction  of 

the  Mayor  and  Council,  shall  have  the  control  and  management 
of  the  water  works  system  of  the  city.  The  Council  may  at  any 


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time,  when  deemed  advisable,  provide  by  ordinance  or  resolution 
for  the  appointment  of  a book-keeper  or  cashier,  and  such  other 
clerks  and  assistants  as  may  be  deemed  necessary,  who  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  assent  of  the  Council. 
Before  entering  upon  his  duties,  the  book-keeper  and  cashier 
provided  for  in  this  section  shall  give  a bond  with  two  good  and 
sufficient  sureties,  in  the  penal  sum  of  two  thousand  ($2,000) 
dollars,  conditioned  upon  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

1403.  § 2.  The  Water  Commissioner  shall  collect  all  money 
receivable  by  the  city  on  account  of  the  system  of  water  works, 
and  shall  faithfully  account  for  and  pay  the  same  over  to  the 
Treasurer  at  the  end  of  each  and  every  month,  taking  his  receipt 
therefor  in  duplicate  and  filing  one  with  the  City  Clerk. 

1404.  § 3.  On  the  first  Monday  in  January,  April,  July, 
and  October  of  each  year  the  Water  Commissioner  shall  make  a 
detailed  report  to  the  Council  of  the  condition  of  said  water  sys- 
tem, and  of  all  mains,  pipes,  hydrants,  reservoirs,  and  machinery, 
recommending  such  improvements  and  repairs  and  extensions 
thereof  as  he  may  think  proper.  Such  report  shall  be  accompa- 
nied with  an  itemized  statement  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures 
of  such  water  system  for  the  previous  three  months,  giving  the 
name  of  each  person  of  whom  money  was  received,  and  the  date 
and  account  for  which  paid,  and  the  name  of  each  person  to 
whom  money  was  paid,  with  the  date  of  payment  and  occasion. 

1405.  § 4.  Said  report  shall  also  contain  the  names  of  all 
persons  employed  in  the  Water  Department  during  the  previous 
three  months,  with  date  and  length  of  time  each  person  was  em- 
ployed, the  manner  of  his  employment  and  the  amount  paid. 

1406.  § 5.  Subject  only  to  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and 
Council,  the  Water  Commissioner  shall  have  control  of  all  engi- 
neers, firemen,  tappers,  and  other  employes  of  the  Water  De- 
partment, and  they  shall  obey  his  orders. 

1407.  § 6.  During  the  first  week  in  August  the  Water  Com- 
missioner shall  prepare  and  submit  to  the  City  Clerk  an  estimate 
of  the  whole  cost  and  expense  of  providing  for  and  maintaining 
the  Water  Department  for  the  next  fiscal  year,  which  shall  be  in 


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detail,  and  contain  a list  of  the  kind  and  amount  of  the  supplies 
that  will  probably  be  needed  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  Council.  So  far  as  possible,  all  supplies  for  the 
Water  Department  shall  be  furnished  by  contract  with  the  lowest 
bidder. 

1408.  § 7.  The  Water  Commissioner  shall  not  purchase  any 
material  for  the  use  of  or  employ  any  laborers  in  his  department 
except  upon  the  authority  of  the  Council  or  Water  Committee 
thereof,  unless  it  be  in  repairs  in  case  of  emergency. 

1409.  § 8.  All  mains  and  connections  with  mains  shall  be 
laid  or  made  under  the  supervision  of  the  Water  Commissioner. 

1410.  § 9.  For  all  miscellaneous  uses  of  water  not  enumer- 
ated in  the  ordinance  fixing  the  rate  for  the  use  of  water,  the 
price  of  such  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Water  Commissioner,  unless 
otherwise  ordered  by  Council. 

1411.  § 10.  The  Water  Commissioner  shall  perform  such 
other  duties  as  may  be  prescribed  by  law  or  ordinance. 

1412.  § 11.  No  owner  or  occupant  of  any  building  in  which 
the  water  is  introduced  will  be  allowed  to  supply  other  persons 
or  families.  For  violation  water  will  be  stopped  and  the  ad- 
vance payment  forfeited. 

1413.  § 12.  Whenever  two  or  more  persons  shall  be  sup- 
plied from  one  pipe  connected  with  the  distributing  main,  the 
failure  on  the  part  of  one  of  the  said  parties  to  comply  with  the 
rules  and  restrictions  herein  provided,  or  that  may  be  adopted 
or  imposed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council,  shall  authorize  the  Water 
Commissioner  to  withhold  a supply  of  water  from  such  pipe 
without  any  liability  whatsoever  on  the  part  of  said  city,  and 
all  payments  made  shall  be  forfeited:  Provided^  That  when  all 
the  realty  supplied  by  such  service  pipe  and  its  extensions  be- 
long to  the  same  individual  or  corporate  owner,  then  such  owner 
and  owners  shall  be  held  liable  for  the  payment  of  all  water 
rents  due  the  city  by  reason  of  all  premises  or  parts  of  premises 
so  supplied  with  the  city  water,  and  in  case  such  owner  or  own- 
ers neglect  or  refuse  to  pay  or  cause  to  be  paid  such  water  rents, 
then  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Water  Commissioner  to  shut  off 


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the  water  from  the  premises  until  the  owners  thereof  shall  pay 
such  rents  and  arrearages,  or  set  a meter  of  approved  pattern  on 
said  service,  or  shall  readjust  the  plumbing  in  said  premises  in 
such  manner  as  to  supply  each  building  or  subdivision  thereof 
through  a separate  stop-cock  and  box. 

1414.  § 13.  No  addition,  alteration,  or  change  whatever  in 
or  about  any  conduit,  pipe,  or  water-cock  shall  be  made  or 
caused  to  be  made  by  any  consumer  without  notice  of  and  the 
usual  permit  from  the  Water  Commissioner,  and  such  additions, 
alterations,  or  changes  shall,  in  all  cases,  be  made  by  a duly 
licensed  plumber  under  the  ordinances  of  the  city. 

1415.  § 14.  All  consumers  shall  keep  their  own  service 
pipes,  stop-cocks,  and  boxes  and  apparatus  in  good  repair  and 
protect  them  from  frost,  at  their  own  expense,  and  shall  prevent 
all  unnecessary  waste  of  water;  and  it  is  expressly  stipulated 
that  no  claim  shall  be  made  against  the  said  city  of  Lincoln  by 
reason  of  the  breaking  or  leaking  of  any  service  cock  or  service 
pipe. 

1416.  § 15.  No  hydrant  or  fixture  shall  be  kept  running 
when  not  in  use.  Taps  at  wash  basins,  water  closets,  baths,  and 
urinals  must  be  kept  closed  in  like  manner. 

1417.  § 16.  Apj)licati()n  for  water  must  be  made  by  the 
owner  or  agent  of  the  properly,  in  writing,  upon  a contract 
blank  furnished  by  the  Water  Commissioner,  and  must  state 
fully  and  truly  all  purposes  for  which  it  is  required,  and  when 
paying  the  semi-annual  charges  for  it  parties  must  frankly  and 
without  concealment  answer  all  questions  put  to  them  relating  to 
its  consumption.  In  case  of  fraudulent  misrepresentations  on 
the  part  of  the  applicant,  or  of  uses  of  the  water  not  embraced 
in  tl)e  applicant’s  contract,  or  willful  or  unreasonable  waste  of 
water,  the  Water  Commissioner  shall  have  the  right  and  is 
hereby  authorized  to  forfeit  such  applicant’s  payment  and  stop 
the  supply  of  water,  unless  the  party  shall  promptly  pay  such 
additional  charges  as  the  Water  Commissioner  shall  impose. 

1418.  § 17.  The  various  persons  employed  by  the  Water 
Commissioner,  and  every  person  by  him  delegated  for  the  pur- 


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pose,  must  have  free  access  at  proper  hours  of  the  day  to  all 
parts  of  every  buildiug  in  which  water  is  delivered  and  con- 
sumed, to  examine  the  pipes  and  fixtures,  and  to  ascertain 
whether  there  is  any  unnecessary  waste  of  water. 

1419.  § 18.  The  city  of  Lincoln  reserves  the  right  to  stop 
the  supply  of  water  without  any  preliminary  notice,  for  a viola- 
tion of  any  of  the  rules  and  requirements,  nor  will  it  be  restored 
except  upon  payment  of  all  back  charges  and  rents,  including 
the  payment  of  one  dollar  as  expense  of  shutting  it  oflP  and 
turning  it  on. 

1420.  § 19.  The  city  of  Lincoln  reserves  the  right  at  any 
time  to  shut  off  the  water  in  their  mains  for  the  purpose  of  mak- 
ing repairs  or  extensions  or  for  other  purposes,  and  all  persons 
having  boilers  or  tanks  within  their  premises  not  supplied  with 
or  by  tanks  or  cisterns,  but  depending  upon  the  pressure  in  the 
pipes  to  keep  them  supplied,  are  hereby  cautioned  against  danger 
of  collapse.  Nor  does  the  city  of  Lincoln  guarantee  the  delivery 
of  water  through  any  of  its  mains  and  connecting  service  pipe,  at 
any  time,  except  only  when  its  mains,  pumping  machinery,  and 
power  and  the  service  connections  are  in  good  order,  and  its  sup- 
ply sufficient  for  the  demands  of  consumers  upon  it. 

1421.  § 20.  No  person  unauthorized  by  the  city  of  Lincoln 
shall  take  water  from  any  public  or  private  hydrant,  plug,  street 
washer,  draw  cock,  hose  pipe,  or  fountain,  except  for  fire  purposes 
and  for  the  use  of  the  Fire  Department  in  case  of  fire,  or  in  any 
way  to  use  or  take  any  water  for  private  use  without  first  paying 
for  the  same  and  receiving  a receipt  therefor.  And  where  two 
or  more  dwellings  are  constructed  on  one  lot  supplied  with  a 
yard  hydrant,  all  the  dwellings  on  such  lot  must  be  included  at 
the  regular  rates,  in  the  collection  of  water  rent  upon  such  hy- 
drant. 

1422.  § 21.  No  person  shall  remove,  obstruct,  or  in  any 
way  injure  any  fire  hyrant,  valve  box,  or  cover,  stop-cock  or  stoj)- 
box  or  cover,  or  in  any  manner  injure  any  building,  machin- 
ery, or  carry  off  or  injure  any  pipe,  apparatus,  tools,  or  fixtures 
or  property  of  the  water  works,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 


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owner  of  the  premises  to  see  that  stop-boxes  are  kept  in  sight 
above  ground  and  unobstructed  at  all  times. 

1423.  § 22.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  rules 
and  restrictions  for  the  government  of  consumers  herein  set 
forth  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  in  addition  to  the  forfeit- 
ures, liabilities,  stipulations,  and  reservations  therein  contained, 
pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  and  not  more  than  twenty- 
five  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are 
paid. 

1424.  § 23.  If  any  person  or  persons  from  whose  premises 
the  water  shall  have  been  shut  off  for  any  of  the  reasons  herein 
provided  shall  turn  the  water  on  or  cause  the  same  to  be  turned 
on  without  authority  from  the  Water  Commissioner,  he  or  she 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

1425.  § 24.  No  reduction  will  be  made  from  the  rates  on 
account  of  wells  or  cisterns  on  premises  supplied  with  city 
water,  or  on  account  of  any  fixtures  not  being  used.  If  they  are 
not  wanted,  have  a plumber  disconnect  them  from  the  service 
pipes,  and  then  the  charge  for  their  use  will  be  adjusted  by  ap- 
plication to  the  office  of  the  Commissioner. 

< 1426.  § 25.  Rates  are  based  upon  use  of  water  on  premises 

paid  for  only  and  for  the  purposes  stated  in  the  contract;  there- 
fore, unless  a written  permission  from  the  Water  Commissioner 
is  presented,  consumers  will  not  allow  water  to  be  taken  away 
from  premises  or  used  for  building  purposes. 

1427.  § 26.  ^‘Public  Buildings’^  are  hereby  defined  as  build- 
ings used  for  public  entertainments  or  amusement  or  open  to  the 
public  for  business  purposes,  including  stores,  office  buildings,  and 
any  building  occupied  by  promiscuous  tenants.  “Public  Closets” 
are  water  closets  placed  in  public  buildings  as  above  described. 

1428.  § 27.  Hose  larger  than  | of  an  inch  will  not  be  al- 
lowed except  upon  additional  charge  therefor,  and  sprinkling 
without  a nozzle  or  with  a larger  opening  than  J of  an  inch  is 
forbidden.  For  washing  buggies  and  carriages,  J of  an  inch 
only  is  permitted. 


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1429.  § 28.  Sprinkling  must  be  only  done  upon  premises 
paid  for.  In  no  case  will  it  be  allowed  to  leave  water  running 
upon  lawns  by  fastening  hose  to  trees,  or  other  arrangements  for 
that  purpose,  and  employes  are  hereby  directed  to  turn  off  the 
water  whenever  any  waste  is  discovered.  Converting  hose  into 
jets  for  the  amusement  of  either  adults  or  children,  adjusting 
hose  upon  temporary  or  fixed  supports,  or  devices  of  any  kind, 
arranged  to  sprinkle  automatically,  will  be  regarded  as  fountains, 
and  be  subject  to  such  additional  charges  as  may  be  deemed  suf- 
ficient for  such  extravagant  use  of  the  water. 

1430.  § 29.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  within  said 
city  to  sprinkle,  eject,  or  throw  water  from  any  private  or  public 
sprinkler,  washer,  or  hydrant,  upon  any  public  street,  lane,  or 
alley,  or  any  yard,  garden,  or  enclosure,  or  permit  or  cause  the 
same  to  be  done,  nor  upon  or  against  any  building  situated  upon 
such  street,  lane,  or  alley,  except  for  the  extinguishment  of  fires 
and  ordinary  house  cleaning,  except  between  the  hours  of  6 and 
8 P.  M.  of  each  day.  It  shall  also  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
having  a sprinkler,  washer,  or  hydrant  on  or  in  front  of  his 
premises,  to  use  more  than  J inch  nozzle  or  its  equivalent  in 
cross-section  or  revolving  sprinklers  for  each  opening  for  sprink- 
ling lawn  or  street,  or  to  sprinkle,  eject,  or  throw  water  on  or  in 
front  of  the  premises  of  any  other  person,  or  to  permit  or  cause 
the  same  to  be  done,  except  for  the  extinguishment  of  fire:  Pi'O- 
videdy  That  none  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  con- 
strued to  apply  to  any  person  using  a metered  water  service  in 
connection  with  the  city  water  works,  and  any  person  violating 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  except  as  herein  exempted^ 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are 
paid. 

1431.  § 30.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  leave 
water  running  from  any  hose,  sprinkler,  hydrant,  or  fixture,  of 
which  he  is  the  owner  or  over  which  he  has  charge,  at  any  hour 
of  the  day  or  night,  subject  only  to  the  exceptions  in  this  ordi- 
nance provided,  and  any  person,  upon  the  conviction  of  the  vio- 


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lation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until  such  fine 
and  costs  are  paid. 

1432.  § 31.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  sprinkle, 
eject,  or  throw  water  from  any  public  or  private  hydrant,  washer, 
or  sprinkler,  or  operate  hydraulic  elevator  connected  with  the 
water  works  within  said  city  while  any  building  is  on  fire  and  in 
process  of  extinguishment,  unless  the  same  be  for  the  purpose  of 
extinguishing  or  preventing  the  spread  of  such  fire,  and  any  per- 
son convicted  of  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dol- 
lars, and  stand  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

1433.  § 32.  Sprinkling  must  be  confined  to  the  property  or 
front  for  which  application  is  made;  J opening  two  hours  per 
day ; 6 o’clock  to  8 o’clock  p.  M.,  from  April  1st  to  November 
1st  each  year,  at  the  rate  of  $5.00  for  each  opening,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  and  restrictions  of  this  ordinance.  Each 
lot  not  exceeding  50  feet  front  and  not  exceeding  142  feet  in 
depth  shall  be  considered  one  lawn  service,  and  as  many  open- 
ings can  be  had  thereon  as  the  owner  may  desire  by  paying  the 
rate  herein  prescribed : Pi'ovidmgy  That  in  each  case  the  person, 
company,  or  corporation  has  more  than  one  lot  in  the  same  prem- 
ises which  is  vacant,  or  has  but  one  house  with  one  single  water 
service  thereon,  then  in  that  case  the  owner  can  use  as  many 
openings  as  he  contracts  for  at  the  rate  of  $5  for  each  opening 
used,  but  to  authorize  more  than  one  opening,  application  must 
be  made  therefor  and  the  number  of  openings  desired  stated. 

1434.  § 33.  And  all  rates  for  such  service  as  may  be  ren- 
dered without  meter  are  hereby  declared  to  be  annual  rates,  un- 
less otherwise  specified,  but  the  same  shall  be  due  and  must  be 
paid  semi-annually,  in  advance,  on  the  fifteenth  days  of  May  and 
November,  at  the  office  of  the  Water  Commissioner,  and  if  not 
paid  within  fifteen  days  after  the  same  becomes  due,  ten  per  cent 
of  the  bill  shall  be  added  thereto  as  expense  of  collecting  the 
same. 

1435.  § 34.  The  following  is  established  as  the  tariff  of  water 


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rates  to  consumers  from  the  water  works  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
to- wit : 

Banks,  including  one  wash  basin,  $8  to  $10  per  annum. 
Bakeries,  average  daily  use  for  each  barrel  of  flour,  $3.50  per 
annum. 

Bakeries,  average  daily  use  for  more  than  six  barrels  per  day, 
meter. 

Barber  shop,  one  chair,  $4  per  annum. 

Barber  shop,  each  additional  chair,  $2  per  annum. 

Bath  house,  public,  per  tub,  $6  to  $12  per  annum. 

Bath  room,  private,  per  tub,  $3  per  annum. 

Bath  room,  private,  each  additional  tub,  $2  per  annum. 
Blacksmith  shop,  one  fire,  $3  per  annum. 

Blacksmith  shop,  each  additional  fire,  $1.50  per  annum. 
Brewers  and  distillers,  special  rate. 

Billiard  or  pool  room,  one  table,  $5  per  annum. 

Billiard  or  pool  room,  each  additional  table,  where  billiard  or 
pool  tables  are  used  in  a saloon,  each  table,  $1.50  per  annum. 
Butcher  shop,  $6  to  $10  per  annum. 

Book  bindery,  $8  to  $12  per  annum. 

Bar  and  drinking  saloon,  $10  to  $20  per  annum. 

Building  purposes: 

Brick  work,  per  1000,  10  cents  per  annum. 

Perch  of  stone,  16J  cubic  feet,  5 cents  per  annum. 
Plastering,  per  100  yards,  25  cents  per  annum. 

Concrete,  per  cubic  yard,  5 cents  per  annum. 

Club  rooms  and  society  rooms,  $6  per  annum. 

Candy  manufactories,  $8  to  $25  per  annum. 

Cigar  manufactories,  five  hands' or  less,  $5  per  annum. 

Cigar  manufactories,  each  additional  hand,  $1  per  annum. 
Dwelling  houses  occupied  by  one  family,  including  one  wash 
basin,  8 rooms  or  less,  $6  per  annum. 

Dwelling  house,  each  additional  room,  75  cents  per  annum. 
Each  additional  family  occupying  same  dwelling,  rated  as 
above. 

Dye  houses  and  renovating  establishments,  $10  to  $25  per 
annum. 


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Eating  saloons  or  restaurants,  ^10  to  $25  per  annum. 
Fountains  flowing  not  exceeding  six  hours  per  day,  according 
to  size  of  orifice.  No  permit  for  less  than  six  months. 

1-16  inch  disk  to  be  placed  in  branch  pipe,  per  month,  50 
cents. 

1-8  inch  disk  to  be  placed  in  branch  pipe,  per  month,  $1. 

3-16  inch  disk  to  be  placed  in  branch  pipe,  per  month,  $2. 

1-4  inch  disk  to  be  placed  in  branch  pipe,  per  month,  $4. 

5-16  inch  disk  to  be  placed  in  branch  pipe,  per  month,  $8. 
Inside  fountains  flowing  not  exceeding  12  hours  per  day,  add 
50  per  cent  to  above  rates. 

Filling  private  cisterns,  furnishing  water  only,  $1. 

Filling  baptisteries,  water  only,  each  time,  $1. 

Hotels  and  boarding  houses  not  exceeding  ten  rooms,  $10. 
Each  additional  room  up  to  thirteen,  $1. 

Each  additional  room  over  thirteen,  75  cents. 

Hydraulic  pumps,  $5. 

Laundries,  $10  to  $25. 

Offices  and  sleeping  rooms,  including  wash  basin,  $2  to  $6. 
Offices  and  sleeping  rooms,  without  wash  basin,  $1  to  $3. 
Printing  offices,  engines  extra,  $6  to  $40. 

Photograph  galleries,  $10  to  $30. 

Sprinkling  to  center  of  street  by  hose,  including  washing 
store  fronts  and  sidewalks,  twenty-five  feet  front  or  less,  $3. 

Sprinkling  lawns  or  gardens  at  residences  per  J opening,  per 
season,  April  1 to  November  1 (no  lawn  permit  for  less  than  $5 
nor  more  than  two  hours  a day),  $5. 

Sprinkling  street  with  wagon,  per  month  per  block,  $2.50. 
Stables,  including  livery,  dray,  team,  street  car  and  all  public 
barns,  and  washing  cars,  carriages,  drays,  harness,  etc,  belonging 
to  the  same  up  to  twenty  stalls,  per  annum  per  stall,  $2. 

Each  additional  one  over  twenty  stalls,  $1.50. 

Stables,  private,  including  washing  carriage,  one  stall,  $2.50. 
Two  stalls,  $4. 

Each  additional  stall,  $1. 

Steam  engines,  per  horse  power,  for  ten  hours’  service  per  day  : 


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From  one  to  twenty  horse  power,  each  horse  power  per  annum, 
$3. 

From  twenty  to  forty  horse  power,  each  horse  power  per  an- 
num, $2.75. 

From  forty  to  sixty  horse  power,  each  horse  power  per  an- 
num, 1 2. 50. 

From  sixty  to  eighty  horse  power,  each  horse  power  per  annum, 
$2.25. 

From  eighty  to  one  hundred  horse  power,  each  horse  power 
per  annum,  $2. 

From  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  horse 
power,  each  horse  power  per  annum,  $1.75. 

From  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  and  upwards,  each  horse 
power  per  annum,  $1.50. 

Steam  boiler  for  heating,  etc.,  in  streets,  halls,  and  all  public 
buildings,  each  foot  of  radiation,  per  annum,  J cent. 

In  private  residences,  per  foot  of  radiation,  J cent. 

Hot  water  boiler,  for  heating  purpose,  public  or  private,  per 
foot  of  radiation,  J cent. 

(No  deduction  for  summer  mouths.) 

Tobacco  manufactory,  five  hands  or  less,  $5. 

Each  additional  hand,  $1. 

Tumbler  washers,  per  month,  $3,. 

Urinals,  with  constant  flow,  $10. 

Urinals,  private,  self  closing,  $3.50. 

Wash  basins  (stationary),  each,  $1. 

Water  wagons,  per  load  of  300  gallons,  10  cents. 

Water  closets  in  public  houses,  per  bowl,  $5. 

Water  closets  in  private  houses,  per  bowl,  $2.50. 

Each  additional  bowl,  $1.50. 

All  other  closets  shall  be  rated  as  public. 

Workshop,  ten  persons  or  under,  $5. 

Each  additional  person,  25  cents. 

Telegraph  offices,  $10  to  $25. 


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GRNERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


WATERING  DOWN  TRENCHES. 

Trenches,  two  feet  wide  or  less,  for  every  foot  in  depth,  per 
lineal  foot,  J cent. 

Trenches,  two  feet  wide,  not  more  than  three  feet  in  depth,  f 
cent. 

Trenches,  three  feet  wide,  not  more  than  four  feet  in  depth,  J 
cent. 

Wider  trenches  in  proportion  to  above  rates. 

Plumbers  introducing  water  to  abutting  lots  to  flush  their 
trenches,  free. 

Meters  for  church  organs,  for  church  purposes  only,  per  year, 
$50. 

All  service  not  enumerated  in  the  foregoing  tariff  water  rates 
will  be  subject  to  special  rates,  or  meter  rates,  and  the  right  is 
reserved  to  amend  or  change  this  tariff  of  water  rates  as  experi- 
ence may  prove  necessary  and  proper. 

METERS. 

1436.  § 35.  The  city  of  Lincoln  reserves  the  right  to  require 
the  setting  of  a meter  of  improved  kind,  approved  by  the  Water 
Commissioner  and  Water  Committee,  upon  the  water  service  of 
any  or  all  public  buildings,  and  also  upon  the  service  of  any 
customer  of  the  water  works,  whenever  the  Mayor  and  Council 
are  satisfied  from  inspection  or  otherwise  that  the  quantity  of 
water  used  on  said  service  is  excessive  of  the  schedule,  or  that 
extravagant  uses  of  the  water  supply  is  made,  or  for  violation  of 
this  ordinance,  and  if  the  customer  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  set 
such  meter  as  above  required  within  fifteen  days  after  notice  so 
to  do,  duly  served  by  the  Water  Commissioner  or  an  employe 
upon  him,  (or  his  agent  in  case  of  a non-resident,)  then  the  AVater 
Commissioner  shall  shut  off  the  water  service  of  such  customer 
until  the  terms  of  the  notice  have  been  complied  with,  and  all 
arrearages  and  expenses  connected  with  the  case  have  been  paid. 

1437.  § 36.  The  city  to  clean,  repair  and  test  said  meters 
free  of  expense  to  owner,  with  the  exception  of  new  parts  neces- 


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sary  to  put  meter  in  good  order,  the  cost  price  of  same  to  be 
charged  to  owner.  The  department  to  furnish  approved  meter 
to  customer  at  cost  price,  when  requested. 

1438.  § 37.  Any  plumber  or  person  who  shall  have  obtained 
proper  authority  to  set  a water  meter  or  register  for  the  use  of 
elevators,  or  any  other  purpose,  shall  first  obtain  from  the  Water 
Commissioner  approval  of  same,  and  shall  attach  an  approved 
stop-cock  in  front  and  rear  of  proper  meter  unions  attached  to 
meter,  attached  with  lead  connection  of  proper  length,  weight, 
and  size  to  admit  of  sufficient  waver  to  connect  the  various  meters 
approved.  All  of  which  to  be  done  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Water  Commissioner. 

1439.  § 38.  Water  rents  by  meter  shall  be  due  and  payable 
upon  the  first  day  of  each  calender  month.  If  not  paid  on  or 
before  the  10th  day  of  each  month,  five  per  cent  of  the  bill  shall 
be  added  thereto  as  expense  of  collecting,  and  if  the  said  rent, 
charges,  and  penalty  is  not  paid  the  water  shall  be  shut  off  and 
shall  not  be  turned  on  until  all  back  rent,  charges,  and  penalties 
are  paid,  including  the  payment  of  |1  as  expenses  of  shutting  it 
off  and  lurning  it  on. 

1440.  § 39.  The  meter  rate  or  charge  for  water  furnished 
by  the  city  shall  be: 

6,000  gallons  per  day,  or  less,  15  cents  per  1,000  gallons;  all 
over  6,000,  13  cents  per  1,000  gallons:  Providing ^ That  no 
connection  be  made  for  less  than  50  cents  per  month : Provided^ 
That  churches,  colleges,  schools,  hospitals,  public  and  private, 
per  1,000  gallons,  10  cents:  Provided  further^  That  wholesale 
houses  with  water  balance  elevators,  news  and  printing  offices, 
hotels,  restaurants,  livery  stables,  steam  railroads,  laundries, 
bakeries,  saloons,  electric  car  line,  gas  company,  electric  light 
company,  and  all  public  buildings  where  the  schedule  rate  equals 
or  exceeds  $60  per  annum,  1,000  gallons,  10  cents. 

Sprinkling  or  lawn  service,  separate  from  other  use,  1,000 
gallons,  10  cents. 

Any  service  where  the  annual  schedule  rate  equals  or  exceeds 
$20  and  less  than  $60  per  annum,  1,000  gallons,  13  cents. 


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GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


1441.  § 40.  The  amounts  charged  for  all  water  rents,  together 
with  all  other  charges  and  penalties,  shall  be  and  hereby  is  de- 
clared to  be  a lien  upon  the  property  where  the  same  is  furnished 
from  the  time  same  became  due  until  paid. 

1442.  § 41.  The  right  is  reserved  to  amend,  add  to,  or  revise 
these  rules  and  regulations  as  experience  may  dictate. 

§ 42.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 42.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration  of 
one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Introduced  by  Councilman  H.  B.  Sawyer. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest : J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  establish  a standard  of  weights  and  measures  and  to  regulate 
weights  and  measures  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  creating  the  office  of  Superintendent 
of  Weights,  defining  the  duties  and  fixing  the  compensation  of  said  officer,  pre- 
scribing penalties  for  the  violation  of  this  ordinance,  and  repealing  ordinances  in 
conflict  herewith. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 


Article  LXXII. 


Weights  and  Measures. 


The  standard  weights  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  shall  be  the 
standard  of  weights  throughout  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

1443.  § 1.  All  contracts  hereafter  made  within  the  city  for 

anything  to  be  sold  by  weight,  shall  be  taken  and  construed  ac- 
cording to  the  standard  of  weight  hereby  adopted  as  the  standard 
of  the  city. 


1444.  § 2.  A bushel  of  the  respective  articles  hereinafter 

mentioned  will  mean  the  amount  of  weight  in  this  section  speci- 
fied, that  is  to  say : 

Apples,  dried,  per  bushel 24  pounds 

Barley,  per  bushel 48  pounds 

Beans,  castor,  per  bushel 46  pounds 

Beans,  white,  per  bushel 60  pounds 

Bran,  per  bushel 20  pounds 

Buckwheat,  per  bushel 32  pounds 

Coal,  stone,  per  bushel  80  pounds 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN.  403 

Corn,  ear,  per  bushel 70  pounds 

Corn,  shelled,  per  bushel 56  pounds 

Hair,  for  plastering,  per  bushel 8 pounds 

Lime,  unslaked,  per  bushel 80  pounds 

Malt,  barley,  per  bushel 30  pounds 

Oats,  per  bushel 34  pounds 

Onions,  per  bushel  57  pounds 

Onions,  sets,  per  bushel 25  pounds 

Peaches,  dried,  per  bushel 33  pounds 

Potatoes,  Irish,  per  bushel 60  pounds 

Potatoes,  sweet,  per  bushel 50  pounds 

Peas,  per  bushel 60  pounds 

Rye,  per  bushel 56  pounds 

Seeds,  blue  grass,  per  bushel 14  pounds 

Seeds,  clover,  per  bushel 60  pounds 

Seeds,  flax,  per  bushel 56  pounds 

Seeds,  hemp,  per  bushel  44  pounds 

Seeds,  Hungarian,  per  bushel  60  pounds 

Seeds,  millet,  per  bushel  40  pounds 

Seeds,  osage  orange,  per  bushel  44  pounds 

Seeds,  sorghum,  per  bushel 30  pounds 

Seeds,  timothy,  per  bushel 45  pounds 

Salt,  per  bushel 50  pounds 

Turnips,  per  bushel 55  pounds 

Wheat,  per  bushel 60  pounds 


1445.  § 3.  All  persons  keeping  public  scales,  before  entering 

upon  their  duties  as  weighmaster,  shall  obtain  a license  therefor 
from  the  Clerk  of  said  city,  under  the  seal  thereof,  and  pay  to  the 
Treasurer  of  said  city  ten  dollars  therefor,  which  license  shall 
not  be  issued  for  a term  exceeding  one  year.  They  shall  also 
take  and  subscribe  an  oath  to  keep  their  scales  correctly  balanced, 
to  make  true  weights,  and  to  render  correct  account  to  the  person 
or  persons  having  weighing  done,  and  file  said  oath  with  the  City 
Clerk  ; and  it  shall  be  deemed  unlawful  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  to  weigh  for  hire  without  first  procuring  a license 
herein  provided  for.  Every  scale  shall  be  deemed  a public  one 


404 


GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


for  the  use  of  which  charge  is  made:  Provided,  No  license  shall 
be  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  to  any  one  whose 
scales  are  or  hereafter  may  be  situated  in  any  of  the  streets  or  al- 
leys of  the  city. 

1446.  § 4.  All  weighmasters  are  required  to  make  true 
weights  and  to  keep  a correct  register  of  all  weighing  done  by 
them,  giving  the  amount  of  each  weight,  date  of  weighing,  and 
the  name  of  the  person  or  persons  for  whom  each  weighing  was 
done,  and  to  give  upon  demand  to  any  person  or  persons  having 
weighing  done,  a certificate  showing  the  weight,  date  of  weigh- 
ing, and  for  whom  weighed. 

1447.  § 5.  Weighmasters  or  keepers  of  public  scales  kept  for 
the  purpose  of  weighing  stock,  grain,  or  other  merchandise,  shall 
provide  and  keep  a standard  weight  of  not  less  than  fifty  pounds 
avoirdupois,  for  the  purpose  of  testing  such  scales,  and  they  shall 
at  least  once  per  month,  or  oftener  if  required,  or  at  any  time  at 
the  request  of  the  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures,  make  a sat- 
isfactory test  of  the  correctness  of  such  scales. 

1448.  § 6.  Any  weighmaster  or  keeper  of  public  scales  vio- 
lating any  of  the  provisions  of  the  three  preceding  sections,  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
twenty  dollars  nor  less  than  five  dollars,  for  each  offense,  and  im- 
prisoned in  the  jail  of  said  city  until  such  fine  and  costs  are 
paid  or  secured,  and  shall  be  liable  to  the  person  or  persons  in- 
jured for  the  full  amount  of  damage  by  them  sustained. 

g 7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance are  hereby  repealed. 

g 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  expiration 
of  one  week  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Maijor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


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405 


State  of  Nebraska,  1 
County  of  Lancaster,  j * 

I,  J.  W.  Bowen,  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  do  hereby  cer- 
tify that  the  above  and  foregoing  ordinances  are  full,  true  and 
complete  copies  of  the  originals  of  ordinances  bearing  same  titles 
passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  August  26, 
A.  D.  1895,  and  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city  August 
26,  A.  D.  1895. 

I further  certify  that  the  original  ordinances  of  which  the  fore- 
going are  certified  copies,  are  by  law  intrusted  to  my  custody  for 
safe  keeping  and  are  on  file  in  my  office. 

Witness  my  hand  and  corporate  seal  of  said  city  this  26th  day 
of  August,  A.  D.  1895. 

[seal.]  j.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk. 


CERTIFICATE  OF  PUBLICATION. 

State  of  Nebraska,  1 ^ 

County  of  Lancaster,  j 

I,  A.  H.  Mendenhall,  being  first  duly  sworn,  on  oath  say  that 
I am  the  chief  business  manager  of  the  State  Journal  Company, 
a printing  and  publishing  company  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  said 
county  and  state;  that  the  above  and  foregoing  ordinances  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  were  each  of  them  printed  and  published  in  book 
and  pamphlet  form  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  pursuance  of  the 
provisions  of  the  statutes  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  and  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  by  the  order  and  under  the 
authority  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  by  said  State  Journal  Company 
on  the  26th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1895,  and  duly  delivered  to 
the  Clerk  of  said  city.  A.  H.  Mendenhall. 

Subscribed  in  my  presence  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  26th 
day  of  August,  A.  I).  1895, 

[seal.]  P.  F.  Greene,  Notary  Public. 


Special  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Lincoln. 


Article  I. 


Funding  Bonds. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  bond  the  floating  debt  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coin  : 

1450.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  bonding  the  floating  in- 

debtedness of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  the  Mayor  shall  immediately 
procure  to  be  printed,  lithographed,  or  engraved,  a sufficient 
number  of  the  bonds  herein  provided  for. 

§ 2.  Such  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  each.  They  shall  bear  date  of  the  first  day  of  July, 
1875.  One  half  of  said  bonds,  to  wit,  bonds  to  the  par  value 
of  twenty-seven  thousand  dollars,  shall  be  payable  ten  years 
from  date,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  cent  per  annum, 
payable  semi-annually,  both  priiKiipal  and  interest  payable  at 
the  National  Park  Bank,  in  the  city  of  New  York.  An  equal 
number  and  value  of  said  bonds  shall  be  payable  twenty  years 
from  date,  with  interest  at  the  rat*e  of  ten  per  cent  per  annum, 
payable  semi-annually,  both  principal  and  interest  ])ayable  at 
the  National  Park  Bank,  in  the  city  of  New  York.  They  shall 
be  substantially  in  the  ordinary  form  of  municipal  bonds,  bind- 
ing the  city  of  Lincoln  to  pay  to  the  bearer  the  sum  mentioned 
therein,  and  reciting  that  they  are  issued  pursuant  to  the  pro- 
visions of  section  four  of  chapter  nine  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  Nebraska,  entitled  “cities  of  the  second  class,”  and  of  this 
ordinance  passed  in  conformity  thereto.  They  shall  have  cou- 
pons of  interest  warrants  in  the  usual  form  attached  thereto  for 
the  payment  of  the  interest  semi-annually,  on  the  first  day  of 
January  and  July  in  each  year,  payable  at  the  National  Park 
Bank,  New  York.  The  bonds  and  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk,  and  the  bonds  shall  have  the  seal  of 
the  city  thereon. 

§ 3.  Before  the  City  Clerk  shall  place  the  seal  of  the  city 
upon  the  said  bonds,  the  Mayor  shall  make  and  execute  a bond 
19  (409) 


410 


SPECIAT.  ORDINANCES  OF 


to  tlie  city,  with  security  approved  by  the  Council,  in  the  sum 
of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance 
of  the  duties  imposed  upon  him  by  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  the  faithful  payment  of  all  moneys  which  shall  come 
into  his  hands,  or  under  his  control,  as  the  proceeds  of  the  sale 
of  any  of  said  bonds. 

§ 4.  Upon  the  aj^proval  of  the  bond  and  sureties  mentioned 
in  the  last  preceding  section,  the  Mayor  shall  be  authorized,  and 
it  is  hereby  made  his  duly,  to  sell  and  dispose  of  the  said  bonds 
for  cash  in  hand  at  the  best  price  which  he  can  obtain  therefor, 
and  within  llie  limit  {)rovided  by  the  statutes  of  this  state:  Pro- 
videdf  That  before  offering  any  snch  bonds  for  sale,  the  said 
Mayor  shall  cause  all  of  such  bonds  to  be  duly  registered  accord- 
ing to  the  laws  of  Nebraska. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  prepare  and  cause  to 
be  printed  in  pamphlet  form  a brief  statement  to  accompany  said 
bonds,  showing  the  population,  value  of  taxable  ])roperty,  and 
the  present  indebtedness  of  the  city,  to  be  accompanied  by  a copy 
of  this  ordinance,  the  section  of  the  statute  authorizing  cities  of 
the  second  class  to  fund  their  indebtedness,  and  such  other  mat- 
ter as  the  said  Mayor  may  deem  necessary  and  advisable. 

§ 6.  It  may  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  to  pay  over  to  the  City 
Treasurer  all  moneys  received  by  him  for  or  on  account  of  the 
sale  of  any  portion  of  said  bonds,  taking  his  receipt  therefor  in 
duplicate — one  of  which  he  shall  forthwith  deliver  to  the  City 
Clerk,  who  shall  file  and  keep  the  same  in  his  office. 

§ 7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  to  pay  out  all 
moneys  received  by  him  from  the  INIayor  under  the  foregoing 
})rovisions  in  like  manner  and  in  the  same  order  as  such  Treas- 
urer is  required  by  law  to  pay  out  money  in  the  redemption  and 
payment  of  city  warrants. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  after  its 
passage  and  publication. 

Approved  June  19,  1875.  Rev.  Ord.  1887,  p.  18. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 
instruction  of  the  leg'al  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 
by  an  ordinance  approved  April  fi,  1882. 

1451.  Whereas,  At  a s|)ecial  election  held  in  the  (‘ity  of 
IJncoln,  on  the  6th  day  of  May,  1882,  to  vote  upon  a proposition 
submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An  ordinance  calling  a spe- 
cial election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  the  puiqiose  of  enabling 


TIIF.  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


411 


the  lop;al  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue 
and  sell  the  bonds  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the 
bonds  of  said  city,  due  the  first  day  of  April,  1882,  and  the  first 
day  of  Se})tetnl)er,  1882,  to  the  amount  of  twenty-nine  thousand 
five  hnndred  dollars/^  approved  April  6,  1882,  and  published  as 
required  by  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  jiroposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
at  said  election  ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  five  hundred  dollars 
each,  to  the  amount  of  twenty-nine  thousand  five  hundred  dol- 
lars, payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  dale,  and  ledeemable 
at  the  ])leasure  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years.  Said 
bonds  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  percent,  payable  annu- 
ally, which  interest  shall  be  computed  and  evidenced  by  cou])ons 
to  said  bonds  attached,  each  coupon  calling  for  the  amount  of  in- 
terest on  said  bond  for  one  year.  One  of  said  couj)ons  shall  be 
made  payable  each  year  during  the  time  to  run  of  said  bonds. 
The  principal  and  interest  on  said  bonds  shall  be  payable  at  (he 
office  of'  the  City  Treasurer  of  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  each  be 
signed  by  the  mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city, 
and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  full  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  May  15,  1882.  A})proved  May  16,  1882.  Published 
May  18,  1882. 

Note. — The  bonds  which  were  redeemed  by  the  proceeds  of  the  bonds,  pro- 
vided for  in  this  ordinance,  are  those  known  as  “lire  bonds,”  for  $20,000, 
and  due  April  1st,  1882;  also  bonds  issued  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska 
Railroad  Companv,  for  the  sum  of  $9,700,  and  falling  due  8e[)tember  1st, 
1882. 


AN  ORI)TNAN(’E  calliiifjr  a si)ecial  election  in  the  city  of  lancoln  for  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said 
city  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  $52,000,  to  fund  the  outstanding, 
maturing,  and  redeemable  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city. 

1452.  WiiEHEAS,  $25,000  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
issued  in  aid  of  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad  Company, 


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of  the  date  of  January  1,  1880,  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of 
8 |)er  cent,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  $27,000  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  issued 
to  fund  the  floating  indebtedness  of  said  city,  of  the  date  of  July 
1,  1875,  will  mature  and  become  payable  on  the  1st  day  of  July, 
1885:  now,  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councllmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  at  the 
respective  voting  places,  in  the  several  wards  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, on  the  30th  day  of  June,  1885,  for  the  j)urpose  of  enabling 
the  legal  voters  of  the  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following  prop- 
osition: Shall  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln be  authorized  to  issue  the  coupon  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  in  the  amount  of  ($52,000)  fifty-two  thousand  dollars, 
in  the  denomination  of  five  hundred  dollars  each,  payable  to 
bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure 
of  the  said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from  their  date, 
said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  delivery,  and  to  draw 
interest  from  date  not  to  exceed  6 per  cent  per  annum,  payable 
semi-annually. 

Interest  and  principal  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  the  proceeds  of  $25,000 
of  said  bonds  so  to  be  issued  to  be  used  in  redeeming  $25,000 
of  bonds  issued  in  aid  of  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad 
Company,  and  bearing  date  January  1,  1880;  and  the  proceeds 
of  $27,000.00  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  in  refunding  $27,000.00 
of  the  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  issued  by  said 
city  to  fund  the  floating  indebtedness  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  and 
dated  July  1,  1875,  and  maturing  July  1,  1885;  and  shall  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  levy  the  necessary  tax  on  the 
taxable  property  of  said  city  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes  to  pay 
the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  they  become  due  and  payable,  and 
to  provide  a sinking  fund  for  payment  of  said  bonds  as  they  ma- 
ture. 

§ 2.  The  ballot  cast  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  and  partly  [)rinted  thereon, 
the  words,  ^‘Funding  bonds  and  tax;  yes;’’  or  ‘Munding  bonds 
and  tax;  no.” 

§ 3.  Should  a two-thirds  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such 
election  uj)on  said  proposition,  have  written  or  [)rinted  thereon, 
the  words,  “funding  bonds  and  tax;  yes;”  then  the  Mayor  and 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


413 


Council  will  be  regarded  as  authorized  to  issue  and  negotiate  said 
bonds  according  to  the  conditions  and  for  the  purposes  specified 
in  the  foregoing  proposition,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds  and 
affix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city,  when  thereunto  duly  author- 
ized by  ordinance. 

§ 4.  The  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  immediately 
upon  the  receipt  thereof  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  shall  be  kept  by  him  separate  and  apart  from  the 
other  moneys  belonging  to  said  city,  and  shall  be  drawn  upon 
for  the  purposes  hereinbefore  specified,  and  no  others. 

§ 5.  The  proposition  contained  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  pub- 
lished for  at  least  four  weeks  in  the  Nebraska  State  Journal,  a 
newspaper  published  and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city,  and 
the  polls  at  said  election  shall  be  opened  at  9 o’clock  in  the  fore- 
noon and  continued  open  until  7 o’clock  in  the  afternoon. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  June  8,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 
instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 
by  an  ordinance  approved  June  8,  1885. 

1453.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  30th  day  of  June,  1885,  to  vote  upon  a pro{)Osi- 
tioii  submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  calling  a 
special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purjiose  of  enabling 
the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  Council 
of  said  city  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  $52,000, 
to  fund  the  outstanding,  maturing,  and  redeemable  bonded  in- 
debtedness of  said  city,”  approved  June  8,  1885,  and  published 
as  required  by  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  votes  cast  at 
said  election ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Counoilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  $500  each  to  the  amount 
of  $52,000,  payable  to  the  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and 


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redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  1st  day  of  Jidy, 
1885,  and  to  draw  interest  from  date  at  five  and  one-half  percent 
per  annum,  payable  semi-annnally,  interest  and  principal  paya- 
ble at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of 
New  York. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  and  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city  of  Jjincoln. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  ])assage  and  approval  according  to  law. 

Passed  July  1,  1885.  Approved  July  1,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  en- 
abling the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city 
to  issue  the  bonds  of  saitl  city  in  the  sum  of  5f52,000,  to  fund  the  outstanding,  ma- 
tured, and  redeemable  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city. 

1454.  Whereas,  $25,000  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, issued  in  aid  of  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad  Com- 
pany, of  the  date  of  January  1,  1880,  drawing  interest  at  the 
rate  of  eight  per  cent,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  $27,000  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  is- 
sued to  fund  the  floating  indebtedness  of  the  said  city  of  the 
date  of  July  1,  1875,  became  due  and  payable  on  the  first  day  of 
July,  1884:  now,  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  at  the 
respective  voting  places  in  the  several  wards  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln on  the  fifth  day  of  September,  1885,  for  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following  propo- 
sition: “Shall  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
be  authorized  to  issue  the  coupon  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
in  the  amount  of  fifty-two  thousand  dollars  ($52,000)  in  the 
denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  payable  to  bearer 
twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  the 
said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from  their  date,  said  bonds 
to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  delivery,  and  to  draw  interest 
from  date  not  exceeding  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi- 
annually, interest  and  principal  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of 
the  state  of  Nebraska,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  the  proceeds 
of  $25,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  issued,  to  be  used  in  redeeming 
$25,000  of  bonds  issued  in  aid  of  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


415 


Kdilway  Company,  and  bearing  date  January  1,  1880  ; and  the 
})rooeeds  of  $27,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  in  refunding  $27,- 
000  of  the  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  issued 
by  the  said  city  to  fund  the  floating  indebtedness  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  dated  July  1,  1875,  and  maturing  July  1,  1885; 
and  shall  tlie  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  levy  the  necessary 
tax  on  tlie  taxable  property  of  the  said  city  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes  to  pay  the  interest  on  the  said  bonds  as  the  same  be- 
comes due  and  payable,  and  to  provide  a sinking  fund  for  the 
payment  of  the  said  bonds  as  they  mature?’^ 

§ 2.  The  ballots  cast  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  or  partly  printed  thereon,  the 
words,  “Funding  bonds  and  tax;  yes;”  or  “Funding  bonds 
and  tax;  no.” 

§ 8.  Should  a two-thirds  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such 
election  upon  said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon 
the  words,  “Refunding  bonds  and  tax;  yes;”  then  the  Mayor 
and  Council  will  be  regarded  as  authorized  to  issue  and  negoti- 
ate said  bonds  according  to  the  conditions  and  for  the  purposes 
specified  in  the  foregoing  proposition,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereon  the  seal  of  said  city,  when  thereupon  duly  au- 
thorized by  ordinance. 

§ 4.  The  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  immediately 
upon  receipt  thereof  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  shall  be  kept  by  him  separate  and  apart  from  the 
other  moneys  belonging  to  said  city,  and  shall  be  drawn  upon 
for  the  purposes  hereinbefore  specified,  and  no  others. 

§ 5.  The  proposition  contained  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  pub- 
lished in  four  issues  of  the  Nebraska  Free-Trader^  a weekly 
newspaper  published  and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city,  and 
the  polls  at  said  election  shall  be  opened  at  nine  o’clock  in  the 
forenoon  and  continue  open  till  seven  o’clock  in  the  afternoon. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication  as  provided  by  law. 

Approved  August  13,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of 
the  instructions  of  the  leg’al  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  a special  election 
called  by  an  ordinance  approved  August  1:5,  1885. 

1455.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
IJncoln  on  the  fifth  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1885,  to  vote 
upon  a proposition  submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  or- 


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dinance  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the 
purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city 
in  the  sum  of  $52,000,  to  fund  the  outstanding,  matured,  and 
redeemable  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,’’  approved  August 
13,  1885,  was  published  as  required  by  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election,  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  votes  cast  at 
said  election  ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln^ Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds,  in  denominations  of  $1,000  each,  to  the 
amount  of  $27,000,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date, 
and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  said  city  at  any  time  after 
live  years  from  their  date,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  1st  day 
of  April,  1886,  and  to  draw  interest  from  date  at  five  and  one- 
half  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually,  interest  and 
principal  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska, 
in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested 
by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  each 
be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  March  29,  1886.  Approved  March  31,  1886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  refunding  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  (S25,000)  of  bonds 
issued  January  1,  1880,  to  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1456.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  “An 

act  to  amend  sections  11,  12,  and  13,  of  chapter  45  of  the  Com- 
j)iled  Statutes  of  1881,  entitled  internal  improvements,”  and  to 
repeal  said  sections,  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  issue  fifty  coupon  bonds,  bearing  date  the  20th  day  of 
December,  A.  D.  1885,  in  denomination  of  five  hundred  ($500) 
dollars  each,  to  the  amount  of  twenty-five  thousand  ($25,000) 
dollars,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeem- 


THE  CITY  OF  EINCOI>N. 


417 


able  at  the  pleasure  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  live  years  from 
date,  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  twenty-five  bonds  of  the  said 
city  of  Lincoln,  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand  ($1,000) 
dollars  each,  issued  January  1,  1880,  to  the  Lincoln  & North- 
western Kail  road  Company,  and  payable  at  the  pleasure  of  said 
city  after  January  1,  1885.  Said  refunding  bonds  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  five  and  one-half  per  cent  per  annum,  pay- 
able semi-annually,  which  interest  shall  be  computed  and  evi- 
denced by  coupons  to  said  bonds  attached,  each  coupon  calling 
for  the  amount  of  interest  on  said  bonds  for  one-half  year;  prin- 
cipal and  interest  of  said  bonds  to  be  payable. at  the  Kountze 
Brothers  Bank,  in  New  York  City,  and  one  of  said  coupons  to 
be  made  payable  at  the  expiration  of  each  half  year  during  the 
said  twenty  years. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  mayor  and  attested 
by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be 
signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  aj)proval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  November  16,  1885.  Approved  November  20,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  refuncling  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  October 
1,  1872,  under  “An  ordinance  to  i)rovide  for  funding  the  outstanding  indebtedness 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  approved  August  20,  1872,  as  amended  and  approved  Novem- 
ber 28,  1872.’’ 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1457.  §1.  That  under  the  provisions  of ‘‘An  act  to  incor- 

porate cities  of  the  first  class  having  less  than  60,000  inhaliitants, 
and  regulating  their  duties,  jiowers,  and  govern ment,^^  the  city  of 
Lincoln  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  thirty  coupon  bonds, 
bearing  date  October  1,  1887,  in  denominations  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  to  the  amount  of  thirty  thou.sand  dollars,  ($30,000,) 
payable  to  bearer  fifteen  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the 
option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from  date,  for  the 
purpose  of  the  refunding  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  ($30,000)  of 
bonds  issued  October  1,  1872,  under  “An  ordinance  to  provide 
for  funding  the  outstanding  indebtedness  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
approved  August  20,  1872,  as  amended  and  ajiproved  November 
23,  1872.’’  The  said  refunding  bonds  shall  state  the  purpose  for 
which  they  are  issued,  and  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  five 
and  one-half  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually,  which 


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interest  shall  he  computed  and  evidenced  by  coupons  to  said 
bonds  attached,  eacli  cou])on  calling  for  the  atnount  of  interest 
on  said  bonds  for  one-halt  year,  principal  and  interest  of  said 
bonds  to  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska, 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  one  of  said  coupons  to  be  made 
payable  at  the  expiration  of  each  half  year  during  the  said  fifteen 
years,  and  said  bonds  and  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor 
and  attested  by  the  Clerk,  with  the  seal  of  the  said  city  affixed 
thereto. 

§ 2.  A tax  shall  be  levied  on  all  the  taxable  property  in  the 
said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay 
said  bonds  at  their  maturity,  and  the  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached as  the  same  shall  respectively  become  due,  which  tax  shall 
be  paid  in  cash  only. 

§ 3.  As  soon  as  the  said  bonds  shall  be  prepared  and  signed 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  they  shall  be 
deposited  with  the  City  Treasurer,  who  shall  receipt  to  the  City 
Clerk  for  the  same,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Treasurer 
to  sell  or  exchange  the  said  bonds  in  sums  of  not  less  than  one 
thousand  dollars  for  cash,  or  for  the  bonds  of  the  said  city  so  to 
be  refunded  and  that  were  issued  in  pursuance  of  said  ordinance 
approved  November  23,  1872,  but  at  not  less  than  par.  All 
bonds  so  exchanged  or  redeemed  in  cash  from  the  proceeds  of  the 
sale  of  bonds  sold  for  cash  shall  be  canceled  and  so  marked  with 
red  ink  across  the  face,  giving  date  of  said  canceling  and  the 
number  of  the  bond  issued  therefor,  and  deliver  all  bonds  so  re- 
deemed and  canceled  to  the  City  Clerk,  taking  his  receipt  for 
the  same. 

§ 4.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  re[)ort  to  the  Mayor  and  City 
Council  at  each  regular  meeting  of  the  Council,  the  amount  of 
bonds  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  to  whom  the 
same  have  been  sold  or  exchanged,  and  what  bonds  have  been 
redeemed  and  canceled  in  lieu  of  said  bonds. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval  and  publication  according  to  law* 
Approved  September  19,  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said 
city  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  to  fund  outstanding  and 

bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city. 

1458.  Whereas,  The  costs  of  the  paving  of  streets  in  front 
of  school  and  church  property  in  the  several  paving  districts  of 


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the  city,  was  by  tlie  city  provided  for  by  special  assessment 
against  saitl  property  the  same  as  against  other  property  in  said 
city,  and  it  has  now  been  held  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  this 
state  tliat  such  pro{)erty  is  not  subject  to  such  assessment ; and 

Whereas,  District  paving  bonds  have  been  issued  and  sold 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  original  cost  of  such  paving,  and 
it  now  appears  that  the  assessment  made  lor  the  purpose  of  pay- 
ing said  bonds  will  not  be  paid;  that  the  amount  so  assessed,  and 
against  which  bonds  were  issued,  is  $68,896.93,  which  with  in- 
terest to  January  1st,  1894,  will  amount  to  the  sum  of  $76,- 
328.62. 

Whereas,  It  was  expected  that  the  general  government  of 
the  United  States  would  pay  for  one-halt  of  the  cost  of  paving 
around  the  government  square,  and  for  that  reason  no  [)rovisions 
have  been  made  for  the  payment  thereof;  that  the  costs'thereof 
amount  to  the  sum  of  $8,809.26,  which  with  interest  thereon  to 
January  1st,  1894,  will  amount  to  the  sum  of  $10,529.26. 

Whereas,  On  the  first  day  of  October,  1893,  there  became 
due  to  the  Gaynor  Electric  Company  the  sum  of  $3066.66, 
being  a part  of  the  cost  of  the  fire  alarm  system  now  in  use  by 
the  city,  which  with  interest  thereon  to  January  1st,  1894,  will 
amount  to  the  sum  of  $3,142.12: 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

1459.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  on  the  7th  day  of  November, 
1893,  at  the  places  hereinafter  specified  in  the  several  election 
precincts  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters 
of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following  proposition,  to-wit : 
Shall  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, have  power  and  authority  to  borrow  money  and  pledge 
the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  ninety  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  pur- 
j)ose  of  funding  the  outstanding  and  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  ad- 
dition to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  prin- 
cipal of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due. 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  above  proposition  shall  be 
known  as  “funding  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,’^  shall  draw 
interest  at  the  rate  of  6 per  cent  per  annum  from  the  date  of 
their  delivery,  payable  annually  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 


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of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York;  said  interest  to  be  evi- 
denced by  coupons  thereto  attached.  Said  bonds  shall  be  drawn 
payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  redeemable  at  the 
option  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date, 
and  shall  bear  date  January  1st,  1894. 

§ 3.  The  vote  upon  said  proposition  shall  be  had  and  taken  at 
the  several  places  in  said  city  where  the  general  election  is  held 
on  said  day,  and  the  judges  and  clerks  of  said  general  election 
shall  be  the  judges  and  clerks  of  the  election  hereby  called; 
that  the  rules  and  regulation  of  said  general  election  shall  be 
applicable  to  this  election  so  far  as  the  same  are  applicable. 

§4.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  judges  and  clerks  of 
said  general  election  to  canvass  the  votes  on  this  proposition,  and 
make  return  thereon,  in  the  manner  provided  by  law  for  the 
canvass  and  return  of  votes  cast  at  a general  city  election,  and 
the  Mayor  and  City  Council  shall  canvass  the  returns  of  this 
election  in  the  same  manner  as  provided  by  law  for  the  canvass 
of  election  returns  for  a general  city  election  in  said  city. 

§ 5.  All  ballots  voted  at  said  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words  “Shall 
the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have 
power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city, 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount*  not  exceeding  ninety 
thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  j)urpose  of  funding  the  out- 
standing and  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  all  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds 
as  the  same  may  become  due.  Yes;^’  or  “Shall  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to 
borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its 
negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  ninety  thousand 
dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  funding  the  outstanding 
and  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  all 
the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due.  No.’^ 

§ 6.  Should  the  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  said  election  be 
for  said  proposition,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  the  power 
to  issue  and  sell  said  bonds,  and  levy  such  tax  for  the  purpose 
and  upon  the  condition  specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 7.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  the  levying  of  the  tax  herein  [provided  for  shall  be  pub- 


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lislied  for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of 
general  circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  3,  1893.  Approved  October  7,  1893.  Pub- 
lished in  Call  October  7,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 
instructions  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 
by  an  ordinance  approved  October  7, 1893. 

1460.  Whekeas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  7th  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1893,  to  vote  upon 
a proposition  submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance 
calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  said  city  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city  in  the 
sum  of  $90,000,  to  fund  outstanding  and  bonded  indebtedness 
of  said  city,’’  approved  October  7th,  1893,  and  was  published  as 
required  by  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  the  requisite  majority  of  votes  as  provided 
by  law  of  the  votes  cast  at  the  said  election ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coin,  Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  one  thou.^and  dollars 
each,  to  the  amount  of  ninety-thousand  dollars,  payable  to  bearer 
twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  said 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years.  Said  bonds  shall  bear  interest 
at  the  rate  of  six  percent,  payable  annually,  which  interest  shall 
be  computed  and  evidencecl  by  coupons  to  said  bonds  attached, 
each  coupon  calling  for  the  amount  of  the  interest  on  said  bond 
for  one  year.  One  of  said  coupons  shall  be  made  payable  each 
year  during  the  time  to  run  of  said  bonds.  The  principal  and 
intere.st  shall  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of ‘Ne- 
braska in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  The  said  lionds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed 
by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city, 
and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln. 


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§ 3.  This  ordinance  sfiall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  December  12,  1893.  A})proved  December  18,  1893. 
Published  in  News.^ 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  funding  certain  valid  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  in  pur- 
suance of  tlie  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special  election  held 
November  7,  1893. 

Whereas,  By  vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election  duly 
called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  7th  day  of  No- 
vember, 1893,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
ninety  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  funding 
the  outstanding  and  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy 
a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as 
the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  hy  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincolny 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  funding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 
able, and  amounting  to  $90,000.00,  there  be  issued  the  negotia- 
ble bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  $90,000.00  as  hereinafter 
provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  ($1,000.00)  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  1 to  90 
inclusive,  dated  January  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and  pay- 
able as  follows: 

$9,000.00  eleven  years  after  date  thereof; 

9,000.00  twelve  years  after  date  thereof; 

9,000.00  thirteen  years  after  date  thereoT; 

9,000.00  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof; 

9,000.00  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof ; 

9,000.00  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof; 

9,000.00  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof ; 

9,000.00  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof ; 

9,000.00  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof;  and 

9,000.00  twenty  years  after  the  date  thereof 
All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 


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§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum  from  their  date,  pay- 
able annually,  on  the  first  day  of  January  in  each  year,  and  the 
several  installments  of  interest  shall  be  evidenced  by  coujmns  at- 
tached to  said  bonds,  and  both  principal  and  interest  shall  be 
))ayable  as  they  become  due  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of 
Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same  when  they  shall 
have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law  shall  be  applied 
under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council  in  funding  said 
existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
})roperty  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  prin- 
cipal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which 
tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  January  30,  1894.  Approved  February  1,  1894. 
Published  February  — , 1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling’  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  for  the 
purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  Coun- 
cil of  said  city  to  issne  tlie  coupon  l>onds  of  said  city  in  the  sniu  of  five  hnndred 
and  thirty-four  thonsand  live  hnndred  dollars,  to  fnn'd  the  outstanding,  maturing, 
and  redeemable  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city  ; and  for  the  levy  of  an  annual 
tax  to  pay  the  interest  on  such  bonds,  and  also  for  the  levy  of  such  additional  tax 
as  will  create  a sinking  fund  to  pay  the  principal  of  such  bonds  at  their  maturity. 

1461.  Whereas,  Twenty-iiiue  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 
of  the  funding  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for 
the  purpose  of  redeeming  twenty  thousand  dollars  fire  bonds  of  the 
city,  due  April  1st,  1882,  and  nine  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 
of  bonds  issued  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company, 
due  September  1,  1882,  twenty  thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds 
are  dated  July  10,  1882,  and  nine  thousand  five  hundred  dol- 
lars of  said  bonds  are  dated  September  1,  1882,  and  bear  six  per 
cent  annual  interest,  denominations  of  five  hundred  dollars  each, 
due  in  twenty  years,  and  redeemable  after  ten  years  from  their 
date,  are  now  redeemable;  and 


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Whereas,  Ten  thousand  dollars  of  water  bonds,  first  series, 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  construction  of  pub- 
lic wells  and  water  supply  for  the  city,  seven  thousand  dollars 
of  said  bonds  are  dated  May  23,  1882,  and  three  thousand  dol- 
lars of  said  bonds  are  dated  May  29,  1884,  bearing  six  [)er  cent 
annual  interest,  denominations  of  five  hundred  dollars  each,  due 
in  twenty  years  from  date,  and  redeemable  after  five  years  from 
their  date,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  Ten  thousand  dollars  of  the  water  bonds,  second 
series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  providing  a 
water  supply  for  said  city,  and  dated  May  29,  1884,  bearing  six 
per  cent  annual  interest,  denomination  of  five  hundred  dollars, 
due  in  twenty  years  and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their 
date,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  Ninety  thousand  dollars  of  the  water  bonds,  third 
series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  voted  by  said  city  on 
July  11,  1884,  for  erecting  and  constructing  a system  of  water 
works  for  said  city,  said  bonds  draw  six  per  cent  annual  interest, 
denomination  of  five  hundred  dollars,  payable  in  twenty  years, 
and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their  date,  said  bonds  are 
dated  as  follows:  Thirty-five  thousand  dollars  November  26, 
1884,  five  thousand  dollars  December  5,  1884,  five  thousand 
dollars  December  10,  1884,  five  thousand  dollars  December  23, 

1884,  and  forty  thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds  February  24, 

1885,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  Twenty-five  thousand  dollars  of  refunding  bonds 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  refunding  twenty- 
five  thousand  dollars  of  the  bonds  issued  to  the  Lincoln  & North- 
western Railroad  Company  January  1,  1880,  bearing  date  of  the 
twentieth  day  of  December,  1885,  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  each,  payable  in  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable 
after  five  years  from  date,  bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  and 
one-half  per  cent,  payable  semi-annually,  are  now  redeemable; 
and 

Whereas,  Eighty  thousand  dollars  of  sewer  bonds  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  and 
constructing  a system  of  sewerage  in  said  city,  dated  September 
1, 1886,  denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars,  payable  in  twenty 
years  and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their  date,  bearing  five 
per  cent  semi-annual  interest,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  One  hundred  thousand  dollars  of  paving  bonds, 
first  series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  the  pur- 


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pose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing 
the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city,  dated  July  1, 

1887,  denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars,  bearing  five  per 
cent  interest,  payable  semi-annually,  due  in  twenty  years  from 
date,  and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their  date,  are  now  re- 
deemable ; and 

Whereas,  Ten  thousand  dollars  of  water  bonds,  fourth  series, 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  fur- 
nishing a water  supply  for  said  city,  dated  October  15,  1887, 
denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars,  five  per  cent  semi-annual 
interest,  payable  in  twenty  years  and  redeemable  after  five  years 
from  their  date,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  Thirty  thousand  dollars  of  refunding  bonds,  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  refund- 
ing outstanding  bonds  of  the  said  city,  dated  October  1,  1887, 
denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars,  bearing  five,  and  one-half 
per  cent,  semi-annual  interest,  payable  fifteen  years  after  date, 
and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their  date,  are  now  redeem- 
able; and 

Whereas,  Ten  thousand  dollars  of  water  bonds,  fifth  series, 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  dated  July  1,  1888,  denomi- 
nation of  one  thousand  dollars,  bearing  five  per  cent  semi-annual 
interest,  payable  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  after 
five  years  from  their  date,  are  now  redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  One  hundred  thousand  dollars  of  paving  bonds,  sec- 
ond series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  the  costs  of  paving,  re()aving,  or  macadamizing 
the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city,  dated  July  1, 

1888,  denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars,  bearing  five  per 
cent  interest,  payable  semi-annually,  due  in  twenty  years  from 
date,  and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their  date,  are  now 
redeemable;  and 

Whereas,  Twenty-six  thousand  dollars  of  the  bonds  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  funding  the  floating  indebt- 
edness of  said  city,  issued  July  1,  1875,  bearing  ten  per  cent  in- 
terest, ])ayable  semi-annually,  due  in  twenty  years,  and  thirteen 
thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds  redeemable  in  ten  years  from  their 
date,  said  bonds  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred  dollars 
eacii,  and  thirteen  thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds,  are  now  re- 
deemable; and 

Whereas,  Twenty-seven  thousand  dollars  of  the  bonds  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  issued  for  funding  the  bonded 


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debt  of  said  city,  issued  April  1,  1886,  bearing  five  and  one-half 
per  cent  interest,  j)ayable  semi-annually,  due  in  twenty  years 
from  their  date,  and  redeemable  after  five  years  from  their  date, 
are  now  redeemable;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 

Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  at  the 
respective  voting  places  in  the  several  wards  as  hereafter  stated, 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  in  the  state  of 
Nebraska,  on  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  Aj)ril,  1894,  for  the  })ur- 
pose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  the  said  city  to  vote  upon  the 
following  proposition  : Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  be  authorized  to  issue  the  coupon  bonds 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  the  amount  of  five  hundred  and  thirty- 
four  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  in  the  denominations  of  five 
hundred  and  one  thousand  dollars  each,  payable  to  bearer  one- 
tenth  thereof  each  year  after  ten  years  from  their  date,  and  all 
said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any 
time  after  ten  years  from  their  date,  providing  there  shall  be  no 
tax  levied  to  pay  more  than  the  interest  upon  such  bonds  until 
the  year  before  they  become  due,  and  then  only  so  much  as  is 
needed  to  meet  the  bonds  maturing  the  year  after,  said  bonds 
to  be  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  to  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  four 
and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually, 
interest  and  principal  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of 
Nebraska  in  the  city  of  NewYork,  said  interest  to  be  evidenced  by 
coupons  thereto  attached,  and  shall  be  known  as  refunding  bonds 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska; 
and  shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  have  power  to  levy 
the  necessary  tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  in  addition 
to  all  other  (axes  to  pay  the  interest  coupons  on  said  bonds  as 
they  become  due  and  payable,  and  to  provide  a sinking  fund  for 
the  })ayment  of  said  bonds  as  they  mature. 

§ 2.  All  ballots  voted  at  said  election  shall  have  written  or. 
printed,  or  partly  written  or  printed,  thereon  the  words,  ‘‘Shall 
the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have 
power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon 
its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $534,500.00,  to 
be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the  bonded  indebtedness  of 
said  city  now  due  or  redeemable,  and  to  levy  a (ax  upon  all  tax- 
able property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  suffi- 
cient to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the  same 


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shall  become  due?  Yes;’’  or  ‘^Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of 
the  city  of  J^incoln,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money 
and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to 
an  amount  not  exceeding  $584,500.00,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose 
of  refunding  the  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city  now  due  or  re- 
deemable, and  to  levy  a tax  upon  all  taxable  property  of  said  city, 
in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and 
principal  of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due?  No.” 

§ 3.  Should  the  majority  of  the  votes  cast  at  said  election  be 
for  said  proposition,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  the  power 
to  issue  and  sell  said  bonds  and  levy  such  tax  for  the  purpose 
and  upon  the  conditions  specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 4.  The  proceeds  of  sale  of  this  issue  of  bonds  shall  be  used 
as  follows:  The  proceeds  of  $13,000.  of  said  bonds,  so  to  be  is- 
sued, to  be  used  to  refund  $13,000  of  bonds  issued  for  funding 
the  floating  indebtedness  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  bear- 
ing date  of  July  1,  1875;  and  the  proceeds  of  $29,500  of  said 
bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $20,000  of  bonds  issued  for  redeem- 
ing $20,000  fire  bonds,  bearing  date  of  July  10,  1882,  and 
$9,500  of  bonds  issued  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad 
Comj)any,  bearing  date  of  September  1,  1882;  and  the  proceeds 
of  $10,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $10,000  of  water 
bonds,  first  series,  issued  for  furnisliing  a water  supply,  $7,000 
of  said  bonds  dated  May  23,  1882,  and  $3,000  dated  May  29, 
1884;  and  the  proceeds  of  $10,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to 
refund  $10,000  of  water  bonds,  second  series,  issued  for  furnish- 
ing water  supply,  dated  May  29,  1884;  and  the  proceeds  of 
$90,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $90,000  of  water 
bonds,  third  series,  issued  for  erecting  and  constructing  a system 
of  water  works,  and  $35,000  of  said  bonds  bearing  date  of  No- 
vember 26,  1884,  $5,000  December  5,  1884,  $5,000  December 
10,  1884,  $5,000  December  23,  1884,  and  $40,000  February 
24,  1885;  and  the  proceeds  of  $25,000  of  saicl  bonds  to  be  used 
to  refund  $25,000  of  l)onds  issued  to  the  Lincoln  & North- 
Western  Railroad  Company,  bearing  date  of  December  20,  1885; 
and  the  proceeds  of  $80,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund 
$80,000  of  bonds  issued  for  constructing  a sewer  system,  bearing 
date  of  September  1,  1886;  and  the  pi  oceeds  of  $100,000  of  said 
bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $100,000  of  paving  bonds,  first  series, 
issued  for  the  purpose  of  paving  the  intersections  and  spaces  op- 
posite alleys,  dated  July  1,  1887;  and  the  proceeds  of  $10,000 
of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $10,000  of  water  bonds. 


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fourth  series,  issued  for  tlie  purpose  of  furnishing  a water  sup- 
ply, bearing  date  of  October  15,  1887;  and  the  proceeds  of  $30,- 
000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $30,000  of  refunding 
bonds,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  outstanding  bonds  of 
the  city,  bearing  date  October  1,  1887;  and  the  proceeds  of  $10,- 
000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $10,000  of  water  bonds, 
fifth  serie-,  issued  for  tlie  ])urpose  of  furnishing  a water  supply, 
bearing  date  of  July  1,  1888;  and  the  ])rocee(ls  of  $100,000  of 
said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $100,000  of  paving  bonds,  sec- 
ond series,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  paving  the  intersections  and 
spaces  op])osite  alleys,  bearing  date  of  July  1,  1888;  and  the 
proceeds  of  $27,000  of  said  bonds  to  be  used  to  refund  $27,000 
of  funding  bonds,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  funding  the  out- 
standing bonded  debt  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  bearing 
date  of  April  1,  1886. 

§ 5.  The  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bojids  shall  immediately 
upon  the  receipt  thereof  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  shall  be  kept  separate  and  apart  from  the  other 
moneys  belonging  to  said  city,  and  shall  be  drawn  and  used  for 
purposes  hereinbefore  specified,  and  no  others. 

§ 6.  The  vote  upon  said  proposition  shall  be  had  and  taken  at 
the  several  voting  places  in  said  city  where  the  general  election 
is  held  on  said  day,  and  the  judges  and  clerks  of  said  general 
election  shall  be  the  judges  and  clerks  of  the  election  hereby 
called;  that  the  rules  and  regulations  of  said  general  election 
shall  apply  to  this  election  so  far  as  the  same  are  applicable. 
The  polls  at  said  election  shall  be  opened  at  eight  o'clock  A.  m. 
and  continued  0})en  until  seven  o’clock  p.  M.  on  said  day  of  elec- 
tion. 

§■  7.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  said 
bonds  and  the  levying  of  the  tax  herein  provided  for  shall  be 
published  for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and 
of  general  circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  February  27,  1894.  Approved  February  28,  1894. 
Published  in  Call  March  3,1894.] 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  provifle  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refninling  certain  valid  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  in 
pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special  election 
held  April  M,  1894. 

1462.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of  April, 


THE  CITY  OF  J.INCOI.N, 


429 


1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were  empow- 
ered and  autliorized  to  borrow  mtmey,  and  pledge  the  property 
of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of  thirteen 
thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the  out- 
standing bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due;  therefore, 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  LincolUj 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 
able, and  amounting  to  $13,000  funding  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of  said 
city  in  the  sum  of  $13,000,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  (1)  to  twenty-six  (26) 
inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,and  shall  become  due  and  payable 
as  follows : 

$1,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof 

$2,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof 

$2,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof 

$2,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof 

All  of  said  bojids  shall  be  redeemable  jit  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  dale,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Janu- 
ary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  inter- 
est shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  thefi'Cal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  cou])ons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 


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§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 
shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 
applied,  under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding 
said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
]iroperty  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  princi- 
pal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which 
tax  shall  be  j)aid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinatice  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27, 1894.  Published 
in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORlJlNANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln.  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certaiji  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city  of  Lincoln,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at 
a special  election  held  April  3,  1891. 

1463.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  on 
the  3tl  day  of  April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and 
Council  were  empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and 
pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the 
amount  of  twenty-nine  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  to  be 
used  for  the  jmrpose  of  refunding  twenty-nine  thousand  five 
hundred  dollars  of  funding  bonds  of  the  city  of  Ijincoln,  twenty 
thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds  are  dated  July  10,  1882,  and 
nine  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  of  said  bonds  are  dated  Sep- 
tember 1,  1882,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  j^roperty 
thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  theinlerest 
and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  there- 
fore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Lincoln^  Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  which  is 
now  due  ajul  payable,  and  amounting  to  twenty-nine  thousand 
five  hundred  dollars  funding  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, there  be  issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  in  the 
sum  of  twenty-nine  thousand  and  five  hundred  dollars,  as  here- 
inafter provided. 


THE  CITY  OF  EINCOIiN. 


431 


§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  (500)  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  (1)  to  fifty-nine 
(59)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  A.  D.  1894,  and  shall  become  due 
payable  as  follows : 

$3,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof 

$3,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof 

$2,500  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three- fourths  per  centum  per  an- 
num from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of 
January  and  July  in  eacli  year,  and  the  several  installments  of 
interest  shall  be  evidenced  by  cou})ons  attached  to  said  bonds, 
and  both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become 
due  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  tlie  city  of 
New  York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  directed  to  prepare  and  execute  said  bonds  and  cou- 
pons, and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall  have  been 
sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be  applied,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding  said  existing 
bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  for  a 
sinking  fund  to  ])ay  accruing  interest,  and  to  j)ay  at  maturity 
the  principal  of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same, 
which  tax  shall  be  })aid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  a])proval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Published 
in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  y)rovide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 

for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 

city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 

election  held  April  3,  1894. 

1464.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  to  law,  tlie  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
eighty  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refunding 
the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a 
tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereofj  in  addition  to  all  otlier 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as 
the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  a certain  valid  exist- 
ing indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and 
payable,  and  amounting  to  eighty  thousand  dollars  sewer  bonds 
of  the  city  ot‘  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  negotiable 
bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  eighty  thousand  dollars  as 
hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  ($1,000)  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to 
eighty  (80)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due 
and  payable  as  follows : 

$8,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$8,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Janu- 
ary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  in- 
terest shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 


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433 


both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 
shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 
applied,  under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding 
said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sink- 
ing fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the 
principal  of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same, 
which  tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 
election  held  April  3,  1891. 

1465.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  third  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
funding the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and 
to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to 
all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lmcoln, 
Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 
able, and  amounting  to  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  paving 
bond.s,  second  series,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
20 


434 


SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets 
and  alleys  in  said  city,  there  be  issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of  said 
city  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  as  hereinafter 
provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to  one  hun- 
dred (100)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due 
and  payable  as  follows: 

$10,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  in- 
terest shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall 
have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be  ap- 
plied, under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding 
said  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other 
purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  -all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  prin- 
cipal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which 
tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 


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435 


§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  f)ublication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27, 1894.  Published 
in  Journal  ^\\\\Q  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  outstanding  bonded  indebted- 
ness of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people 
expressed  at  a special  election  held  April  3,  1894. 

1466.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of  April, 
1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were  empow- 
ered and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  property 
of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of  ten  thou- 
sand dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the  out- 
standing bonded  indebtedness  to  the  amount  of  ten  thousand 
dollars  of  water  bonds  of  said  city,  second  series,  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  dated  seven  thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds  May  23, 
1882,  and  three  thousand  dollars  of  said  bonds  are  dated  May 
29,  1884,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof, 
in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and 
principal  of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln ^ 
Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  which  is 
now  due  and  payable,  and  amounting  to  ten  thousand  dollars 
water  bonds,  first  series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there 
be  issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  ten 
thousand  dollars,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to  twenty 
(20)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  A.  D.  1894,  and  shall  become  due 
and  payable  as  follows: 

$1,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


$1,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3,  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fonrths  per  centum  per  an- 
num from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of 
January  and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of 
interest  shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds, 
and  both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become 
due  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of 
New  York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  directed  to  prepare  and  execute  said  bonds  and  coupons, 
and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall  have  been  sold  and 
disposed  of,  shall  be  applied,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor 
and  Council,  in  refunding  said  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of 
said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  princi- 
pal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which  tax 
shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  ap|)roval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27 ,1894.  Published 
in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 
election  held  April  3,  1894. 

1467.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount 
of  thirty  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refund- 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


437 


ing  the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy 
a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to 
all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due 
and  payable,  and  amounting  to  thirty  thousand  dollars  refund- 
ing bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the 
negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand  dol- 
lars, as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  ($1,000)  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to 
thirty  (30)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due 
and  payable  as  follows  : 

$3,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  oj)tion  of  the 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bond  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  January 
and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  interest  shall 
be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and  both  prin- 
cipal and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due  at  the 
fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute 
said  bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 


438 


SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 
applied,  under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding 
said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sink- 
ing fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the 
principal  of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same, 
which  tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Joui'nal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  liincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 
election  held  April  3,  1894. 

1468.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  prop- 
erty of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
funding the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to 
levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor'  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebt'aska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 
able, and  amounting  to  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  paving 
bonds,  first  series,  issued  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of 
paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets 
and  alleys  in  said  city,  there  be  issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of 
said  city  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  as  herein- 
after provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to  one  hun- 
dred (100)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due 
and  payable  as  follows  ; 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOI.N. 


439 


$10,000  eleven  years  after  date  tliereof. 

$10,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$10,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum, 
payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  January  and  July  in 
each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  interest  shall  be  evi- 
denced by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and  both  principal 
and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due,  at  the  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  execute  said  bonds  and 
coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall  have  been 
sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be  applied,  under 
direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding  said  exist- 
ing indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  princi- 
pal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which  tax 
shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


440 


SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska 

for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 

city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 

election  held  April  3, 1894. 

1469.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
(Inly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  prop- 
erty of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
funding the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to 
levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the  valid  existing  in- 
debtedness of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 
able, and  amounting  to  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  refunding 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  ne- 
gotiable bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand 
dollars,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  ($500)  each,  numbered  from  one  (1)  to  fifty  (50)  inclu- 
sive, dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and  payable  as 
follows : 

$2,500  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,500  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  in- 


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terest  shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 
shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 
applied,  under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding 
said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sink- 
ing fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the 
principal  of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same, 
which  tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26, 1894.  Approved  June  27, 1894.  Published 
in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  in 
pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special  election 
held  April  3,  1894. 

1470.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the 
outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  })urpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 


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able,  and  amounting  to  ten  thousand  dollars  water  bonds,  second 
series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  nego- 
tiable bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  $10,000,  as  hereinafter 
provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  ($500)  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  to  twenty 
inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and  payable 
as  follows: 

$1,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  July 
and  January  of  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  inter- 
est shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized, 
so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said  bonds  and 
coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall  have  been 
sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be  applied,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding  said  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  prin- 
cipal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which 
tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 


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443 


§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26, 1894.  Approved  June  27, 1894.  Published 
in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 
election  held  April  3, 1894. 

1471.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount 
of  ninety  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refund- 
ing the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy 
a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds 
as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska. : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the  certain  valid  ex- 
isting indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due 
and  payable,  and  amounting  to  ninety  thousand  dollars  water 
bonds,  third  series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be 
issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  ninety 
thousand  dollars,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars  ($500)  each,  numbered  from  one  (1)  to  one  hundred 
and  eighty  (180)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  be- 
come due  and  payable  as  follows: 

$9,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof, 

$9,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$9,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  percent  per  annum 
trom  tlieir  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary and  July  tn  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  in- 
teiest  -hall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
l)oth  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fisi  al  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
Yn.k. 

§ 4.  S»  d bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
tlic  Ma  • r and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 
shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 
ap[)lied,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  re- 
funding said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other 
purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  the  tax- 
able property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a 
sinking  fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the 
principal  of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same, 
which  tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city, 
in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special  election 
held  April  3, 1894. 

1472.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  of 
ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  the 
outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


445 


sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due;  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebi'aska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  exist- 
ing indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and 
payable,  and  amounting  to  ten  thousand  dollars  water  bonds, 
fourth  series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  tliere  be  issued 
the  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand 
dollars,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  ($1,000)  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to 
ten  (10)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and 
payable  as  follows: 

$1,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  percent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  in- 
terest shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 
shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


applied,  under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refund- 
ing said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  pur- 
pose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
pro[)erty  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  prin- 
cipal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which 
tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said 
city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authoritv  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special 
election  held  April  3,  1894. 

1473.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  (he  amount  of 
ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  pur[)ose  of  refunding  the 
outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  all  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as 
the  same  may  become  due;  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 
able, and  amounting  to  ten  thousand  dollars  water  bonds,  fifth 
series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  ne- 
gotiable bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  as 
hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to  ten  (10) 
inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and  payable 
as  follows: 

^1,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

|1,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 


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447 


$1,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Janu- 
ary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  inter- 
ests shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 
both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and  shall 
have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall 
have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be  applied, 
under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding  said  ex- 
isting indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  princi- 
pal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which  tax 
shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Published 
in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  in 

gursuauce  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  expressed  at  a special  election 
eld  April  3,  1891. 

1474.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  election 
duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day  of 
April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council  were 
empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount 
of  iliirteen  th-disand  dollars,  to  Ite  used  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
funding ttie  ouistanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  to 
levy  a tax  updi  ilie  laxalile  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all 
oiher  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
N braska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and 
payable,  and  amounting  to  $13,000,  funding  bonds  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  negotiable  bonds  of 
said  city  in  the  sum  of  $13,000,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  five  hundred 
dollars  each,  numbered  consecutively  from  one  (1)  to  twenty-six 
(26)  inclusive,  dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and 
payable  as  follows : 

$1,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$1,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum 
from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary and  July  in  each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  in- 
terest shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and 


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both  principal  and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they 
shall  have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be 
applied,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refund- 
ing said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  pur- 
pose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sinking 
fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the  princi- 
pal of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same,  which 
tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  26,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  June  28,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing  bonded  indebtedness  of 
said  city,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  of  a vote  of  the  people  exi)ressed  at  a spe- 
cial election  held  April  3,  1894. 

1475.  Whereas,  By  a vote  of  the  people  at  a special  elec- 
tion duly  called  and  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  3d  day 
of  April,  1894,  in  pursuance  of  law,  the  Mayor  and  Council 
were  empowered  and  authorized  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge 
the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount 
of  twenty-seven  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of 
refunding  the  outstanding  bonded  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and 
to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  thereof,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  refunding  certain  valid  existing 
indebtedness  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  which  is  now  due  and  pay- 


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able,  and  amounting  to  twenty-seven  thousand  dollars  funding 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  there  be  issued  the  ne- 
gotiable bonds  of  said  city  in  the  sum  of  twenty-seven  thousand 
dollars,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  numbered  from  one  (1)  to  twenty-seven  (27)  inclu- 
sive, dated  June  1,  1894,  and  shall  become  due  and  payable  as 
follows : 

$2,000  eleven  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,000  twelve  years  after  date  thereof. 

$2,000  thirteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  fourteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  fifteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  sixteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  seventeen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  eighteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  nineteen  years  after  date  thereof. 

$3,000  twenty  years  after  date  thereof. 

All  of  said  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer,  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  four  and  three-fourths  per  cent  per  annum, 
payable  semi-auuually  on  the  first  day  of  January  and  July  in 
each  year,  and  the  several  installments  of  interest  shall  be  evi- 
denced by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  and  both  principal 
and  interest  shall  be  payable  as  they  become  due  at  the  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 4.  Said  bonds  and  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Mayor  and  attested  by  the  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  af- 
fixed thereto  the  seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 5.  The  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city  are  hereby  authorized 
and  directed,  so  soon  as  practicable,  to  prepare  and  execute  said 
bonds  and  coupons,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  same,  when  they  shall 
have  been  sold  and  disposed  of  according  to  law,  shall  be  ap- 
plied, under  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  in  refunding 
said  existing  indebtedness  of  said  city,  and  for  no  other  pur- 
pose. 

§ 6.  There  shall  be  levied  and  collected  taxes  on  all  taxable 
property  in  the  said  city,  in  addition  to  other  taxes,  for  a sink- 
ing fund  to  pay  accruing  interest,  and  to  pay  at  maturity  the 
principal  of  said  bonds,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  same, 
which  tax  shall  be  paid  in  cash. 


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§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  25,  1894.  Approved  June  27,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  tjune  28,  1894.] 


Article  II. 

District  Paving  Bonds,  Assessments  and  Orders. 

AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issuing  of  district  paving  bonds,  and  for  the  purpose 
of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  parts  of  streets  in 
paving  districts  Nos.  one,  (1,)  and  two,  (2,)  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections, 
spaces  opposite  alleys,  or  between  the  rails  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  or  one 
foot  beyond  the  outer  rails  of  any  such  railway,  and  to  legalize  and  validate  an 
ordinance  approved  August  10,  A.  D.  1887,  and  the  bonds  issued  in  pursuance 
tliereof. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

1478.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 

the  several  streets  and  parts  of  streets  respectively,  excepting  in- 
tersections of  streets,  spaces  opposite  alleys,  or  between  the  rails 
of  any  street  or  other  railway,  or  one  foot  beyond  the  outer  rails 
of  any  such  railway,  in  the  paving  districts  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
hereafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be, 
aixl  hereby  are  authorized  and  directed  to  execute  and  issue  the 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying 
the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  number  one,  (I,)- ninety 
bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  be  called  ‘‘district  pav- 
ing bonds  of  district  number  one,  (1,)’^  and  numbered  respect- 
ively from  one  to  ninety  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as 
follows: 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1889. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1890. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1891. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1892. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1893. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1894. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1895. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1896. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1897. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  jiroper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached;  and  for  tlie  purj)ose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  dis- 
trict number  two  (2)  135  bonds  of  oue  thousand  dollars  each  to 


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be  called  “District  Paving  Bonds  of  District  Number  two,  (2,)’^ 
and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  135  inclusive,  said  bonds 
to  become  due  as  follows: 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1889. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1890. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1891. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1892. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1893. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1894. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1895. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1896. 

Fifteen  of  said  bonds  due  June  1,  1897. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached ; and  all  of  said  bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  to  be 
dated  August  15,  1887,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date 
thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually 
with  interest  coupons  attached — principal  and  interest  payable 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York;  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal,  and  inter- 
est, the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property  and  revenues, 
are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on 
the  property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said 
costs  of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the 
payment  respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and 
said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  That  the  ordinance  approved  August  10,  1887,  author- 
izing the  issuing  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  paving  districts  number  one  and  two  and  the  bonds  issued  in 
pursuance  thereof,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  declared  to  be  a 
legal  and  valid  and  binding  ordinance  and  bonds. 

§ 4.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists  requiring  the  immediate 
operation  of  this  ordinance:  the  same  shall  take  effect  upon  the 
proclamation  of  the  Mayor  immediately  upon  its  first  publica- 
tion. 

Approved  October  17,  1887. 


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AN  ORDINANC'K  inithoriziiis-  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 

for  the  pnr[H)sc  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  alleys  and  parts  of  alleys 

in  paving  districts  numbers  one  (1)  and  two  (2). 

1479.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  pav- 

ing the  several  alleys  in  paving  district  No.  one  (1)  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  are 
hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  and  execute  the  bonds  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-vvit:  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  paving  the  said  alleys  in  said  paving  district  No.  one,  (1), 
eighteen  (18)  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  be  called 
alley  paving  bonds  of  district  No.  one  (1)  and  numbered  respect- 
ively from  one  to  eighteen  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due 
as  follows : 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1890. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1891. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1892. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1893. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1894. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1895. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1896. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1897. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1898. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached thereto. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several 
alleys  in  paving  district  No.  two  (2)  in  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
twenty-two  (22)  bonds  of  one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars  each,  to 
be  called  alley  paving  bonds  of  district  No.  two  (2)  and  num- 
bered respectively  from  one  (1)  to  twenty-two  (22)  inclusive,  said 
bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1890. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1891. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1892. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1893. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1894. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1895. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1896. 

Th  ree  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1897. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1898. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  shall  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached thereto. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  shall  be  dated 


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and  bear  interest  from  November  15,  1888,  at  the  rate  of  6 per 
cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest  paya- 
ble at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and 
interest,  the  property,  revenue,  and  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said  costs 
of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approved  and  published  according  to  law. 

Approved  November  8,  1888. 

Note. — This  ordinance  was  without  the  enacting  clause  and  was  re-enacted 
before  bonds  were  issued.  See  next  ordinance. 

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AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 

for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  alleys  and  parts  of  alleys 

in  paving  districts  numbered  one  (1)  and  two  (2). 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska  : 

1480.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 

the  several  alleys  in  district  No.  one  (1)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  directed  to  issue  and  execute  the  bonds  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 
ing the  said  alleys  in  district  No.  one,  (1,)  eighteen  bonds  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each,  to  be  called  district  paving  bonds  of  dis- 
trict No.  one,  (1,)  series  No.  2,  and  numbered  respectively  from 
one  to  eighteen  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1890. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1891. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1892. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1893. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1894. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1895. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1896. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1897. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1898. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached thereto, 


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And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several 
alleys  in  paving  district  No.  two  (2)  in  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
twenty-two  bonds  of  one  thousand  (1,000)  dollars  each,  to  be 
called  district  paving  bonds  of  district  No.  two,  (2,)  and  num- 
bered respectively  from  one  to  twenty-two  inclusive,  said  bonds 
to  become  due  as  follows: 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1890. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1891. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1892. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1893. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1894. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1895. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1896. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1897. 

Three  of  said  bonds  dne  January  1,  1898. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  shall  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached thereto. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  shall  be  dated 
February  5,  1889,  and  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the 
rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and 
interest  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in 
the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  prin- 
cipal and  interest,  the  property,  revenue,  and  faith,  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said  costs 
of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  repay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
elfect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
publication. 

Approved  February  5,  1889. 


AN  OFlDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and 
alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  numbers  three,  (3, ) four.  (4, ) 
five,  (5,)  six,  (6,)  seven,  (7,)  and  eight,  (8,)  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections 
and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

1481.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 


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the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  re- 
spectively, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,  in  the  paving  districts  of  the  city  of  Jdncoln  hereinafter 
specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  hereby 
are  authorized  and  directed  to  execute  and  issue  the  bonds  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid 
cost  in  paving  district  number  three,  (3,)  67  bonds  of  one  thou- 
sand dollars  each,  to  be  called  “ District  paving  bonds  of  district 
numbered  three,  (3,)’^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to 
sixty-seven  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1889. 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1890. 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1891. 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1892. 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1893. 

Eight  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1894. 

Eight  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1895. 

Eight  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1896. 

Eight  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1898. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  four,  (4,)  fifty-six  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars 
each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  number 
four,  (4,)’^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  fifty-six  in- 
clusive, said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows  : 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1889. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1890. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1891. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1892. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1893. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1894. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1895. 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1896. 

Seven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1898. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  five,  (5,)  105  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each, 
to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  five,  (5,)'^ 
and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  105  inclusive,  said  bonds 
to  become  due  as  follows; 


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Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1889. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1890. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1891. 

Twelve  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1892. 

Twelve  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1893. 

Twelve  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1894. 

Twelve  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1895. 

Twelve  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1896. 

Twelve  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1898. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  attached. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  six,  (6,)  eighty-seven  bonds  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  number 
six,  (6,)”  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  eighty-seven 
inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Nine  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1889. 

Nine  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1890. 

Nine  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1891. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1892. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1893. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1894. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1895. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1896. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1898. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  seven,  (7,)  ninety-five  bonds  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  number 
seven,  (7,)’^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  ninety-five 
inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1889. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1890. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1891. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1892. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1893. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1894.’ 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1895. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1896. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1898. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

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And  for  tlie  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  eost  in  paving 
distriet  number  eight,  (8,)  fifty-two  bonds  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars each,  to  be  called  “ District  [)aving  bonds  of  district  number 
eight,  (8,)’^and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  fifty-two,  in- 
clusive, said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1889. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1890. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1891. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1892. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1893. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1894. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1895. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  189G. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  July  1,  1898. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  to  be  dated 
July  1,  1888,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at 
the  rate  of  six  ])er  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  with  in- 
terest coupons  attached — principal  and  interest  payable  at  the 
fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in  the  city  of  New  York; 
and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the 
faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues,  are 
hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said  cost 
of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  said  bonds 
not  to  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  June  7,  1888. 


AN  ORDINANCP]  for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds 
issued  July  1,  18S8,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  i^- 
sue  of  the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying 
respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and 
alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  0,  and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,’’  approved  June  7,  1888. 

1483.  Whereas,  And  underand  by  virtue  of  the  provisions 
of  an  ordinance  entitled  ^^An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of 
the  district  jiaving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose 
of  paying  respectively  the  eost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and 


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alleys  and  parts  of  alleys  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6, 
and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  sj)aces  opposite 
alleys,’’  paving  bonds  were  issued  in  the  sum  of  $1,000.00  each, 
to  mature  July  1,  1890,  for  the  several  paving  districts  aforesaid 
as  follows : 

Paving  district  number  four  (4),  six  bonds. 

Paving  district  number  five  (5),  eleven  bonds. 

Paving  district  number  six  (6),  nine  bonds. 

Paving  district  number  seven  (7),  ten  bonds. 

And  Wherp:as,  By  delay  of  the  contractor  the  paving  was 
not  done  in  time  that  a special  assessment  could  be  made,  levied, 
and  collected  in  time  to  meet  said  bonds  at  their  maturity,  and 
the  same  are  about  to  mature  without  funds  available  for  the 
payment  thereof : now  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  to  incorporate  cities 
of  the  first  class,  and  regulating  their  duties,  ])owers,  govern- 
ment, and  remedies,  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  issue  thirty -six  cou[)on  bonds  beai’ing  date  July  1,  1890, 
in  denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  the  amount  of 
thiiiy-six  thousand  dollars  ($36,000.00),  payable  to  bearer  ten 
years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any 
time  after  five  years  from  the  date,  for  the  purpose  of  extending 
$36,000.00  of  district  paving  bonds,  issued  July  1,  1889,  under 
an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  the 
district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  pui-pose  of 
paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and 
alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6, 
and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,”  approved  June  7,  1888.  The  said  extended  bonds  shall 
state  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  issued  and  shall  bear  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum  per  annum,  payable  annu- 
ally, which  interest  shall  be  computed  and  evidenced  by  coupons 
to  said  bonds  attached,  each  coupon  calling  for  the  amount  of 
interest  on  said  bond  for  one  year,  principal  and  interest  to  be 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York,  and  one  of  said  coupons  to  be  made  payable  at 
the  expiration  of  each  year  during  the  said  ten  years,  and  said 
bonds  and  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  Clerk,  with  the  seal  of  said  city  affixed  thereto. 

§ 3.  The  bonds  shall  be  a portion  of  the  several  series  of 


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paving  bonds  of  the  said  several  districts,  the  number  of  ex- 
tended bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  to  be  as  follows: 

Six  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  four. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  five. 

Nine  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  six. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  seven. 

§ 4.  The  s|)ecial  taxes  and  assesinents  to  be  levied  on  the  prop- 
erty in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said  cost  of 
paving  therein,  shall. constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment 
respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon.  Said  bonds  not 
to  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  June  13,  1890. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  an  ordinance  providing  for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of 
thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  enti- 
tled “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  several  streets  and 
alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6,  and  7,  in  said  city- 
exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,”  approved  June  7,  1888. 

1484.  Whereas,  And  under  and  by  virtue  of  the  provis- 
ions of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the 
issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several 
streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  dis- 
tricts 4,  5,  6,  and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,^’  paving  bonds  were  issued  in  the  sum  of 
$1,000  each  to  mature  July  1,  1890,  for  the  several  paving  dis- 
tricts aforesaid  as  follows: 

Paving  district  number  four  (4),  six  bonds. 

Paving  district  number  five  (5),  eleven  bonds. 

Paving  district  number  six  (6),  nine  bonds. 

Paving  district  number  seven  (7),  ten  bonds. 

And  Whereas,  By  the  delay  of  the  contractor  the  paving 
was  not  done  in  time  that  a special  assessment  could  be  made, 
levied,  and  collected  in  time  to  meet  said  bonds  at  their  maturity, 
and  the  same  are  about  to  mature  without  funds  available  for 
the  payment  thereof : now  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1.  That  an  ordinance  providing  for  tlie  re-issue  and  extcn- 


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sion  of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1,  1888, 
under  an  ordinance  entitled  ^^An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue 
of  the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets 
and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4, 
5,  6,  and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  op- 
posite alleys/’  approved  June  7,  1888,  be  amended  to  read  as 
follows : 

§ 2.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  to  incorporate  cities 
of  the  first  class,  and  regulating  their  duties,  powers,  govern- 
ment, and  remedies,  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  issue  thirty-six  coupons  bonds  bearing  date  July  1,  1890, 
in  denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  the  amount  of 
thirty-six  thousand  dollars  (|36,000.00),  payable  to  bearer  ten 
years  after  date,  for  the  purpose  of  extending  $36,000.00  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  issued  July  1,  1889,  under  an  ordinance  en- 
titled “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  the  district  paving 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respect- 
ively the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts 
of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6,  and  7,  in  said 
city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,”  ap- 
proved June  7,  1888.  The  said  extended  bonds  shall  state  the 
purpose  for  which  they  are  issued,  and  shall  bear  interest  at  the 
rate  of  six  |)er  centum  per  annum,  payable  annually,  whieh  in- 
terest shall  be  computed  and  evidenced  by  coupons  to  said  bonds 
attached,  each  coupon  calling  for  the  amount  of  interest  on  said 
bond  for  one  year,  principal  and  interest  to  be  payable  at  the  fis- 
cal agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
and  one  of  said  coupons  to  be  made  payable  at  the  ex})i ration  of 
each  year  during  the  said  ten  years,  and  said  bonds  and  coupons 
shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  Clerk,  with 
the  seal  of  said  city  affixed  thereto. 

§ 3.  The  bonds  shall  be  a portion  of  the  several  series  of  pav- 
ing bonds  of  the  said  several  districts,  the  number  of  extended 
bonds  of  each  of  said  districts  to  be  as  follows: 

Six  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  four. 

Eleven  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  five. 

Nine  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  six. 

Ten  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  seven. 

§ 4.  The  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
properly  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said  cost 
of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 


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ment  respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon.  Said  bonds 
not  to  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  is  hereby  repealed. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  June  16,  1890. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  number  ten  (10)  and  fourteen  (14)  in 
said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  orxlained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln ^ 
Nebraska : 

1487.  §1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 
the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  re- 
spectively, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter 
specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  hereby 
are  authorized  and  directed  to  execute  and  issue  the  bonds  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  afore- 
said cost  in  paving  district  number  ten  (10),  nine  bonds  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of 
district  number  ten  (10),’^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one 
(1)  to  nine  (9),  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows  : 
One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1892. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1900. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons 
thereto  attached. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  fourteen  (14),  twenty-four  bonds  of  one  thou- 
sand dollars  each,  and  one  bond  of  twelve  hundred  dollars,  to  be 
called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  fourteen  (14),’’ 
and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  twenty-five,  inclusive, 
said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows; 


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Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1892. 

Two  bonds  due  Octv  ber  1,  1893. 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1894. 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1895. 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1896. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1897. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1898. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1899. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1900. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  liave  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  to  be  dated 
October  1,  1890,  and  all  to  bear  interest,  from  the  date  thereof, 
at  the  rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  with 
interest  coupons  attached,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the 
fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York; 
and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby 
pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said  cost 
of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  22d  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1890.  Approved  25th 
day  of  September,  A.  D.  1890. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  alleys  and  parts  of  alleys 
constituting  alley  paving  district  number  three  (:5). 

1488.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  pav- 

ing the  several  alleys  in  alley  paving  district  number  (3),  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  are 
hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  and  execute  the  bonds  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  paving  the  said  alleys  in  said  alley  paving  district  number 
three  (3),  eighteen  (18)  bonds  of  one  hundred  dollars  each,  to  be 
called  “Alley  paving  bonds  of  alley  paving  district  number 
three  (3),^’  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  eighteen  in- 
clusive, said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 


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Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1892. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1893. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1894. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1895. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1896. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1897. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1898. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1899. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  January  1,  1900. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached tliereto. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  for  said  alley  paving  district  shall  be 
dated  and  bear  interest  from  November  1,  1890,  at  the  rate  of 
six  (6)  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  in- 
terest payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  prin- 
cipal and  interest,  the  property,  revenue,  and  faith  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on 
the  ])roperty  in  said  alley  paving  district,  to  cover  said  costs  of 
paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment 
respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds 
shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  27th  day  of  October,  1890.  Approved  28th  day  of 
October,  1890. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue 
of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving 
districts  numbered  ten  (10)  and  fovarteen  (14),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersec- 
tions and  spaces  opposite  alleys,”  approved  September  25, 1890. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1489.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance  author- 

izing the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets 
and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts 
numbered  ten  (10)  and  fourteen  (14),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of 
intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’’  approved  September 
25,  1890,  be  and  hereby  is  amended  to  read  as  follows:  That 'for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and 


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alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  respectively,  excepting  in- 
tersections of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  the  paving  dis- 
tricts of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and 
City  Clerk  of  said  city,  be  and  hereby  are  authorized  and  di- 
rected to  execute  and  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to- 
wit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  ten  (10),  nine  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars 
each,  to  be  called  ‘^District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  ten 
(10),^’  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  (1)  to  nine  (9),  in- 
clusive, said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows  : 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1, 1892. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1, 1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1, 1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1, 1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1, 1900. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons 
thereto  attached. 

And  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  number  fourteen  (14),  twenty-four  bonds  of  one  thou- 
sand dollars  each,  and  one  bond  of  twelve  hundred  dollars,  to 
be  called  ‘‘District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  fourteen 
(14),^^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  twenty-five,  in- 
clusive, said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1892. 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1893. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1894. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1895. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1896. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1897. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1898. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1899. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1900. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  for  each  of  said  districts  to  be  dated 
November  1,  1890,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof, 
at  the  rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  with 
interest  coupons  attached,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the 


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riscdl  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York  ; 
and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  princi})al  and  interest,  the  faith 
of  the  city  ot  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby 
pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on 
the  property  in  eacli  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  said 
cost  of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the 
})ayment  respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  27th  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1890.  Approved  28th 
day  of  October,  A.  D.  1890. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in 
paving  district  number  nine  (9),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces 
opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1490.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 

the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  re- 
spectively, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter 
specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be 
and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  afore- 
said cost  in  paving  district  number  nine  (9),  thirty  bonds  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each,  to  be  called  ^‘District  paving  bonds  of 
district  number  nine  (9),^^  and  numbered,  respectively,  from  one 
(1)  to  thirty  (30),  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 
Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1892. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1893. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1894. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1895. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1896. 

Tliree  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1897. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1898. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1899. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1900. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1901. 


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And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  pro{)er  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  January  1,  1891,  and  all  to 
bear  interest,  from  the  date  thereof,  at  the  rate  of  six  (G)  per 
cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest  payable 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the 
faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are 
hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  10th  day  of  November,  1890.  Approved  14th  day  of 
November,  1890. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  repeal  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance 
entitled  ‘An  ordinance  anthorizing  the  issue  of  district  ])aving  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  leaving  the  several  streets  and  alleys 
in  paving  districts  numbered  ten  (10)  and  tourteen  (14),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of 
intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’  ’’  approved  October  28,  1890.' 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1491.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘‘An  ordinance  to 

amend  an  ordinance  entitled  ^An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue 
of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of 
paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing districts  ten  (10)  and  fourteen  (14)  in  said  city,  exclusive 
of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  of  alleys,”^  approved  October 
28,  1890,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Passed  November  10,  1890.  Approved  November  14,  1890. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  re-issue  of  thirty-six  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  issued 
July  1, 1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  pur[)Ose  of  paying  the  cost  of  jiaving 
the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  num- 
bers three  (8),  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (G),  seven  (7),  and  eight  (8),  in  said  city,  exclu- 
sive of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,”  approved  June  7, 1888,  and  to  repeal 
an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six 
thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  or- 
dinance authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets 
and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  G,  and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved  June  7, 1888,”  approved  June  13,  189U,  and  to  repeal 
another  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance  providing  for  the 
re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1,  1888, 
under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  pav- 
ing several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5, 
G,  and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved 
June  7,  1888,”  approved  June  16,  1890. 

1492.  Whereas,  Under  and  by  virtue  of  the  provisions  of 
an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  pay- 
ing the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  numbers  three  (3),  four  (4), 
five  (5),  six  (6),  seven  (7),  and  eight  (8),  in  said  city,  exclusive 
of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’^  approved  June  7, 
1888,  paving  bonds  were  issued  for  the  sum  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  to  mature  July  1,  1890,  as  follows: 

For  paving  district  number  four  (4),  six  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  five  (5),  eleven  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  six  (6),  nine  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  seven  (7),  ten  bonds. 

And  Whereas,  By  reason  of  delay  of  the  contractor  in  com- 
pleting the  contract  for  such  paving,  said  bonds  last  named  to 
the  amount  of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  matured  before  the 
city  was  able  to  levy  a tax  for  payment  thereof;  and 

Whereas,  Under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘’An  ordinance  for 
the  re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds 
issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ^An  ordinance 
authorizing  the  issue  of  the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  pav- 
ing the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys 
of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6,  and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  in- 
tersections and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved  June  7,  1888,” 
approved  June  13,  1890,  and  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordi- 
nance to  amend  an  ordinance  providing  for  the  re-issue  and  ex- 
tension of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1, 
1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ^An  ordinance  authorizing  the 
issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  pur- 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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j)ose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  several  streets  and 
alleys  and  [)arts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6, 
and  7,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  interrections  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,’  approved  June  7,  1888,”  approved  June  16,  1890,  the 
Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  issued  thirty-six 
l)i)n(ls  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  dated  July  1,  A.  D.  1890,  to 
mature  July  1,  A.  D.  1900,  for  the  purpose  of  replacing  and 
redeeming  tlie  thirty-six  bonds  above  described  maturing  July 
1,  1890,  which  re-issued  bonds  were  offered  to  the  holders  of 
said  maturing  bonds  in  lieu  of  payment  of  said  maturing  bonds, 
according  to  the  terms  thereof;  and 

Whereas,  The  regularity,  validity,  and  legality  of  said  re- 
issued bonds  was  questioned  by  said  holders,  and  said  bonds  were 
only  accepted  by  said  holders  with  the  provision  that  the  issue 
should  be  either  legalized  by  act  of  the  legislature,  or  new  bonds 
should  be  issued  as  a substitute  therefor,  under  legislation  to  be 
procured  therefor,  therefore 

Be  it  oi'ilained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

§ 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  the  legislature  of 
Nebraska  entitled  ‘‘An  act  to  incorporate  cities  of  the  first  class 
and  regulating  their  duties,  powers,  government,  and  remedies,” 
approved  March  29,  A.  D.  1889,  and  amendments  thereof,  the 
city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to  issue  thirty-six 
coupon  bonds  bearing  date  July  1, 1890,  in  denominations  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each,  to  the  total  amount  of  thirty-six  thousand 
dollars  ($36,000.00),  each  bond  payable  to  bearer  ten  years  after 
date,  for  the  purpose  of  redeeming  thirty-six  thousand  dollars 
($36,000.00)  of  district  paving  bonds  dated  July  1,  1888,  and 
issued  under  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing 
the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and 
alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  numbers 
three  (3),  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (6),  seven  (7),  and  eight  (8),  in 
said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,” 
approved  June  7,  1888.  The  bonds  issued  under  this  ordinance 
shall  state  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  issued  and  shall  bear 
interest  at  the  rate  of  six  (6)  per  centum  per  annum,  payable 
annually  on  July  1st,  which  interest  shall  be  evidenced  by  cou- 
pons to  said  bonds  attached,  each  coupon  calling  for  the  amount 
of  interest  on  said  bond  for  one  year,  principal  and  interest  to  be 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York,  and  one  coupon  of  each  of  said  bonds  to  be  made 


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payable  at  the  expiration  of  eacli  year  during  the  said  ten  years, 
and  said  bonds  and  coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
by  the  City  Clerk,  and  the  seal  of  the  said  city  shall  be  affixed 
to  each  of  said  bonds. 

§ 2.  The  bonds  shall  be  a portion  of  the  several  series  of  pav- 
ing bonds  of  the  several  districts  numbered  four  (4),  five  (5),  six 
(6),  and  seven  (7),  the  number  of  bonds  re-issued  for  each  of 
said  districts  to  be  as  follows; 

For  paving  district  number  four  (4),  six  (6)  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  five  (5),  eleven  (11)  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  six  (6),  nine  (9)  bonds. 

For  paving  district  nuinber  seven  (7),  ten  (10)  bonds. 

§ 3.  The  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively  to  cover  said  cost 
of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  the  bonds  issued  hereunder  and  interest 
thereon,  said  bonds  not  to  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 4.  The  ordinances  herein  referred  to,  approved  June  13, 
1890,  and  June  16,  1890,  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 5.  The  bonds  issued  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  delivered 
to  the  holders  of  the  bonds  which  they  are  intended  to  redeem 
and  for  which  they  are  to  be  substituted,  upon  the  surrender  of 
such  bonds  of  said  previous  issues,  being  the  said  thirty-six 
thousand  dollars  (^36,000.00)  issued  under  the  said  ordinances  ap- 
proved June  7,  1888,  and  the  said  thirty-six  thousand  dollars 
($36,000.00)  under  the  said  ordinances  approved  June  13  and 
Junel6,  1890,  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  or  at  such  other  place  as 
may  be  mutually  satisfactory. 

§ 6.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  26,  1891.  Approved  May  28,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  sections  1,  2,  3,  and  1,  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordi- 
nance for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  $61,000.00  worth  of  bonds  issued  July  1, 1888, 
under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  the  district 
paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpo.se  of  paying  respectively  that  cost 
of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving- 
districts  numbers  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved  June  7,  1888,”  approved  May  28, 1891,  and  to  repeal 
said  original  sections. 

1493.  Whereas,  And  under  and  by  virtue  of  the  provisions 
of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of 
the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose 
of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and 


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alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  num- 
bers 3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections 
and  s})aces  opposite  alleys/^  paving  bonds  were  issued  in  the  sum 
of  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000.00)  each,  to  mature  July  1, 

1889.  July  1,  1890,  and  July  1,  1891,  for  the  several  paving 
districts  aforesaid,  among  others  as  follows: 

Paving  district  number  three  (3),  one  of  bonds  maturing  July 
1,  1889. 

Paving  district  number  three  (3),  two  bonds  maturing  July  1, 

1890. 

Paving  district  number  three  (3),  seven  bonds  maturing  July 
1,  1891. 

Paving  district  number  four  (4),  two  bonds  maturing  July  1, 
1889. 

Paving  district  number  four  (4),  six  bonds  maturing  July  1, 

1891. 

Paving  district  number  five  (5),  five  bonds  maturing  July  1, 
1889. 

Paving  district  number  five  (5),  eleven  bonds  maturing  July 
1,  1891. 

Paving  district  number  six  (6),  one  bond  maturing  July  1, 
1889. 

Paving  district  number  six  (6),  nine  bonds  maturing  July  1, 
1891. 

Paving  district  number  seven  (7),  seven  bonds  maturing  July 
1,  1889. 

Paving  district  number  seven  (7),  ten  bonds  maturing  Julv  1, 
1891. 

And  Whereas,  By  delay  of  the  contractor  the  paving  in  said 
several  districts  was  not  done  in  time  and  that  a special  assess- 
ment could  be  made,  levied,  and  collected  in  time  to  meet  said 
bonds  or  any  of  them  at  their  maturity,  and  the  same  have 
partly  matured  and  others  are  about  to  mature  without  funds 
available  for  the  payment  thereof:  now  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

§ 1.  That  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance 
for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  $61,000.00  worth  of  bonds, 
issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ^An  ordinance 
authorizing  the  issue  of  the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  for  the  purposeof  paying  respectively  that  cost  of  paving 
the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of 


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paving  districts  numbers  three,  four,  five,  six,  seven,  and  eight, 
in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’ 
approved  June  7,  1888,”  approved  May  28,  1891,  be  amended 
to  read  as  follows : 

‘‘§  1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  to  amend  sections 
1,  10,  12,  13,  14,  17,  25,  26,  27,  42,  46,  49,  52,  subdivisions  3, 
6,  and  31  of  section  67,  and  sections  69,  81,  84,  87,  and  91,  of 
an  act  entitled  ^‘An  act  to  incorporate  cities  of  the  first  class  and 
regulating  their  duties,  powers,  government,  and  remedies,  ap- 
proved March  29,  1889,  and  to  repeal  said  original  sections  and 
subdivisions,”  approved  April  9,  1891,  the  city  of  Lincoln  be 
and  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  sixty-one  (61)  coupon  bonds, 
bearing  date  of  July  1,  1891,  in  denomination  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  to  the  amount  of  sixty-one  thousand  (61,000)  dol- 
lars, payable  to  bearer  ten  years  after  date  and  redeemable  at  the 
option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  date,  for  the 
purpose  of  re-issuing  sixty-one  thousand  (61,000)  dollars  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds,  issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  en- 
titled ^^An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  the  district  paving 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respect- 
ively the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts 
of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  numbers  3,  4,  5,  6,  7, 
and  8,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,”  approved  June  7,  1888,  and  for  the  purpose  of  re-issuing 
for  the  purpose  of  extending  forty-three  thousand  (43,000)  dol- 
lars worth  of  district  paving  bonds,  issued  July  1,  1888,  under 
the  last  above  described  ordinance  of  said  city,  approved  June  7, 
1888,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys 
in  said  paving  districts  number  three,  four,  five,  six,  and  seven; 
that  said  bonds  so  re-issued  and  extended  shall  state  the  purpose 
for  which  they  are  issued  and  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of 
six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  which  interest  shall 
be  computed  and  evidenced  by  coupons  to  said  bonds  attached, 
each  coupon  calling  for  the  amount  of  interest  on  said  bond  for 
one  year,  principal  and  interest  to  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency 
of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  one  of 
said  coupons  to  be  made  payable  at  the  expiration  of  each  year 
during  the  said  ten  years,  and  said  bonds  and  coupons  shall  be 
signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  Clerk,  with  the  seal  of 
the  said  city  affixed  thereto.” 

§ 2.  That  section  two  of  said  ordinance  be  amended  to  read  as 
follows: 


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2.  The  bonds  shall  be  a portion  ol’  the  several  series  of 
paving  bonds  of  the  said  several  districts,  the  number  of  bonds 
re-issued  for  each  of  said  districts  maturing  July  1,  1891,  to  be 
as  follows: 

‘‘Seven  (7)  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  th  i-ee  (3). 

“Six  (6)  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  four  (4). 

“Eleven  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  five  (5). 

“Nine  (9)  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  six  (6). 

“Ten  of  said  bonds  on  district  number  seven  (7). 

“And  the  number  of  bonds  so  re-issued  for  each  of  said  districts 
maturing  on  July  1,  1891,  and  prior  years  to  be  as  follows  : 

“Ten  (10)  bonds  on  district  number  three  (3). 

“Eight  (8)  bonds  on  district  number  four  (4). 

“Sixteen  (16)  bonds  on  district  number  five  (5). 

“Ten  (10)  bonds  on  district  number  six  (6). 

“Seventeen  bonds  on  district  number  seven  (7.)’’ 

§ 3.  That  section  three  of  said  ordinance  be  amended  to  read 
as  follows: 

“ § 3.  The  special  taxes  and  assessments  levied  and  to  be  levied 
on  the  property  in  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover 
the  cost  of  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the 
payment  respectively  of  said  bonds  so  re-issued  and  extended  to- 
gether with  the  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  are  not  to  be 
sold  for  less  than  par2^ 

§ 4.  That  sections  one,  two,  three,  and  four,  as  now  existing,  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  in 
force  and  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  16,  1891.  Approved  June  16,  1891.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  for  the 
re-issne  of  thirty-six  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  issued  July  1,  1888,  under 
an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several 
streets  and  alleys  and  ])arts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  <listricts  numbers  three 
(3),  four  (4),  live  (5),  six  (0).  seven  (7),  and  eight  (8),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  in- 
tersections and  spaces  0[)posite  alleys,’  approved  June  7,  1888,  and  to  repeal  an  or- 
dinance entitled  ‘An  ordinance  for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six  thou- 
sand dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1, 1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance 
authorizing  the  issue  of  the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets 
and  alleys  of  paving  districts  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (G),  and  seven  (7),  in  said  city, 
exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,”  approved  June  7,  1838,’  ap- 
proved June  13,  1890,  and  to  repeal  another  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  to 
amend  an  ordinance  providing  for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six  thousand 
dollars  of  bonds,  issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  au- 
thorizing the  issiie  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of 
paying  respectively  the  cost  of  ])aviug  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets 
and  alleys  of  paving  districts  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (G),  and  seven  (7),  in  said  city, 
exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,”  approved  June  7,  1888,’  ap- 
proved June  IG,  1890,”  approved  May  28,  1891. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1494.  § 1.  That  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An 

ordinance  for  the  re-issue  of  thirty-six  bonds  of  one  thousand 
dollars  each,  issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  entitled 
‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 
the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in 
paving  districts  numbers  three  (3),  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (6), 
seven  (7),  and  eight  (8),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections 
and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved  June  7,  1888,  and  to  repeal 
an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  for  the  re-issue  and  exten- 
sion of  thirty-six  thousand  dollars  of  bonds  issued  July  1,  1888, 
under  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue 
of  the  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys 
and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6,  and  7, 
in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,” 
approved  June  7,  1888,’  approved  June  13,  1890,  and  to  repeal 
another  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance 
providing  for  the  re-issue  and  extension  of  thirty-six  thousand 
dollars  of  bonds,  issued  July  1,  1888,  under  an  ordinance  en- 
titled “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respect- 
ively the  cost  of  paving  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of 
streets  and  alleys  of  paving  districts  4,  5,  6,  and  7,  in  said  city, 
exclusive  of  intersections  and  sj)aces  opposite  alleys,”  a[)proved 
June  7,  1888,’  approved  June  16,  1890,”  approved  May  28, 
1891,  be  amended  to  read  as  follows: 


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‘‘§1.  Tliat  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  the  legislatnre 
of  Nebraska  entitled  ‘An  act  to  incorporate  cities  of  the  first 
class  and  legnlating  their  duties,  powers,  government,  and 
remedies,’  ap})roved  March  29,  A.  D.  1889,  and  amendments 
thereof,  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  thirty-six*conpon  bonds  bearing  date  June  23,  1891,  in  de- 
nominations of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  the  total  amount  of 
thirty-six  thousand  dollars  ($36,000.00),  each  bond  payable  to 
bearer  ten  years  after  date,  for  the  purpose  of  redeeming  thirty- 
six  thousand  dollars  ($36,000.00)  of  district  paving  bonds,  dated 
July  1,  1888,  and  issued  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordi- 
dinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the 
several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing disti-icts  numbers  three  (3),  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (6),  seven 
(7),  and  eight  (8),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys/  approved  June  7,  1888.  The  bonds 
issued  under  this  ordinance  shall  state  the  purpose  for  which 
they  are  issued  and  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum 
per  annum,  payable  annually  on  July  1st,  which  interest  shall 
be  evidenced  by  coupons  to  said  bonds  attached,  each  coupon  call- 
ing for  the  amount  of  interest  on  said  bonds  for  one  year,  prin- 
cipal and  interest  to  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  one  coupon  of  each 
of  said  bonds  to  be  made  payable  at  the  expiration  of  each  year 
during  the  said  ten  years,  and  said  bonds  and  coupons  shall  be 
signed  by  the  Mayor  and  by  the  City  Clerk,  and  the  seal  of  the 
said  city  shall  be  affixed  to  each  of  said  bonds,” 

§ 2.  That  section  one  of  said  ordinance  as  now  existing  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  in 
force  and  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  eJune  23,  1891.  Approved  June  23,  1891.] 


AN  OF^DINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  l)oiids  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  j>nrpose  of  paying  tlie  cost  of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  number  ('.))  nine  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  in- 
tescctions  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska  : 

1495.  § 1.  That,  Whereas,  on  the  4th  day  of  May,  1888,  the 

Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  ordinance  created 


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paving  district  number  (9)  nine,  and  afterwards  by  ordinance 
approved  March  11,  1890,  said  Council  amended  the  original 
ordinance  and  changed  the  boundaries  of  said  district,  and  by 
ordinance  approved  July  9,  1890,  said  Council  again  amended 
the  boundaries  of  said  district,  and  by  said  last  ordinance  formed 
such  })aving  district  number  (9)  nine  so  as  to  ihclude  all  that 
territory  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  lying  on  that  part  of  27th  street  in  said  city,  from  the 
south  line  of  O street  to  the  south  side  of  Y street  and  the  prop- 
erty on  both  sides  of  said  part  of  said  27th  street  to  the  depth 
of  150  feet,  and  thereafter  a majority  of  the  owners  of  prop- 
erty owning  a majority  of  the  front  feet  of  property  so  abutting 
upon  said  part  of  27th  street,  in  said  paving  district,  petitioned 
the  City  Council  to  have  said  district  paved  with  two  courses  of 
brick  on  sand,  which  petition  was  considered  and  the  prayer 
thereof  granted,  and  the  said  Council  by  ordinance  approved 
July  10,  1890,  and  after  an  estimate  of  said  work  had  been  made, 
ordered  said  work  done  as  prayed  for  in  the  petition  of  said  prop- 
erty owners,  and  thereafter  such  work  was  advertised  for,  to  be 
done  by  the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and  thereafter  the  contract 
for  such  work  was  let  by  said  Council  to  John  A.  Buckstaff  as 
the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and  such  work  is  now  being  done, 
and  there  are  no  funds  or  money  to  pay  for  the  same  except  it 
be  raised  by  issuing  district  paving  bonds,  as  authorized  by 
statute  of  tlie  state  of  Nebraska: 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys 
and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  respectively,  excepting  intersec- 
tions of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  the  paving  district 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City 
Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and 
directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  lo-wit:  For 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  num- 
ber (9)  nine,  thirty  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  be 
called  ^‘District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  (9)  nine,’^  and 
numbered  respectively  from  (1)  one  to  thirty  (30),  inclusive,  said 
bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1892. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1893. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1894. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1895. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1896. 


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Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1897. 

Tiiree  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1898. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1899. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1900. 

Th  ree  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1901. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  pro|)er  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  September  1,  1891, 
and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six 
(6)  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  in- 
terest payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the 
city  of  New  York  ; and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and 
interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its 
revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 3.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  grading,  curbing, 
and  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment res|)ectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  ])ar,  and  all  ordinances  in- 
consistent herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  4,  1891.  Approved  August  5,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  grading,  curbing,  and 
paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  dis- 
trict number  fifteen  (If)),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  oppo- 
site alleys,  and  by  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  create  a sinking  fund  for  the 
payment  of  said  bonds  and  interest. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska  : 

1496.  § 1.  That,  Whereas,  heretofore,  aud  ou  the  27th 

day  of  May,  1890,  the  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
at  a regular  session  created  paving  district  number  fifteen  (15), 
including  all  that  territory  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  lying  and  being  on  both  sides  of  R 
street  from  the  west  side  of  17th  street  to  the  west  side  of  27th 
street,  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  to  the  depth  of  150 
feet;  and 

Whereas,  The  majority  of  the  front  feet  of  the  property 
owners  in  said  district,  by  a petition  duly  presented  and  approved 
by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  on  the  27th  day  of  May, 
1890,  petitioned  said  Council  for  the  grading,  curbing,  and  'pav- 
ing ol  said  district  for  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  and  there- 


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after  the  said  Mayor  and  Council  by  ordinance  approved  on  the 
27th  day  of  May,  1890,  ordered  said  work,  to-wit,  the  grading, 
urbing,  and  paving  in  said  district  number  fifteen  (15),  to  be 
done  in  accordance  with  the  petition  of  said  property  holders, 
and  thereafter  the  said  work  was  properly  advertised  for  and  a 
contract  for  such  work  let  to  John  A.  Buckstaff,  who  being  the 
best  and  lowest  bidder  for  the  same ; and 

Whereas,  Said  vvork  is  now  under  process  and  is  being  done, 
and  there  being  no  funds  to  pay  for  the  same  except  such  funds 
be  raised  and  procured  by  the  issuing  of  district  paving  bonds 
as  authorized  and  provided  for  by  the  statutory  laws  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska : 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of 
grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys  respectively,  excepting  intersections  of 
streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  paving  district  number  fif- 
teen (15),  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  the  Mayor  and  City 
Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
execute  and  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit,  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  num- 
ber fifteen  (15),  thirty-three  (33)  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars 
each,  to  be  called  ^‘District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  fif- 
teen (15),’^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  thirty-three, 
inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1892. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1893. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1894. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1895. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1896. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1897. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1898. 

Four  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1899. 

Four  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1900. 

Four  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1901. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  September  1,  1891, 
all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  with  interest  coupons  attached, 
principal  and  interest  })ayable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of 
Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  the  payment  of  said 
bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
its  proj)erty,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged, 


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479 


§ 3.  That  tlie  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  i-especti vely  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  said  bonds  not  to  be  sold  for  less 
than  par. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  apj)r()val,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  28,  1891.  Approved  July  30,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paying  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 
Nebraska,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  respectively  the  cost  of  grading,  curbing,  and 
paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  of  paving  dis- 
trict number  thirteen  (13),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  oppo- 
site alleys,  and  by  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  create  a sinking  fund  for  the 
payment  of  said  bonds  and  interest. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayoi'  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nehy^aska : 

1497.  § 1.  That,  Whereas,  heretofore  aud  on  the  28lh  day 

of  March,  1890,  the  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
at  a regular  session  creating  ]iaving  district  number  thirteen  (13), 
including  all  of  that  territory  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  all  of  16th  street  in  said  city  from 
north  line  to  O to  the  north  line  of  Q,  and  all  the  estate  on  both 
sides  of  said  16th  street  to  the  depth  of  160  feet. 

Whereas,  The  majority  of  the  front  feet  of  the  property 
owners  in  said  district,  by  a petition  duly  presented  and  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  on  the  10th  day 
of  May,  1890,  petitioned  said  Council  for  the  grading,  paving, 
and  curbing  of  said  district  for  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  and 
thereafter  the  said  Mayor  and  Council,  by  ordinance  approved 
28th  day  of  July,  1891,  ordered  said  work,  to-wit,  the  grading, 
curbing,  and  paving  in  said  district  number  thirteen  (13),  to  be 
done  in  accordance  with  the  petition  of  said  property  holders, 
and  thereafter  said  work  was  properly  advertised  for,  and  the 
contract  for  such  work  let  to  John  A.  Buckstaff,  who  being  the 
best  and  lowest  bidder  for  the  same;  and 

Whereas,  Said  work  is  now  under  process  and  is  being  done, 
and  there  being  no  funds  to  pay  for  the  same  excej)t  such  funds 
be  raised  and  procured  by  issuing  district  paving  bonds  as  au- 
thorized and  provided  for  by  the  statutory  laws  of  the  state  of 
Nebraska: 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purfiose  of  paying  the  cost  of 
grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 


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parts  of  streets  aud  alleys  respectively,  excepting  intersections  of 
streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City 
Clerk  of  said  city  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
execute  and  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  to- 
wit,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  dis- 
trict number  thirteen  (13),  ten  (10)  bonds  of  seven  hundred 
(1700.00)  dollars  each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of 
district  number  thirteen  (13),^^  and  numbered  respectively  from 
one  to  ten  (10),  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  becomedueas  follows: 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1892. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  September  1,  1901. 

Each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached, and  alt  of  said  bonds  for  said  district  to  be  dated  Sep- 
tember 1,  1891,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at 
the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  ])ayable  annually,  with  inter- 
est coupons  attached,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York;  and 
for  the  payment  of  sai<l  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby 
pledged. 

§ 3.  .That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  said  bonds  not  to  be  sold  for  less 
thnn  par. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  28,  1891.  Approved  July  30,  1891.] 


THE  CITY  OF  T.INCOLN. 


481 


AN  ORDINANCE  autliorizin^^  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  j)aying  the  costs  of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  number  nine  (9),  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  in- 
tetsections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1498.  § 1.  That,  Whereas,  on  tlie  4th  day  of  May,  1888, 

the  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  by  ordinance  created 
paving  district  number  nine  (9),  and  afterwards  by  ordinance  ap- 
proved March  11th,  1890,  said  Council  amended  the  original 
ordinance  and  changed  the  boundaries  of  said  district;  and  by 
ordinance  approved  July  9th,  1890,  said  Council  again  amended 
the  boundaries  of  said  district,  and  by  said  last  ordinance  formed 
such  paving  district  number  nine  (9)  so  as  to  include  all  that 
territory  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  lying  on  that  part  of  Twenty-seventh  street,  in  said  city, 
from  the  south  line  of  O street  to  the  south  side  of  Y street  and 
the  properly  on  both  sides  of  said  part  of  said  Twenty* seventh 
street  to  the  depth  of  150  feet;  and  thereafter  a majority  of  the 
owners  of  property,  owning  a majority  of  the  front  feet  of  prop- 
erty so  abutting  upon  said  part  of  Twenty-seventh  street,  in  said 
paving  district,  petitioned  the  City  Council  to  have  said  district 
paved  with  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  which  petition  was  con- 
sidered and  the  prayer  thereof  granted,  and  the  said  Council  by 
ordinance  approved  July  10th,  1890,  and  after  an  estimate  of 
said  work  had  been  made,  ordered  said  work  done  as  prayed  for 
in  the  petition  of  said  property  owners;  and  thereafter  such 
woik  was  advertised  for,  to  be  done  by  the  best  and  lowest  bid- 
der, and  thereafter  the  contract  for  such  work  was  let  by  said 
Council  to  John  A.  Buckstaff  as  the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and 
such  work  is  now  being  done  and  there  are  no  funds  or  money 
to  pay  for  the  same  except  it  be  raised  by  issuing  district  paving 
bonds  as  authorized  by  the  statutes  of  the  state  of  Nebraska: 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys,  respectively,  excepting  intersections  of 
streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed 
to  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit: 

For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district 
number  nine  (9),  thirty  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  be 
called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  nine  (9),”  and 
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8PECJAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


numbered  respeetively  from  one  (1)  to  thirty  (30),  inclusive,  said 
bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Tliree  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1892. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  Sej)tember  1st,  1893. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1894. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1895. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1896. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1897. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1898. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1899. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1900. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  September  1st,  1901. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  September  1st,  1891,  and 
all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  (6) 
])er  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  A^ork;  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and 
interest,  the  faitlf  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its 
revenues  are  hereby  })ledged. 

§ 3.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district  to  cover  said  cost  of  grading,  curbing, 
and  paving  therein  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par,  and  all  ordinances  in- 
consistent herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  4,  1891.  Approved  August  5,  1891.  Pub- 
lished in  Netcs  August  6,  1891.] 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  iuneiid  so  much  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authoriz- 
izin.i^-  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of 
paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys,  and  parts  of  streets  and 
alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  11  in  said  city,  exclusive  ol'  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,’’  approved  September  25, 1800,  as  provides  for  the  is.sne  of 
district  paving  l)ond’s  in  paving  district  No.  14  in  said  city,  and  to  provide  for  the 
re-issne  of  twenty-four  bonds  of  one  thonsaud  dollars  each  and  one  of  twelve  hun- 
dred dollars,  bearing  date  of  October  1,  1800,  is.su'^d  under  an  ordinance  entitled 
“An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  said  city,  exclusive 
of  intersections  and  spaces  oi)posite  alleys,”  approved  September  20, 1800,  and  tore- 
peal  so  much  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 
ing the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts 
Nos.  10  and  14  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,” 
approved  September  25,  1890,  as  provides  for  the  issue  of  paving  bonds  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  in  paving  district  No.  14  in  said  city. 


1499.  Wherkas,  Under  and  by  virtue  of  the  provisions  of 
an  ordinance  entitled  ‘‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  pay- 
ing the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  said  city, 
exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  ajiproved 
September  2o,  1890,  paving  bonds  were  issued  by  the  Mayor 
and  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  paving  district  No. 
10,  and  also  lor  paving  district  No.  14,  and  the  said  honds  issued 
for  jiaving  district  No.  14  were  issued  as  follows:  Twenty-four 
bonds  of  $1,000  each  and  one ‘bond  of  $1,200,  to  be  called  dis- 
trict jiaving  bonds  of  district  No.  14,  and  numbered  respectively 
from  one  to  twenty-five  inclusive,  and  all  of’  said  bonds  to  be 
dated  October  1,  1890,  and  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 
Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1892, 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1898, 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1894, 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1895, 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1896, 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1897, 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1898, 

Three  bonds  dne  October  1,  1899, 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1900,  and 
Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1901;  and 

Whereas  By  reason  of  the  failure  of  the  person  who  was 
Mayor  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  ut  the  time  of  the  date  of  said 
ordinance,  to- wit,  September  25,  1890,  and  who  was  Mayor  at 
the.date  which  said  ordinance  provided  that  the  said  bonds  should 
bear,  to-wit,  October  1,  1890,  to  execute  said  bonds;  and 

Whereas,  The  succeeding  Mayor  executed  said  bonds  when 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


he  was  not  the  Mayor  at  the  time  of  the  passage  of  said  ordi- 
nance, approved  Se{)tember  25,  1890,  and  was  not  the  M iyor  at 
the  date  which  said  ordinance  provided  that  the  bonds  should 
bear,  to-wit,  October  1,  1890;  and 

Whereas,  By  reason  of  the  aforesaid  premises  the  regularity, 
validity,  and  legality  of  said  issued  bonds  were  questioned  by 
the  holders  of  said  bonds,  and  said  bonds  were  only  acceptid  by 
said  holders  with  the  provision  that  the  issue  should  be  legal; 
therefore, 

Be  it  o7'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Couneii  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  so  much  and  all  of  that  portion  of  an  ordinance  en- 
titled “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost 
of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and 
alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  said  city,  exclusive 
of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’^  approved  September 
25,  1890,  as  j)rovides  for  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  in 
paving  district  No.  14  in  said  city  be  and  hereby  is  amended  to 
read  as  follows: 

That  Whereas,  heretofore  and  on  the  28th  day  of  March, 
1890,  the  Council  at  a regular  session  created  paving  district  No. 
14,  including  all  that  territory  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  described  as  follows:  Commencing  at 
a point  150  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  T street  and  150  feet 
west  of  the  west  line  of  9th  street;  thence  running  northerly  to 
the  south  line  of  X street;  thence  easterly  along  the  south  line 
of  X street  to  a point  150  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  9th  street; 
thence  southerly  to  a point  150  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  T 
street;  thence  easterly  to  the  west  line  of  12th  street;  thence 
southerly  along  the  west  line  of  12th  street  to  a point  150  feet 
south  of  the  south  line  of  T street;  thence  westerly  to  the  place 
of  beginning. 

Whereas,  The  majority  of  the  front  feet  property  owners  in 
said  district,  by  a petition  duly  presented  and  approved  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  on  the  27th  day  of  May,  1890, 
petitioned  said  Council  for  the  paving,  curbing,  and  grading  of 
said  district  with  cedar  blocks,  and  thereafter  said  Mayor  and 
Council,  by  ordinance  approved  May  27,  1890,  ordered  said 
work,  to-wit,  the  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  in  said  district 
No.  14,  to  be  (lone  in  accordance  with  the  petition  of  said  prop- 
erty owners,  and  thereafter  said  work  was  properly  advertised 


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485 


for  and  the  contract  for  such  work  let  to  Mason  & McDonald, 
who  being  the  best  and  lowest  bidders  for  the  same;  and 

Whereas,  Said  work  is  now  under  process  and  is  being 
done,  and  there  being  no  funds  to  pay  for  the  same  except  such 
funds  be  raised  and  procured  by  issuing  district  paving  bonds  as 
authorized  and  provided  for  by  the  statutory  laws  of  the  state  of 
Nebraska. 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of 
grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys,  respectively,  excepting  the  intersections 
of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specihed,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk 
of  said  city  be  and  hereby  are  authorized  and  directed  to  execute 
and  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  No.  14,  and 
for  the  j)urpose  of  replacing  and  redeeming  the  25  bonds  hereto- 
fore dlescribed,  bearing  diite  October  1,  1890,  24  bonds  of  $1,000 
each  and  one  bond  of  $1,200,  to  be  called  district  paving  bonds  of 
district  No.  14,  and  numbered  respecti vel3^rom  one  to  twenty-five 
inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows; 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1892. 

Two  bonds  due  October  1,  1893. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1894. 

Three  bonds  dne  October  1,  1895. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1896. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1897. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1898. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1899. 

Three  bonds  due  October  1,  1900. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  cou[)ons  thereto 
attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1,  1890,  and 
all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
centum  per  annum,  payable  annually,  with  interest  coupons  at- 
tached, principal  and  interest  ])ayable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the 
state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 3.  Tiie  bonds  issued  under  this  ordinance  shall  state  the 
purpose  for  which  they  are  issued,  and  the  special  taxes  and  as- 
sessments to  be  levied  on  the  pi-u|)erty  in  said  distinct  to  cover 
said  cost  of  paving  therein  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  tor 


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tlie  payment  of  the  said  bonds,  respectively,  and  the  interest 
thereon,  and  said  l)onds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 4.  The  bonds  issued  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  delivered 
to  the  holders  of  the  bonds  which  they  are  intended  to  redeem 
and  for  which  they  are  to  be  substituted,  upon  the  surrender  of 
such  bonds  of  said  previous  issue,  being  the  said  2f5  bonds,  24 
of  |1,000  each,  and  one  of  $1,200,  issued  under  said  ordinance, 
approved  September  25,  1890,  at  such  place  as  may  be  mutually 
satisfactory. 

§ 5.  All  that  portion  and  only  so  much  thereof  of  an  ordi- 
nance entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district 
paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying 
the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  said  city, 
exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  oj^posite  alleys,’^  approved 
September  25,  1890,  as  provides  for  the  issue  of  district  paving 
bonds  in  paving  district  No.  14  in  said  city  is  hereby  repealed, 
and  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  not  consistent  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and 
be  in  force  from  and  ^ter  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication 
acccording  to  law. 

[Passed  September  8,  1891.  Approved  September  11,  1891. 
Published  in  Lahoi'er  September  12,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issuing  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska,  to  pay  the  cost  of  paving  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  num- 
ber fourteen  (14)  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys, 
and  to  repeal  an  ordinance  approved  September  11,  18'.)1,  entitled  “An  ordinance  to 
amend  so  much  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the 
cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  oppo- 
site alleys,’  approved  September  25, 1890,  as  provides  for  the  issue  of  district  paving 
bonds  in  paving  district  No.  14  in  said  city,  and  provide  for  the  re-issue  of  twenty- 
four  bonds  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  and  one  of  twelve  hundred  dollars,  bear- 
ing date  of  October  1,  1890,  issued  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  au- 
thorizing the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose 
of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and 
alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  the  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved  September  29,  1890,  and  to  repeal  so  much  of  an 
ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets 
and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  districts  Nos.  10  and  14  in  said 
city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  oppo.site  alleys,’  approved  September  25, 
1890,  as  provides  for  the  issue  of  paving  bonds  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of 
paving  in  yiaving  district  No.  14  in  said  city.” 

1500.  Whereas,  Of  the  twenty-five  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred dollars  of  district  paving  bonds  authorized  to  be  issued  by 
an  ordinance  approved  September  25,  1890,  as  amended  by  an 
ordinance  approved  October  28,  1890,  for  the  purpose  of  paying 


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the  cost  of’  [)avii)g  sevenil  streets  iiiul  alleys  in  paving  (iisli  ict 
No.  lourteen,  bon. Is  of  the  sum  of  ten  tliousaiul  and  two  hun- 
dred dollars  have  not  heretofore  been  issued,  as  by  said  ordi- 
nance authorized ; therefore, 

it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Coanoil  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  cer- 
tain streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving 
district  number  fourteen  (14),  of  said  city,  exclusive  of  inter- 
sections and  spaces  oj)posite  alleys,  there  be  now  issued  ten  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  of  district  No.  14,  in  the  aggregate  sum  of 
ten  thousand  and  two  hundred  dollars  ($10,200),  all  to  bear  date 
of  November  1,  1891,  to  be  numbered,  and  of  denominations, 
and  to  mature  as  follows: 

No.  2,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1892.  ♦ 

No.  4,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1893. 

No.  5,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1894. 

No.  8,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1895. 

No.  10,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1896. 

No.  12,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1897. 

No.  15,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1898. 

No.  19,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1899. 

No.  22,  for  $1,000,  to  become  due  November  1,  1900. 

'No.  25,  for  $1,200,  to  become  due  November  1,  1900. 

Said  bonds  to  bear  interest  at  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable 
annually,  the  interest  to  be  evidenced  by  proper  coupons  attached 
to  said  bonds,  and  both  principal  and  interest  to  be  payable  at 
the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York;  and  for  the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest  of  said 
bonds  the  faith  and  credit  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  and  its  prop- 
erty and  revenues  are  hereby  pledged,  and  the  Mayor  and  Clerk 
are  hereby  directed  to  execute  said  bonds  as  herein  })rovided. 

§ 2.  That  it  is  the  intention  to  provide  by  this  ordinance  for 
the  issue  at  this  time  of  such  bonds,  and  such  only,  as  have  not 
heretofore  been  issued  of  those  authorized  by  the  ordinances 
hereinbefore  recited,  approved  September  25,  1890,  and  October 
28,  1890. 

§ 3.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘‘An  ordinance  to  amend  so 
much  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issue 
of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of 
paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts 
of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  Nos.  10  and  14,  in  said 
city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,^  ap- 


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proved  September  25,  1890,  as  provides  for  the  issue  of  district 
paving  bonds  in  paving  district  No.  14,  in  said  city,  and  to  pro- 
vide for  the  reissue  of  twenty-four  bonds  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars each  and  one  of  twelve  hundred  dollars,  bearing  date  of 
October  1,  1890,  issued  under  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordi- 
nance authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  sev- 
eral streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving 
district  Nos.  10  and  14,  in  the  city,  exclusive  of  intersections 
and  spaces  opposite  alleys,’  approved  September  29,  1890,  and 
to  repeal  so  much  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  author- 
izing the  issue  of  district  ])aving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets 
and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  Nos. 
10  and  14,  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  op- 
posite alleys,’  approved  September  25,  1890,  as  provides  for  the 
issue  of  paving  bonds  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of 
paving  in  paving  district  No.  14,  in  said  city,”  be  and  the  same 
is  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  30,  1891.  A]>proved  November  2,  1891. 
Published  in  Laborer  November  7,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issuing  of  twelve  bonds  to  provide  for  the  payment 
of  the  paving  in  paving  district  No.  1,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county, 
Nebraska,  and  for  the  purpose  of  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds  and  the 
interest  thereon,  and  to  raise  a tax  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds  and  interest. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska: 

1501.  § 1.  Whereas,  On  the  9th  day  of  April,  1887,  the 

City  Council,  by  ordinance  duly  approved  on  said  date,  created 
paving  district  No.  1 in  said  city  of  Lincoln;  and 

Whereas,  Said  ordinance  was  amended  by  an  ordinance  ap- 
proved June  6th,  1887,  and  thereafter  the  property  owners  in 
said  paving  district,  so  created,  duly  petitioned  the  City  Council 
for  paving  the  said  district,  and  said  petition  being  properly  con- 
sidered was  granted,  and  such  paving  was  ordered  by  ordinance 
duly  approved  on  the  19th  day  of  April,  1887,  and  the  contract 
of  such  work  let,  and  the  work  performed,  and  the  paving  in  said 
district  has  been  completed;  and. 

Whereas,  The  actual  cost  of  paving  in  such  district,  as  as- 


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sessed  against  the  property,  amounts  in  an  aggregate  to  $101,- 
312.91;  and. 

Whereas,  Bonds  were  issued  for  paying  for  the  paving  of 
this  district  in  the  sum  of  $90,000.00  by  an  ordinance  duly  ap- 
proved August  10th,  1887,  and  on  October  7th,  1887,  and  it 
therefore  ap[)ears,  and  is  a fact,  that  the  cost  of  the  paving  in 
said  district  exceeds  the  amount  of  bonds  issued  for  such  work 
in  the  sum  of  $11,312.91. 

§ 2.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving  the 
several  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  No.  1,  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  be 
and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  diiected  to  issue  and  execute 
the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  to-wit:  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  in  said  district  No.  1,  twelve 
bonds,  eleven  of  which  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each,  and  one  bond  for  the  sum  of  $312.91, 
which  bonds  shall  be  known  as  ‘‘District  paving  bonds  of  paving 
district  No.  1,’^  and  shall  be  numbered  respectively  from  ninety- 
one  to  one  hundred  two  inclusive,  and  shall  become  due  on  the 
Isfday  of  June,  1902,  and  each  of  said  bonds  shall  have  proper 
interest  coupons  attached  thereto. 

§ 3.  And  all  and  each  of  said  bonds  shall  be  dated  and  bear 
interest  from  the  1st  day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest  payable 
at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest, 
the  property,  revenue,  and  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  are  hereby 
pledged. 

§ 4.  That  a s})ecial  tax  and  assessment,  levied  on  the  property 
in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein,  shall  consti- 
tute a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of  said  bonds 
and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less 
than  par. 

§ 5.  And  this  ordinanre  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  17,  1892.  Approved  May  20,  1892.] 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  llie  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  lor  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  grading,  curbing,  and  i)aving  tlie  several 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  No.  12  of  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections 
and  spaces  opi)osite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  C 'ouneil  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1503.  §1.  Whereas,  Oil  tiie  tlie  21st  (lay  of' Jamiary,  1890, 

the  said  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  ordinance, 
created  pavdng  district  No.  12,  and  afterwards,  by  ordinance  ap- 
proved December  31st,  1890,  said  Council  amended  the  original 
ordinance  and  changed  the  boundaries  of  said  district,  and  by 
said  last  ordinance  formed  said  paving  district  No.  12  so  as  to 
include  all  that  territory  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  said 
city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  All  that  part  of  Seventeenth  street  in 
said  city  from  the  south  line  of  L street  to  the  north  line  of  South 
street,  and  the  property  on  both  sides  of  that  part  of  Seventeenth 
street  to  the  depth  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet,  and  thereafter 
the  owners  of  lots  or  lands  abutting  upon  the  streets  within  said 
paving  district  representing  more  than  three-fifflis  of  all  front 
feet  thereon  petitioned  the  said  Council  to  have  said  district 
])aved  with  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  which  petition  was 
considered  and  the  prayer  thereof  granted,  and  the  City  Council, 
by  resolution  approved  February  2,  1891,  and  after  an  estimate 
of  said  woA'k  had  been  made,  ordered  said  work  done  as  prayed 
for  in  the  petition  of  said  property  owners,  and  thereafter  such 
work  was  advertised  for,  to  be  done  by  the  best  and  lowest  bid- 
der, and  the  contract  for  such  work  was  let  by  said  Council  to 
John  A.  Buckstaff  as  the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and  said  work 
is  now  being  done,  and  there  is  no  funds  or  money  to  pay  for 
the  same,  except  it  be  raised  by  issuing  paving  bonds  as  author- 
ized by  the  statutes  of  Nebraska : 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  [lurpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  in  said  dis- 
trict, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys 
in  the  said  paving  district,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying 
the  aforesaid  costs  in  paving  district  No.  12,  sixty  bonds  of  nine 
hundred  dollars  each,  to  be  called  ^‘District  paving  bonds  of 
district  No.  12,^^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  sixty, 
inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1893. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1894. 


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Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1895. 

Six  of  said  bonds  dne  October  1st,  1896. 

Six  of  said  bonds  dne  October  1st,  1897. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1898. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1899. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1900. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1901. 

Six  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attaclied.  And  all  interest  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1st,  1892, 
and  shall  bear  interest  from  the  date  of  delivery  thereof,  at  the 
rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and 
interest  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in 
the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  prin- 
cipal and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property, 
and  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 3.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  said 
property  in  said  district  to  cover  said  cost  of  grading,  curbing, 
and  paving  therein  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  all  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  24, 1892.  Approved  August  26,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  27, 1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  auth()ri/.inj>' tlie  1'urtlu‘r  issue  of  district  paviuK  i)()iids  ut  the  city  of 
Lincoln  for  the  i)urpose  of  j)ayin.t?  the  cost  of  sradinj^,  curbing,  and  paving  the 
several  streets  and  alleysin  paving  district  No.  1)  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersec- 
tions and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained,  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1504.  § 1.  That,  Whereas,  on  the  4tli  day  of  May,  1888, 

the  City  Council  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  ordinance  created 
paving  district  No.  9,  and  afterwards  by  ordinance  approved 
March  11,  1890,  said  Council  amended  the  original  ordinance 
and  changed  the  boundaries  of  said  district,  and  by  ordinance 
approved  July  9,  1890,  said  Council  ameiuled  the  boundaries  of 
said  district,  and  by  said  last  ordinance  formed  such  paving  dis- 
trict No.  9 so  as  to  include  all  that  territory  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  lying  on  that  part  of 
27th  street,  in  said  city,  from  the  south  line  of  O street  to  the 
south  line  of  Y street  and  the  property  on  both  sides  of  said 
part  of  27th  street  to  the  depth  of  150  feet,  and  thereafter  a ma- 


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jority  of  the  owners  of  property  owning  a majority  of  tlie  front 
feet  of  property  so  abutting  the  said  part  of  27th  street  in  said  pav- 
district  petitioned  the  said  Council  to  have  the  said  district  paved 
with  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  which  petition  was  considered 
and  tlie  prayer  thereof  granted,  and  the  said  Council  by  ordi- 
nance approved  July  10th,  1890,  and  after  an  estimate  of  said 
work  had  been  made,  ordered  said  work  done  as  prayed  for  in 
said  petition  of  said  property  owners,  and  thereafter  said  work 
was  advertised  for  to  be  done  by  the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and 
the  contract  was  let  by  said  Council  to  John  A.  Buckstaff  as 
such  bidder; 

§ 2.  Whereas,  When  said  work  had  been  completed  from  O 
to  Vine  streets,  in  said  city,  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  by  or- 
dinance entitled  ‘‘An  ordinance  authorizing:  the  issue  of  district 
paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  paying 
the  cost  of  paving,  curbing,  and  grading  the  several  streets  and 
in  paving  district  No.  9 in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections 
and  spaces  opposite  alleys,^^  approved  August  5th,  1891,  caused  to 
be  issued  the  coupon  bonds  of  said  city  for  the  payment  of  the 
work  done  in  that  part  of  said  district  to  the  amount  of  $30,000; 

§ 3.  And  Whereas,  The  balance  of  said  work  in  said  paving 
district  has  now  been  completed,  and  there  are  no  funds  or 
money  to  pay  for  the  same,  except  to  raise  it  by  issuing  district 
paving  bonds  of  said  district  as  authorized  by  the  statutes  of  the 
state  of  Nebraska: 

§ 4.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  costs  of 
grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  balance  of  the  several  streets 
and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  respectively  in  said 
paving  district,  excepting  intersections  aud  spaces  opposite  alleys, 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby 
are  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  costs 
in  paving  district  No.  9,  ten  bonds  of  $700  each,  to  be  called 
‘‘District  paving  bonds  of  district  No.  9,’^  and  numbered  re- 
spectively from  31  to  40  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due 
as  follows: 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1898. 


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One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1st,  1902. 

And  eacli  of  said  bonds  to  have  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached. All  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1st,  1892,  and  to 
bear  interest  from  the  date  of  delivery  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  [)rincipal  and  interest 
})ayable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal 
and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and 
its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged.  , 

§ 5.  And  the  special  tax  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  costs  of  grading,  clirbing, 
and  paving  therein,  sliall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment, respectively,  of  the  bunds  and  interest  thereon. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  24,  1892.  Approved  August  26,  1892. 
Published  in  Sun  August  26,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  alley  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  alley  paving  dis- 
trict number  four  (4)  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1505.  § 1.  Whereas,  The  Council  of  said  city  of  Lincoln 

by  ordinance  heretofore  duly  apfiroved,  created  alley  paving  dis- 
trict number  four  (4),  and  included  therein  certain  territory 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city,  and  thereafter  a legal 
majority  of  the  owners  of  property  owning  three-fifths  of  the 
front  feet  of  property  so  abutting  upon  the  alleys  in  said  dis- 
trict petitioned  the  City  Council  to  have  said  district  paved  with 
two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  which  petition  was  considered  and 
the  prayer  thereof  granted  by  the  said  Council  by  ordinance 
duly  approved,  and  after  an  estimate  of  said  work  had  been 
made,  ordered  said  work  done  as  prayed  for  in  the  petition  of 
said  property  owners,  and  thereafter  such  work  was  advertised 
for  to  be  done  by  the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and  thereafter  the 
contract  for  such  work  was  let  by  said  Council  to  John  A.  Buck- 
staff  as  the  best  and  lowest  bidder,  and  such  work  is  now  being 
done  and  there  are  no  funds  or  money  to  pay  for  the  same  ex- 


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cept  it  be  raised  by  issuing  alley  paving  bonds  as  authorized  by 
statute  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  : 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  alleys  and  parts  of 
alleys  respectively,  excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces 
opfiosite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  jnirpose  of  paying 
tdie  aforesaid  cost  in  alley  paving  district  number  four  (4),  ten 
bonds  of  four  hundred  dollars  each,  to  be  called  ‘‘Alley  paving 
blonds  of  alley  paving  district  number  (4)  four,^^  and  numbered 
respectively  from  one  (1)  to  ten  (10),  inclusive,  said  bonds  to 
become'due  as  follows: 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached thereto,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  November 
1,  1892,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  a rate 
of  six  |jer  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  in- 
terest payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in 
the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal 
and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and 
its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 3.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  grading,  curbing, 
and  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par,  and  all  ordinances  in- 
consistent herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  25,  1892.  Approved  October  27,  1892. 
Published  in  Call  October  30,  1892.] 


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AN  ORDINANC’K  jiullioriziiig  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  grading,  curbing,  and  i)aving  the  several 
streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  number  twenty-four  (24)  iu  sai<l  city,  exclusive 
of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lmcoln : 

§ 1.  That,  Whereas,  on  the  24th  day  of  August,  1892,  the 
Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  ordinance  approved 
by  the  Mayor  August  25,  1892,  created  paving  district  number 
twenty-four  (24)  so  as  to  include  all  that  territory  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  lying  on  that 
part  of  North  Fourteenth  street,  in  said  city,  from  the  noiUh  side 
of  U street  to  the  south  side  of  Clairmont  street  and  the  property 
on  both  sides  of  said  part  of  said  North  Fourteenth  street  to  the 
depth  of  150  feet,  and  thereafter  a three-fifths  majority  of  the 
owners  of  property  owning  a three-fifths  majority  of  the  front 
feet  of  property  so  abutting  upon  said  part  of  North  Fourteenth 
street,  in  said  paving  district,  petitionee!  the  City  Council  to  have 
said  district  paved  with  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  which  pe- 
tition was  considered  and  the  prayer  thereof  granted,  and  the 
said  Council  by  ordinance  ajiproved  according  to  law,  and  after 
an  estimate  of  said  work  had  been  made,  ordered  said  work  done 
as  jirayed  for  in  the  petition  of  said  property  owners,  and  there- 
after such  work  was  advertised  for  to  be  done  by  the  best  and 
lowest  bidder,  and  thereafter  the  contract  for  such  work  was  let 
by  said  Council  to  John  A.  Buckstafi'  as  the  best  and  lowest 
bidder,  and  such  work  is  now  being  done  and  there  are  no  funds 
or  money  to  jiay  for  the  same  except  it  be  raised  by  issuing  dis- 
trict paving  bonds  as  authorized  by  statute  of  the  state  of  Ne- 
braska : 

§ 2.  Now,  therefore,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs 
of  grading,  curbing,  and  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys  resjiectively,  excepting  intersections  of 
streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose 
of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  number  twenty- 
four  (24),  thirty  bonds  of  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  each, 
to  be  called  District  paving  bonds  of  district  number  twenty- 
four  (24),^^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  (1)  to  thirty  (30), 
inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1893. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1894. 


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Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1895. 

Tiiree  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1896. 

Til  ree  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1897. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1898. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1899. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1900. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1901. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  November  1,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached, and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  November  1,  1892, 
and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  jirincipal  and  interest 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and 
interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its 
revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 3.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  grading,  curbing, 
and  paving  therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment respectively  of  said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said 
bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par,  and  all  ordinances  in- 
consistent herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  25,  1892.  Approved  October  27,  1892. 
Published  in  Call  October  30,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing district  number  (21)  twenty-one  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1506.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 

the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  respect- 
ively, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  sjiaces  opposite  alleys, 
in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified, 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are 
hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  jiurpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in 
paving  district  number  twenty- one  (21),  ten  bonds  of  seven  hun- 
dred and  seventy-five  dollars  ($775.00),  each  to  be  called  district 
paving  bonds  of  district  number  twenty-one  (21),  and  numbered 


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interest  coupons 
dated  December 


respectively  from  one  to  ten  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due 
as  follows: 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1897.  ' 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper 
thereto  attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be 
first,  1892,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the 
rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent  ])er  annum,  payable  annually,  principal 
and  interest  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska 
in  the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  prin- 
cipal and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property, 
and  its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein  shall 
constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of  said 
bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for 
less  than  par. 

§ 3.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  November  29,  1892.  Approved  December  2,  1892. 
Published  in  Call  December  4,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  ))ouds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  tlie  several  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing district  number  twenty-two  (22)  in  the  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1507.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 

ing the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys 
respectively,  excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter 
specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be 
and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit: 


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For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  dis- 
trict number  twenty-two  (22),  ten  bonds  of  tliree  hundred  and 
ninety  dollars  (S390)  each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of 
district  number  twenty-two  (22),^’  and  numbered  respectively 
from  one  to  ten,  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 
One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1893. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  first,  1902. 

.And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached, and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  December  first,  1892, 
and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six 
(6)  per  cent  jier  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  in- 
terest, the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its 
revenues  are  hereby  })ledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on 
the  property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
the  said  bonds  and  the  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not 
be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  November  29,  1892.  Approved  December  2,  1892 
Published  in  Call  December  4,  1892.] 

AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  paving  bonds  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  dis- 
trict number  eighteen  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1508.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 

the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  respect- 
ively, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys, 
in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified, 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are 


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hereby  autliorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  tlie  city  of 
Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in 
})aving  district  number  eighteen,  forty-five  bonds  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars  each,  to  be  callc'd  “District  paving  bonds  of  district 
number  eighteen,’^  and  numbered  res|)ectively  from  one  to  forty- 
five,  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1894. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1895. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1896. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1897. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1898. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1899. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1900. 

l ive  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1901. 

Five  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 

tached thereto. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  the  first  day  of  July,  1893, 
and  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  (6) 
per  cent  ])er  annum,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  Nork ; and 
for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby 
pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
pi’operly  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  foice  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  April  25,  1893.  Approved  April  29,  1893.  Pub- 
lislied  in  Journal  May  4,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  tlie  issue  of  paving  bonds  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  j)aving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  dis- 
nuinher  twenty-live  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Conned  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1509.  § 1.  That  foi-  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 

ing the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys 
respectively,  exceptino;  intersections  of  streets  tind  spaces  oppo- 
site alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  herein- 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


after  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of 
tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  to-vvit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the 
aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  number  twenty-five,  nine  bonds 
of  nine  liundred  fifty  dollars  each  to  be  called  “ District  paving 
bonds  of  district  number  twenty-five,’^  and  numbered  respect- 
ively, from  one  to  nine  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as 
follows : 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  at- 
tached thereto. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  the  first  day  of  July,  1893, 
and  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  (6) 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and 
interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its 
revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on 
the  property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  April  25,  1893.  Approved  April  29,  1893  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  May  4,  1893. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  in  paving  district 
No.  26  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1510.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpo.se  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 

ing the  several  streets  and  parts  of  streets  respectively,  except- 
ing the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the 


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paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  speeified,  the 
Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby 
autliorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
to-\vit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving 
district  No.  26,  eighteen  bonds  of  six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  No.  26,’^ 
and  numbered  respectively  from  one  (1)  to  eighteen  (18),  inclu- 
sive, said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1894. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1895. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1896. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1897. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1898. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1899. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1900. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1901. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons 
thereto  attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  July  1st, 
1893,  and  all  bear  interest  of  the  rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent  per 
annum,  payable  annually,  prineipal  and  interest  payable  at  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York ; and 
for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  pro[)erty,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby 
pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  a'^sessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  sliall  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effeet  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  3,  1893.  Approved  July  7,  1893.  Published 
in  July  7,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  in  paving  district 
No.  11  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1511.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 

ing the  several  streets  and  parts  of  streets  respectively,  excepting 
intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor 
and  City  Clerk  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to- 
wit:  For  the  purpose  of  paving  the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  dis- 
trict No.  11,  nine  bonds  of  |600.00  each,  to  be  called  “District 
})aving  bonds  of  district  No.  11,”  and  numbered  respectively 
from  one  (1)  to  nine  (9),  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as 
follows: 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1894. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1896, 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1899. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  j)roper  interest  coupons 
thereto  attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  July  1st,  1893, 
and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six 
(6)  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  principal  and  interest 
})ayable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  [)rincipal  and  in- 
terest, the  faith  of  the  city  of  I^incoln,  its  property,  and  its  reve- 
nues are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  the  said  district,  to  cover  said  cost  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  3,  1893.  Approved  July  7,  1893.  Published  in 
Ca// July  7,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issuance  of  paving  bonds  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  paving 
district  number  2^.  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1512.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  tlie  cost  of  paving 

the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  partsof  streets  and  alleys  respect- 
ively, excepting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys, 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


5o;3 


ill  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinafter  specified, 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  are 
heieby  authorized  anti  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  to-vvit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost  in 
paving  district  number  23,  eighteen  bonds  of  six  hundred  and 
seventy-five  dollars  each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of 
district  number  twenty-three,’’  and  numbered  respectively  from 
one  (1)  to  eighteen  (18),  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as 
follows: 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1894. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1895. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1896. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1897. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1898. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1899. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1900. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1901. 

Two  of  said  bonds  due  July  1st,  1902. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  cou})ons  at- 
tached ther(‘to,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  the  1st  day 
of  July,  1893,  and  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the 
rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually,  })rincipal 
and  interest  j)ayable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska 
in  the  city  of  New  York  ; and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  prin- 
cipal and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property, 
and  its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  sj)ecial  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
properly  in  the  said  district  to  (*over  said  cost  of  })aving  therein 
shall  constitute  a siidving  fund  for  the  payment  respectively  of 
said  bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  lake  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  3,  1893.  Approved  July  7,  1893.  Published 
in  Call  July  7,  1893.] 

AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  reissue  and  delivery  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the 

city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  to  the  amount  of  f()'J,0l)().00  on  paving  districts  num- 
bered one,  two,  four,  five,  six,  eight,  and  nine,  in  said  city,  to  exchange  for  or  pay 

the  same  amount  of  bonds  heretofore  issued  and  delivered  in  said  districts. 

1513.  Whereas,  By  reason  of  the  delay  in  the  construction 
of  the  paving  in  districts  numbered  one,  two,  four,  five,  six,  eight, 
and  nine,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  the  levy  of  the  cost 


504 


SPRCIAI.  ORDINANCES  OF 


thereof  on  abutting  property  to  meet  the  payment  of  the  bonds 
issued  in  said  several  districts;  and 

Whereas,  By  such  delay  bonds  in  each  of  said  districts  be- 
come due  before  the  assessment  levied  to  meet  the  payment 
thereof  will  become  due  and  payable;  and 

Whereas,  Because  said  assessments  are  not  payable  and  paid, 
and  there  is  no  fund  in  the  treasury  to  meet  the  same,  the  pay- 
ment of  said  bonds  to  said  amount  will  be  in  default  on  the  first 
days  of  June,  July,  and  September,  of  the  year  1894:  there- 
fore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of 
the  state  of  Nebraska  entitled  ‘‘An  act  to  incorporate  cities  of 
the  first  class  and  regulate  their  duties,  powers,  government,  and 
remedies,’’  approved  March  29,  1889,  and  amendments  thereto, 
the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  reissue  and 
deliver  sixty-two  coupons  bonds  of  said  city,  dated  June  1st, 
1894,  in  denominations  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  the  to- 
tal amount  of  sixty-two  thousand  dollars,  each  bond  payable  to 
bearer  five  years  after  date,  for  the  purpose  of  exchanging  for  or 
redeeming  sixty-two  thousand  dollars  of  district  paving  bonds 
of  said  city  heretofore  by  ordinance  issued  on  paving  districts 
numbered  one,  two,  four,  five,  six,  eight,  and  nine,  in  said  city. 
Said  bonds  under  this  ordinance  shall  state  the  purpose  for  which 
they  are  issued,  and  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent 
per  annum,  })ayable  annually,  which  interest  shall  be  evidenced 
by  coupons  attached  to  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest  to  be 
payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York,*«aid  bonds  and  coupons  to  be  signed  by  the  Mayor 
and  City  Chrk  of  said  city,  and  the  seal  of  said  city  affixed  to 
each  of  said  bonds. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  a jwrtion  of  the  several  series  of 
paving  bonds  issued  on  said  districts,  the  number  of  said  bonds 
to  be  reissued  for  each  of  said  districts  to  be  as  follows: 

For  paving  district  number  one  (1),  ten  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  two  (2),  fifteen  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  four  (4),  six  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  five  (5),  twelve  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  six  (6),  ten  bonds. 

For  paving  district  number  eight  (8),  six  bonds. 

For  ])aving  district  number  nine  (9),'three  bonds. 

§ 3.  The  i)onds  issued  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  by  the 


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City  Treasurer  exchanged  for  tlie  bonds  of  the  same  district 
wlien  the  same  can  be  done,  and  when  so  exchanged  the  old  bond 
shall  be  taken  up  and  canceled ; but  when  such  exchange  cannot 
be  effected,  then  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  be  authorized  to 
sell  said  bonds  at  not  less  than  par  and  the  proceeds  thereof 
used  for  the  payment  of  the  bonds  outstanding  and  becoming 
due  on  the  same  district.  That  none  of  said  bonds  or  any  of  the 
proceeds  of  the  sale  thereof  shall  be  used  for  any  other  pur- 
pose tlian  the  redemption  or  payment  of  a like  amount  of  bonds 
in  each  of  said  districts. 

§ 4.  The  special  taxes  and  assessments  heretofore  levied  on  the 
property  of  each  of  said  districts  respectively,  to  cover  the  cost 
of  paving  therein,  shall  be  and  remain  a sinking  fund  for  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance the  same  as  the  payment  of  the  bonds  for  which  these  are 
to  substitute  or  pay. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  the  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  8,  1894.  Approved  May  10,  1894.  Published 
in  Journal  May  11,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing district  No.  18  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

1514.  Whereas,  The  cost  of  paving  district  No.  18  was 
$25,435.60;  and 

Whereas,  Bonds  have  heretofore  been  issued  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  of  paving  in  the  said  district  to  the  amount  of  $22,- 
500.00,  and  the  cost  of  paving  said  district  there  is  still  unpro- 
vided for  the  sum  of  $2,935.60:  now  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Lincoln : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the 
several  streets  and  alleys,  excejiting  intersections  of  streets  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city 
be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of 
said  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the 
afore.said  cost  in  paving  district  No.  18,  six  bonds  of  $500.00 
each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  No.  18,’^  and 
numbered  respectively  from  one  (1)  to  six  (6),  inclusive,  .‘^aid 
bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

23 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1903. 

Three  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1904. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached.  All  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1,  1894,  and 
to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  6 per  cent 
per  annum,  payable  annually,  princi|)al  and  interest  payable  at 
the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York;  and  for  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest, 
the  faith  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  its  property,  and  its  revenues 
are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  heretofore  levied 
on  the  property  in  said  district,  to  cover  cost  of  said  paving 
therein,  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of  said 
bonds  and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for 
less  than  })ar. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  September  17,  1894.  Approved  September  19,  1894. 
Published  in  Journal  September  21,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  athorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  in  pav- 
ing district  No.  23  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  intersections  and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

1515.  Whereas,  The  costs  of  paving  district  No.  23  was 
$13,047.18;  and 

Whereas,  Bonds  have  heretofore  been  issued  for  the  jiay- 
ment  of  the  cost  of  paving  in  the  said  district  to  the  amount  of 
$12,150.00,  and  of  the  cost  of  paving  said  district  there  is  still 
unprovided  for  the  sum  of  $897.18:  now,  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the 
several  streets  and  alleys,  excepting  intersections  of  streets  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys,  in  the  jiaving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and 
are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  to- wit : For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  aforesaid  cost 
in  paving  district  twenty-three,  two  bonds  of  $500  each,  to  be 
called  District  paving  bonds  of  district  twenty-three,’’  and  num- 
bered respectively  from  one  (1)  to  two  (2)  inclusive,  said  bonds 
to  become  due  as  follows: 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1903. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  October  1,  1904. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons  thereto 
attaclied.  All  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1,  1894,  and  to 
bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  6 per  cent  per 
annum,  ])ayable  annually,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the 
fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York  ; 
and  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the 
faitb  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are 
hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  hertofore  levied  on 
the  property  in  said  district,  to  cover  cost  of  said  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds 
and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less 
than  par. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  September  17,1894.  Approved  Se[)tember  19,  1894. 
Published  in  Co// September  21,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  aiithoriziiif*-  the  issue  ol’  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  number  2(1  in  said  city,  exclusive  of 
intersections  and  si)accs  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska: 

1516.  § 1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  pav- 

ing in  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  jiarts  of  streets  and 
alleys  respectively,  exce[)ting  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces 
opposite  alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Tiincoln 
hereinafter  specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be 
and  are  hereby  authoiized  and  directed  to  execute  and  issue  the 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit : For  the  purpO'C  of  laying 
the  aforesaid  cost  in  paving  district  number  26,  ten  bonds  of 
thirteen  hundred  dollars  each,  to  be  called  “District  paving 
bonds  of  district  number  26,’’  and  numbered  resjiectively  from 
one  to  ten,  inclusive,  said  bonds  to  become  due  as  follows: 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1895. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1896. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1897. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1898. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1899, 


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One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1900. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1901. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1902. 

One  of  .‘■aid  bonds  due  December  1,  1903. 

One  of  said  bonds  due  December  1,  1904. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons 
thereto  attached. 

And  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  December  1,  1894,  and  all 
to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent 
per  annum,  payable  annually,  with  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached, principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the 
state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  payment 
of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  taxes  and  assessments  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  costs  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds  and 
interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par. 

§ 3.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  8,  1894.  Approved  October  9, 1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Courier  October  13,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  district  paving  bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln 
for  the  purpose  of  p iying  the  cost  of  paving  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and 
parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in  paving  district  No.  26  in  said  city,  exclusive  of  inter- 
sections and  spaces  opposite  alleys. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincolnj 
Nebraska : 

1517.  §1.  That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving 

in  the  several  streets  and  alleys  and  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  re- 
spectively, excepting  intersections  and  streets  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys,  in  the  paving  district  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  hereinaf- 
ter specified,  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city  be  and 
are  liereby  authorized  and  directed  to  execute  and  issue  the 
bonds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to-wit:  For  the  purpose  of  pay- 
ing the  aforesaid  cost  in  jiaving  district  No.  26,  ten  bonds  of 
one  thousand  dollars  each  and  ten  bonds  of  three  hundred  dol- 
lars each,  to  be  called  “District  paving  bonds  of  district  No. 
26,’^  and  numbered  respectively  from  one  to  ten,  inclusive,  said 
bonds  to  become  due  as  follows; 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1895. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1896. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1897. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1898. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1899. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1900. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1901. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1902. 

One  bond  of  $1,000  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1903. 

One  bond  of  $1,0QP  and  one  bond  of  $300.00  due  December 
1,  1904. 

And  each  of  said  bonds  to  have  proper  interest  coupons 
thereto  attached,  and  all  of  said  bonds  to  be  dated  December 
1,  1894,  and  all  to  bear  interest  from  the  date  thereof  at  the  rate 
of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  with  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of 
the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York;  and  for  pay- 
ment of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest,  the  faith  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  its  property,  and  its  revenues  are  hereby  pledged. 

§ 2.  That  the  special  assessments  and  taxes  to  be  levied  on  the 
property  in  said  district,  to  cover  said  costs  of  paving  therein, 
shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds 
and  interest  thereon,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than 
par. 

§ 3.  All  other  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  appioval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  January  7,  1895.  A|)proved  January  10,  1895.  Pub- 
lished in  News  January  11,  1895.] 


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Article  III. 

Intersection  Bonds. 

AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county, 
Neb.,  to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  empowering 
the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  and 
credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or 
macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and 
to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  become  due  and  pay- 
able. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1518.  § 1.  A special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in 

the  city  of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska,  on  the 
9th  day  of  May,  1887,  at  the  places  hereinafter  specified  in  the 
several  wards  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  legal 
voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following  profiositions,  to-wit: 
Shall  the  Mayor  and  Couucil  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster 
county.  Neb.,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  prop- 
erty of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an 
amount  not  exceeding  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used 
in  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  macadamizing,  the 
intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due  and  payable. 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion one  hereof  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent 
per  annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually 
at  the  fiscal  agency  in  the  city  of  New  York,  said  interest  to  be 
evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached.  Said  bonds  shall  be 
drawn  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  shall  bear 
date  of  the  1st  day  of  July,  and  shall  be  payable  at  the  option 
of  said  city  after  five  years  from  date,  interest  payable  semi-an- 
nually, January  1 and  July  1 of  each  year. 

§ 3.  Before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  giving  four  weeks’  notice 
thereof  in  such  newspapers  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  said  city.  Said  notice  shall  reserve  to  the  Mayor  and 
Council  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  that  shall  be  received 
therefor.  The  bonds  shall  be  sold  for  cash  to  the  highest  re- 
sponsible bidder  therefor,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  bonds  be  sold 
below  par  value. 


The  city  Lincoln. 


511 


§ 4.  That  the  j)rocee(ls  ol'  tlie  .sale  of  said  shall  be  paid 

to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  iinniediately  upon  the  sale  thereof, 
and  shall  be  by  said  Treasurer  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  paving 
bond  fund.  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  paving  bonds, 
first  series.  The  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for  the 
purposes  hereinbefore  specified,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said 
city,  when  so  authorized  by  an  ordinance  duly  passed  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  to  sign  and  attest 
said  bond,  and  to  fix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city. 

§ 6.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  propo- 
sition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit : 

In  the  First  ward,  at  engine  house  No.  2. 

In  the  Second  ward,  at  engine  house  No.  1. 

In  the  Third  ward,  at  Green’s  lumber  office. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fifth  ward,  at  Geissler’s  store. 

In  the  sixth  ward,  at  station  house  street  car  company,  on  R 
and  Twenty-seventh  streets. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon  the  words  : ‘‘Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to  borrow 
money,  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its 
negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hundred  tliou- 
sand  dollars,  to  be  used  in  paying  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving, 
or  macadamizing,  the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  .said 
city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  in- 
terest on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable? 
Yes.”  Or,  “Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, Lanca.ster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money, 
and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  nego- 
tiable bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  to  be  used  in  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or 
macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city, 
and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on 
said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable?  No.” 

§ 7.  Should  the  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election 
upon  said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly 
written  or  partly  printed  thereon,  the  words,  “Shall  the  Mayor 


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and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska, 
have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said 
city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  ex- 
ceeding $100,000,  to  be  used  in  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving, 
repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys 
in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of 
said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to 
pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and 
payal)le?  Yes;  then  the  foregoing  proposition  may  be  considered 
as  adopted,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  have 
power  to  issue  such  bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  time  and  for 
the  purposes  and  upon  the  conditions  specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 8.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  appointed  by 
the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the  judges  and  clerks 
so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such  election  which  de- 
volve upon  judges  and  clerks  for  city  officers.  The  returns  of 
said  elections  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of 
said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  vote  and  declare  the  result  thereof 
at  the  first  regular  or  special  meeting  after  such  election,  or  as 
soon  as  practicable. 

§ 9.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds,  and  levying  the  tax  herein  provided,  shall  be  published 
for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of  general 
circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 10.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened 
at  9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continue  open  until  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  April  7,  1889.  Approved  April  9,  1889. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  comity, 
Nebraska,  to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  empow- 
ering the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property 
and  credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or 
macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  ad- 
dition to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  on  said  bonds 
as  tlie  same  becomes  due  and  payable. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1519.  § 1.  A special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in 

the  city  of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  and  state  of  Nebraska, 
on  the  third  day  of  April,  1888,  at  the  places  hereinafter  specified 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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in  the  several  wards  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the 
legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following  proposition, 
to-wit:  Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and 
pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable 
bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hundred  thousand  dollars, 
to  be  used  in  paying  for  the  cost  of  paving  and  repaving,  or 
macadamizing,  the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite 
alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property 
of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient 
to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may 
become  due  and  payable? 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion 1 hereof,  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  per 
annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually  at 
the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  said  interest  to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached. 
Said  bonds  shall  be  drawn  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after 
date,  and  shall  bear  date  on  the  first  day  of  July,  1888,  and 
shall  be  payable  at  the  option  of  said  city  after  five  years  from 
date,  interest  payable  semi-annually,  January  first  and  July  first 
of  each  year. 

§ 3.  Before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor,  by  giving  four  weeks’  notice  in 
such  newspaper  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  interests  of 
said  city.  Said  notice  shall  reserve  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  the 
right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  that  may  be  received  therefor. 

The  bonds  shall  be  sold  for  cash  to  the  highest  bidder  therefor, 
and  in  no  case  shall  said  bonds  be  sold  below  par  value. 

§ 4.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  be  paid 
to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  immediately  upon  the  sale  thereof, 
and  shall  be  by  said  Treasurer  j)laced  to  the  credit  of  the  })aving- 
bond  fund.  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  paving  bonds, 
series  No.  2.  The  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for  the 
purposes  hereinbefore  specified,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  or  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  authorized  by  an  ordinance  duly  passed  by  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  to  sign  and  attest  said 
bonds,  and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city. 

§ 6.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  propo- 
sition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit: 


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In  the  First  ward,  at  engine  house  No.  2. 

In  tlie  Second  ward,  at  engine  liouse  No.  1. 

In  the  Third  ward,  at  Green’s  lumber  office. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fifth  ward,  at  Geissler’s  store. 

In  the  Sixth  ward,  at  Crystal  Steam  Laundry. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon  the  words:  ^‘Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to  bor- 
row money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon 
its  negotiable  bonds  to  au  amount  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  in  paying  the  costs  of  paving,  re- 
paving, or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces 
opposite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable 
pro{)erty  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  be- 
come due  and  payable?  Yes.”  Or,  Shall  the  Mayor  and  Coun- 
cil of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have 
power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  in  paying  the  cost 
of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets 
and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a lax  uj)on 
the  taxable  proj)erty  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  on  said  bonds 
as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable?  No.” 

§ 7.  Should  the  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  an  election 
upon  said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly 
written  or  partly  printed  thereon  the  words:  Shall  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska, 
have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said 
city  of  Lincoln,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  in  })aying  the 
cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersection  of 
streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition 
to  all  other  taxes  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  on 
said  bonds  as  they  may  become  due  and  payable?  Yes;”  then 
the  foregoing  proposition  may  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  have  power  to  issue  such 
bonds  and  levy  such  tax  for  the  purposes  and  upon  the  condi- 
tions specified  in  this  ordinance. 


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§ 8.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  appointed  by 
tlie  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the  judges  and  clerks 
so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such  election,  which  de- 
volve upon  judges  and  clerks  for  city  officers.  The  returns  of 
said  election  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said 
city,  who  shall  canvass  the  vote  and  declare  the  result  thereof 
at  the  first  regular  or  special  meeting  after  such  election,  or  as 
soon  as  practicable. 

§ 9.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  levying  the  tax  herein  provided,  shall  be  published 
for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper,  published  and  of  general 
circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 10.  The  polls  of  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened 
at  9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continue  open  until  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  said  day, 

§11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  21st  day  of  February,  1888. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Liueolu  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 
instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 
by  an  ordinance  approved  February  21,  1S88. 

1520.  Whereas,  A special  election  was  held  in  the  city  of 
Ifincoln  on  the  3d  day  of  April,  1888,  to  vote  upon  a proposi- 
tion submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  calling  a 
special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  l^ancaster  county,  Ne- 
braska, to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a 
proposition  empowering  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to 
borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  paying  for  the  cost  of  pav- 
ing, repairing,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and 
spaces  opposite  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax 
on  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable,”  a[)j)roved  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1888,  and  jiublished  according  to  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  more  than  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  the 
votes  cast  at  said  election ; therefore. 


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Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds,  in  denominations  of  $1,000  each,  to  the 
amount  of  $100,000.00,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after 
date  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  said  city  at  any  time  after 
five  years  from  their  date,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  1st  day 
of  July,  1888,  and  to  draw  interest  from  date  at  the  rate  of  5 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually,  January  1 and  July 
1 of  each  year,  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in 
the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested 
by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall 
each  be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  when  executed  shall  be  turned  over  to  the 
City  Treasurer,  who  is  hereby  authorized  to  deliver  said  bonds 
to  the  person  or  persons  to  whom  the  sale  of  said  bonds  may  be 
awarded  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  on  payment  into 
the  city  treasury  of  the  purchase  price  of  said  bonds. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  May  31,  1888. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 
instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 
by  an  ordinance  approved  April  9,  1887. 

1521.  Whereas,  A special  election  was  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  9th  day  of  May,  1887,  to  vote  upon  a proposi- 
tion submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled.  An  ordinance  calling  a 
special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Ne- 
braska, to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a 
proposition  empowering  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to 
borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  paying  the  cost  of  paving, 
repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  alleys 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient 
to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  become  due  and 
payable,  approved  April  9,  1887,  and  was  published  as  required 
by  law;  and 


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Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
at  said  election  ; therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  1 1,000  each  to  the 
amount  of  ^100,000.00,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after 
date,  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  said  city  at  any  time 
after  five  years  from  their  date,  and  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on 
the  1st  day  of  July,  1887,  and  to  draw  interest  from  date  at  five 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually,  January  1 and 
July  I of  each  year,  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska 
in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested 
by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall 
each  be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  ap[)roval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  23d  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  legal  voters  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  to  the  issuance  of  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  to  the  amount  of 
^(100, 000  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing 
the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1522.  § 1.  That  an  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in  the 

city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  on  the  26th  day  of  June,  1890,  at  the 
places  hereinafter  specified  in  the  several  wards,  for  the  pur[)ose 
of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  u|.on  the  follow- 
ing proposition,  to-wit:  Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge 
the  property  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  |100,000  dollars,  to  be  u.sed  to  defray  the  eost  of 
paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets 
and  spaces  opfiosite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon 
the  taxable  property  of  said  city  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due? 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion one  hereof  shall  be  known  as  “Paving  bonds,  third  series,” 
shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  per  annum  from 


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tlie  (late  of  their  delivery,  payable  seini-aiimially  at  the  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  said 
interest  to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached.  Said  bonds 
shall  be  drawn  payable  to  bearer,  twenty  years  after  date,  and 
shall  bear  date  as  follows:  August  1,  1890.  Interest  coupons  to 
bear  dates  of  January  1st  and  July  1st,  and  shall  be  payable  at 
the  option  of  the  city  ten  years  from  date,  interest  payable  every 
six  months  after  date. 

§ 3.  Before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor,  by  published  notices  in  such 
newspapers  as  to  them  shall  seem  for  the  best  interest  of  the  city. 
Said  notices  shall  reserve  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  the  right  to 
reject  any  or  all  bids.  Said  bonds  shall  be  sold  for  cash  to  the 
highest  bidder,  but  for  not  less  than  par. 

§ 4.  The  vote  upon  said  proposition  shall  be  taken  at  the  fol- 
lowing places,  to- wit: 

First  ward,  at  police  station. 

Second  ward,  at  Ensign’s  livery  barn. 

Third  ward,  at  1320  O street. 

Fourth  ward,  Lindell  hotel. 

Fifth  ward,  Stutheit’s  grocery. 

Sixth  ward.  Nightingale’s  store,  27th  and  O streets. 

Seventh  ward.  Brown’s  lumber  otlice. 

§ 5.  The  ballots  voted  at  said  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon  the  words,  Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to  borrow  money, 
and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds, 
to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $100,000  to  be  used  to  defray 
the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersec- 
tions of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy 
a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  ])ay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due?  Yes.”  Or,  “Shall  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have  the 
power  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city, 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $100,- 
000  to  be  used  to  defray  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or  mac- 
adamizing tlie  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys 
in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  u})on  the  taxable  property  of 
said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the 
interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due? 
No.” 


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§ 6.  Slioulcl  the  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election  be 
for  said  proposition,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  })o\ver  to 
issue  sucli  bonds  and  levy  such  tax  for  the  purpose  and  upon  tlie 
conditions  specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 7.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  the  levying  the  tax  herein  provided  shall  be  published 
for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  })ublished  and  of  general 
circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
[Passed  May  27,  1890.  Approved  May  27,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  legal  voters  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  to  the  issuance  of  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city  to  the  amount  of 
$50,000,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  paving,  repaving,  and  macadamizing 
the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  said  City  of  Lin- 
coin  : 

1524.  § 1.  That  an  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in  the 

city  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  on  the  12th  day  of  August,  1892,  at  the 
places  hereinafter  specified  in  the  several  wards,  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  u])on  the  follow- 
ing proposition,  to-wit : Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  have  power  to  barrow  money,  and  pledge  the 
property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  $50,000,  to  be  used  to  defray  the  cost  of  paving, 
repaving,  of  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and  spaces 
opposite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable 
property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to 
pay  the  interest  and  princijial  of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  be- 
come due? 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion 1 hereof  shall  be  known  as  ‘‘Paving  bonds,  fourth  series,^’ 
shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  5 per  cent  per  annum  from  the 
date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually  at  the  fiscal  agency 
of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  said  interest 
to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached.  Said  bonds  shall 
be  drawn  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  shall  bear  date 
as  follows:  July  1,  1892.  Interest  coupons  to  bear  dates  of 
January  1 and  July  1,  aud  shall  be  payable,  at  the  option  of  the 
city,  ten  years  after  date,  interest  payable  every  six  months  after 
date. 


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§ 3.  Before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds  the  Mayor  and 
Conneil  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  published  notices  in  such 
newspapers  as  to  them  shall  seem  for  the  best  interest  of  the  city. 
Said  notices  shall  reserve  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  the  right  to 
reject  any  or  all  bids.  Said  bonds  shall  be  sold  for  cash  to  the 
highest  bidder,  but  not  for  less  than  par. 

§ 4.  The  vote  upon  said  propositions  shall  be  taken  at  the  fol- 
lowing places,  to-wit: 


FIRST  WARD. 

Precinct  A — City  building. 

Precinct  B — 1024  T street. 

Precinct  C — 828  W street. 

SECOND  WARD. 

Precinct  A — Bohanan  block. 

Precinct  B — Court  house. 

Precinct  C — Holmes  building,  Eleventh  street,  between  H and 
G streets. 

THIRD  WARD. 

Precinct  A — Applegate  block. 

Precinct  B — Gaddis’  shop,  corner  Thirteenth  and  R streets. 
Precinct  C — 1620  O street. 

Precinct  D — 2220  O street. 

Precinct  E — Cox  building,  north  side  U street,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth  streets. 

FOURTH  WARD. 

Precinct  A — 130  South  Twelfth  street. 

Precinct  B — 308  South  Eleventh  street. 

Precinct  C — Grocery  store.  Thirteenth  and  K streets. 

Precinct  D — Heater  & Kinnis,  between  Twentieth  and 
Twenty-first  on  O street. 

Precinct  E — Grocery  store,  Twentieth  and  J streets. 

FIFTH  WARD. 

Precinct  A — F street  engine  house.  % 

Precinct  B — J.  R.  Bing’s  shop. 

Precinct  C — South  street  car  barn. 

Precinct  D — Rippe’s  store. 

Precinct  E — 415  D street. 


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SIXTH  WARD. 

Pieciilct  A — S.  M.  Melick’s  barn,  Twenty-fourth  and  P streets. 

Precinct  B — Corner  V and  Twenty-seventh  streets. 

Precinct  C — Twenty-third  and  Washington  streets. 

SEVENTH  WARD. 

Precinct  A — Lincoln  City  Electric  R.  R.  power  house. 

Precinct  B — 869  North  Twenty -seventh  street. 

Precinct  C — Byrum’s  store,  Twenty-seventh  street. 

§ 5.  The  ballots  voted  at  said  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon  the  words,  “Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to  vote,  to  borrow 
money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable 
bonds,  an  amount  not  exceeding  $50,000,  to  be  used  to  defray 
the  costs  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  of  the  intersec- 
tions of  streets  and  spaces  opposite  alleys  in  said  city,  and  to  levy 
a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due?  Yes,”  or,  “Shall  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to 
borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city,  upon  its  ne- 
gotiable bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $50,000,  to  be  used 
to  defray  the  cost  of  paving,  repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  in- 
tersections of  streets  and  spaces  opj)osite  alleys  in  said  city,  and 
to  levy  tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to 
all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due?  No.” 

§ 6.  Should  the  majority  of  said  ballots  cast  at  such  election 
be  for  said  proposition,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  power 
to  issue  such  bonds  and  levy  such  tax  for  the  purpose  and  upon 
the  conditions  specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 7.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  the  levying  the  tax  herein  provided  shall  be  published 
for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of  general 
circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  5,  1892.  Approved  July  8,  1892.  Published 
in  Journal  and  Sun  July  10,  1892.] 


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AN  ORDINANCIi;  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 

instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 

by  an  ordinance  approved  July  8th,  1892. 

1525.  Whereas,  A special  election  was  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  on  the  12th  of  August,  1892,  to  vote  upon  a proposition 
submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance  calling  an 
election  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  legal  voters  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  to  the  issuance  of  negotiable  bonds  of  said  city,  to  the 
amount  of  $50,000,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  costs  of  pav- 
ing, repaving,  or  macadamizing  the  intersections  of  streets  and 
spaces  opjiosite  alleys  in  said  city,’^  approved  July  8th,  1892, 
and  published  according  to  law; 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  at  said  elec- 
tion; therefore 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  one  thousand  dollars 
each,  to  the  amount  of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  payable  to  bearer 
twenty  years  after  date,  and  shall  be  payable  at  the  option  of 
the  city  ten  years  after  their  date,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  July 
1st,  1892,  and  to  draw  interest  from  the  date  of  delivery  at  the 
rate  of  five  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually,  on  the 
first  days  of  January  and  July  of  each  year,  at  the  fiscal  agency 
of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  A^ork. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested 
by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall 
be  each  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  Said  bonds  when  so  executed  shall  be  turned  over  to  the 
City  Treasurer,  who  is  hereby  authorized  to  deliver  said  bonds 
to  the  person  or  persons  to  whom  the  sale  of  said  bonds  may  be 
awarded  by  the  Mayor  and  Citv  Council  of  said  city,  on  pay- 
ment into  the  city  treasury  the  purchase  price  thereof. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  24,  1892.  Approved  August  25,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  26,  1892.] 


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Article  IV. 

Sewer  Bonds. 

AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county, 
Nebraska,  to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  Vote  upon  a proposition  empow- 
ering the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property 
and  credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding 
eighty  thousand  dollars  (®80,000)  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining 
the  trunk  and  main  lines  of  a system  of  sewerage  for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to 
levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  ot  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  become  due  and 
payable. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Cowncilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1526.  § 1.  A special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in  the 

city  of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska,  on  Satur- 
day, the  26th  day  of  June,  1886,  at  the  places  hereinafter  specified 
in  the  several  wards  in  said  city  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the 
legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following  proposition, 
to-wit : 

Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancas- 
ter county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge 
the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable  bonds 
to  an  amount  not  exceeding  eighty  thousand  dollars  ($80,000) 
for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining  the  trunk  and 
main  lines  of  a system  of  sewerage  for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and 
to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on 
said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable. 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion one  hereof,  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  (5)  per 
cent  per  annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi- 
annually at  the  fiscal  agency  in  the  city  of  New  York,  said  in- 
terest to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached. 

Said  bonds  shall  be  drawn  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years 
after  date,  and  shall  bear  date  upon  the  day  of  their  delivery, 
and  shall  be  payable  at  the  option  of  said  city  after  five  years 
from  date. 

§ 3.  Before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  giving  four  weeks’  notice 
thereof  in  such  newspapers  as  to  them  may  seem  to  the  best  in- 
terests of  said  city.  Said  notice  shall  reserve  to  the  Mayor  and 
Council  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  that  shall  be  received 
therefor.  The  bonds  shall  be  sold  for  cash  to  the  highest  re- 


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sponsible  bidder  tlierefor,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  bonds  be  sold 
below  par  value,  nor  shall  a greater  number  or  amount  of  said 
bonds  be  negotiated  or  sold  than  shall  be  necessary  to  construct 
or  maintain  said  trunk  and  main  lines  of  a system  of  sewerage 
for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  according  to  the  plans  and  specifications 
prepared  and  adopted  for  said  system  of  sewerage,  and  now  on 
file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  and  known  as  the 
George  E.  Waring  system. 

§ 4.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  be  paid 
to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  immediately  on  the  sale 
thereof,  and  shall  be  by  said  Treasurer  placed  to  the  credit  of 
the  sewerage  fund.  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  sewerage 
bonds,  first  series.  The  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used 
for  the  purposes  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  ex- 
penses connected  therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  authorized  by  an  ordinance  duly  passed  by  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city. 

§ 6.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  propo- 
sition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  as 
follows  to-wit : 

In  the  First  ward,  at  the  engine  house. 

In  the  Second  ward,  at  the  old  engine  house. 

In  the  Third  ward,  at  the  Byer  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpenter  shop. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon  the  words;  Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow 
money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its 
negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  eighty  thousand 
dollars  ($80,000)  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintain- 
ing the  trunk  and  main  lines  of  a system  of  sewerage  for  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  said 
city  of  Lincoln  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay 
the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  or  paya- 
ble? Yes.”  Or,  “Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow 
money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its 
negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  eighty  thousand 
dollars  ($80,000)  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintain- 
ing the  trunk  and  main  lines  of  a system  of  sewerage  for  the 


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city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of 
said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to 
pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and 
payable?  No.’’ 

§ 7.  Should  the  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election 
upon  said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  upon,  or  partly 
written  or  partly  printed  thereon,  the  words,  Shall  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska, 
have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  the 
_ city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  ex- 
ceeding eighty  thousand  dollars  ($80,000)  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
structing and  maintaining  the  trunk  and  main  lines  of  a system 
of  sewerage  for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the 
taxable  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same 
may  become  due  and  payable?  Yes;”  then  the  foregoing  prop- 
osition may  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the  Mayor  and  Coun- 
cil of  the  city  shall  have  power  to  issue  such  bonds  and  levy 
such  tax  at  the  time  and  for  the  purposes  and  upon  the  conditions 
specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 8.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  appointed  by 
the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the  judges  and  clerks 
so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such  election  which  de- 
volve upon  judges  and  clerks  for  city  officers.  The  returns  of 
said  election  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of 
said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  vote  and  declare  the  result 
thereof  at  the  first  regular  or  special  meeting  after  such  election, 
or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable. 

§ 9.  The  proj)osition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds,  and  levying  the  tax  herein  provided,  shall  be  j)ublished 
for  at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of  general 
circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 10.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened 
at  9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continue  open  till  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  May  26,  1886.  Approved  May  26,  1886. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  autliorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 

instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  as  exi)ressed  at  a special  election  called 

by  an  ordinance  approved  May  ‘iG,  18<SG. 

1527.  Whereas,  At  a sjiecial  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  26th  day  of  eFune,  1886,  to  vote  upon  a propo- 
sition submitted  by  an  ordinance,  entitled.  An  ordinance  calling 
a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Ne- 
braska, to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a 
projiosition  empowering  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  citv  to 
borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  eighty 
thousand  dollars  ($80,000)  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and 
maintaining  the  trunk  and  main  lines  of  a system  of  sewerage 
for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  prop- 
erty of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  suffi- 
cient to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become 
due  and  payable,  approved  May  26,  1886,  was  published  as  re- 
quired by  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  votes  cast  at 
said  election;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  $1,000  each  to  the 
amount  of  $80,000,  payable  to  bearer  20  years  after  date,  and 
redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date.  Said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  de- 
livery, and  to  draw  interest  from  date  at  five  per  cent  per  annum, 
payable  semi-annually  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Ne- 
braska, in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  The  said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested 
by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall 
be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  July  12,  1886.  Approved  July  14,  1886. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  callinj^' for  a special  election  iu  tlie  city  of  Lincoln  to  enable  the 
lesal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  npon  a proposition  to  issue  bonds  of  said  city  to  the 
amount  of  |!20,000,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the  system 'of  sani- 
tary sewers  of  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  hij  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska  : 

1528.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state  of 
Nebraska,  on  Monday,  tlie  lOtli  day  of  August,  1889,  at  the 
places  hereinafter  specified  in  each  ward  of  said  city,  for  the 
purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon 
the  following  proposition,  to-wit: 

Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said 
city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  twenty 
thousand  dollars,  ($20,000,)  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost 
of  constructing  extensions  to  the  system  of  sanitary  sewers  of 
said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax  npon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city 
of  liincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, sufficient  to  pay  the  in- 
terest on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  known  as  sewer  bonds,  second  series, 
and  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  5 per  cent  per  annum,  and 
shall  be  drawn  payable  to  bearer  20  years  after  date,  and  shall  be 
])ayable  at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years 
from  their  date.  Interest  shall  be  payable  semi-annually  at  the 
fiscal  agency  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
said  interest  to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached. 

§ 3.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  projio- 
sition  shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be 
as  follows,  to-wit: 

First  ward,  at  engine  house  No.  1. 

Second  ward,  at  Ensign’s  barn. 

Third  ward,  at  Byer’s  shop. 

Fourth  ward,  at  Rawlins’s  barn. 

Fifth  ward,  at  Stutheit’s. 

Sixth  ward,  at  Crystal  Steam  Laundry. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words: 

“Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  system  of 
sanitary  sewers  in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  yes;”  or, 

“Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  system  of 
sanitary  sewers  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  ; no.” 

Should  a majority  of  the  votes  cast  at  such  election  upon  said 


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proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  or 
printed  thereon,  the  words,  “Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  ex- 
tensions to  tlie  system  of  sanitary  sewers  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  ; 
yes;’Mhen  the  foregoing  proposition  shall  be  deemed  adopted, 
and  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to 
issue  such  bonds  and  levy  a tax  at  the  times,  for  the  purposes, 
and  upon  the  conditions,  specified  in  this  proposition. 

§ 4.  There  siiall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the  judges 
and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such  election 
which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  elections  for  city  offi- 
cers, and  shall  receive  for  their  services  the  sum  of  $2.00  per  day 
each.  The  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor 
and  Council,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes  and  declare  the  result 
thereof  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  such  election,  or  as  soon 
thereafter  as  is  practicable. 

§ 5.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  levy- 
ing the  taxes  as  hereinbefore  provided,  shall  be  published  for  at 
least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of  general  circu- 
lation in  said  city. 

§ 6.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened  at 
9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continued  open  until  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Approved  July  16,  1889. 

Article  V. 

Water  Bonds. 

AN  OROINANC'i;  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  purpose  of  en- 
abling the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue  the  bonds  of 
said  city  for  the  purpose  of  digging  wells,  cisterns,  aqueducts,  and  reservoirs  for 
water,  for  a system  of  water-works  and  water  supp  y,  and  to  purchase  or  condemn 
the  necessary  land  therefor,  to  the  amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1530.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  State  of  Ne- 
braska, on  the  27th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1881,  at  the  places 
hereinafter  specified  in  each  ward  of  the  city,  to  vote  upon  the 
following  proposition,  that  is  to  say  : Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska,  issue  bonds  to 
the  amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  with  interest  coupons  thereto 


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attached,  payable  to  the  bearer  twenty  years  from  date,  and  re- 
deemable at  the  pleasure  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date,  and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent 
per  annum,  payable  annually,  from  the  day  of  their  delivery,  said 
bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  delivery,  interest  and  prin- 
cipal to  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  for  the  erection  and  construction  of  public  wells,  cis- 
terns, aqueducts,  and  reservoirs,  for  water  to  supply  said  city  with 
water,  tor  a system  of  water- works  and  water  supply,  together 
with  the  necessary  fixtures  for  such  wells,  cisterns,  aqueducts,  or 
reservoirs,  and  purchase  or  condemn  the  necessary  land  therefor; 
and  shall  the  City  Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable 
property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to 
pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  becomes  due  and 
payable. 

§ 2.  As  soon  as  [)racticable  after  the  issue  of  said  bonds  is  au- 
thorized, the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  from  time  to  time  offer 
for  sale  said  bonds  or  such  portion  thereof  as  to  them  may  seem 
proper,  by  giving  such  reasonable  notice  thereof  as  to  them  may 
seem  for  the  best  interests  of  the  city,  and  sell  the  same  tor  cash 
to  the  highest  bidder  therefor,  or  a{)ply  the  same  in  the  payment 
of  such  work,  said  Mayor  and  Council  reserving  the  right  to 
reject  any  and  all  bids.  Said  bonds  shall  in  no  case  be  sold  for 
less  than  par  value,  nor  shall  a greater  number  or  amount  of 
said  bonds  be  issued  or  disposed  of  than  sliall  be  necessary  for 
the  completion  of  said  wells,  cisterns,  aqueducts,  or  reservoirs  for 
water,  the  necessary  fixtures  thereto,  and  the  necessary  land 
therefor. 

§ 3.  The  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  immediately  on 
the  receipt  thereof,  shall  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  by  him  j)laced  to  the  credit  of  the  “ water  fund.’’ 
Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  water  bonds,  and  the  money 
obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for  the  [)urpose  hereinbefore  speci- 
fied, and  the  necessary  expenses  connected  therewith,  and  for  no 
other  ])urpose. 

§ 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  said  City  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  said 
bonds  and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city. 

§ 5.  The  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  proposition 
shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows, to-wit : In  the  First  ward  at  the  scale  house;  in  (he  Sec- 
ond ward  at  the  engine  house;  in  the  Third  ward  at  Hoagland 
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Bros.’  1 umber  office.  The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have 
written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  and  partly  printed 
thereon,  the  words:  “l^onds  and  tax  tor  public  wells  tor  water- 
works and  water  supply;  yes;”  or,  “ Bonds  and  tax  for  public 
wells  for  water-works  and  water  supply  ; no.” 

§ 6.  Should  a majority  or  more  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such 
election  upon  said  proposition  have  written  or  printed,  or  partly 
written  and  printed  thereon,  the  words,  ‘‘Bonds  and  tax  for  pub- 
lic wells  for  water-works  and  water  supply;  yes;”  then  the  fore- 
going proposition  shall  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  such  bonds 
and  levy  such  tax  at  the  time,  for  the  purpose,  and  upon  the  con- 
ditions specified  in  this  proposition  : Provided^  No  more  shall  be 
issued  or  disposed  of  than  may  be  necessary  to  complete  the 
work  hereinbefore  specified,  and  the  necessary  expenses  connected 
therewith. 

§ 7.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election 
appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the 
judges  and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such 
election  which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  election  for 
city  officers,  and  the  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  by 
the  judges  and  clerks  thereof  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said 
city,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes  and  declare  the  result  thereof 
at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  such  election,  or  as  soon  there- 
after as  practicable. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  the 
levying  of  the  tax  as  hereinbefore  contained,  shall  be  published 
for  at  least  four  weeks  in  the  Lincoln  Globe,  a newspaper  pub- 
lished in  said  city  and  of  general  circulation  therein. 

§ 9.  The  polls  of  said  election  shall  be  opened  at  nine  o’clock 
in  the  forenoon  and  continued  open  until  seven  o’clock  in  the 
afternoon  of  the  same  day. 

§ 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  November  21,  1881.  Approved  November  22,  1881. 
Published  November  26,  1881. 


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AX  ORDINANCE  calling  for  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  enable  the 
legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue  the  bonds  of  sai<l  city  for 
the  i>nrpose  of  deepening  the  public  well  in  the  city  park,  so  as  to  obtain  a water 
flow  of  50,000  gallons  i)er  hour,  to  provide  a water  supply  for  a system  of  water- 
works for  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1531.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  state  of 
Nebraska,  on  the  5th  day  of  October  A.  D.  1883,  at  the  places 
hereinafter  s|)ecified  in  each  ward  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  follow- 
ing proposition,  that  is  to  say:  Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln  issue 
its  bonds  to  the  amount  of  $10,000,  with  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeem- 
able at  the  pleasure  of  the  said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date,  and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  ])er 
cent  per  annum  from  the  day  of  their  delivery,  payable  annually  ; 
said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  (*f  their  delivery,  and  the  in- 
terest and  })rincipal  to  be  j)ayable  at  the  office  of  the  Treasurer 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  the  purpose  of  deepening  the  public 
well  in  the  city  j)ark  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  so  as  to  obtain  a 
water  flow  of  50,000  gallons  of  water  per  hour,  to  provide  a 
water  supj)ly  for  a system  of  water-works  for  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln; and  shall  the  City  Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on  the 
taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  suf- 
ficient to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  shall  become 
due  and  payable : Provided,  hoivever,  That  i^au\  bonds  shall  not 
be  issued  until  said  public  well,  so  to  be  deepened,  shall  produce 
a water  flow  of  not  less  than  50,000  gallons  of  water  [)er  hour 
under  a test  of  seventy-two  consecutive  hours, 

§ 2.  That  before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  such  reasonable  notice 
in  some  newspaper  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  interests  of 
the  city,  and  sell  the  same  for  cash  to  the  highest  bidder  there- 
for, reserving  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids.  In  no  case 
shall  said  bonds  be  sold  below  par  value,  nor  shall  a greater 
number  or  amount  of  said  bonds  be  issued  or  sold  than  may  be 
necessary  to  complete  the  extension  of  said  public  well  so  as  to 
secure  a water  flow  of  50,000  gallons  per  hour. 

§ 3.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  imme- 
diately, on  the  sale  thereof,  i)e  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  shall  by  him  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  water 


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fund.’^  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  water  bonds,  second 
series,’’  and  the  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for  the 
purpose  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expenses  con- 
nected therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  the  city. 

§ 5.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  propo- 
sition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit: 

In  the  First  ward,  at  city  scales  office. 

In  the  Second  ward,  at  engine  house. 

In  the  Third  ward,  at  Byer’s  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpenter  shop. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words  : “Bonds 
and  tax  for  deepening  the  public  well  so  as  to  produce  a water 
flow  of  50,000  gallons  per  h©ur  for  water-works;  yes;”  or, 
“Bonds  and  tax  for  deepening  the  public  well  so  as  to  produce 
a water  flow  of  50,000  gallons  per  hour  for  water- works;  no.” 

§ 6.  Should  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election, 
upon  said  proposition,  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly 
written  and  printed  thereon,  the  words:  “Bonds  and  tax  for 
deepening  the  pulic  well  so  as  to  produce  a water  flow  of  50,000 
gallons  per  hour  for  water-works ; yes;”  then  the  foregoing 
proposition  shall  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  such  bonds  and 
issue  such  tax  at  the  times,  for  the  purposes,  and  upon  the  con- 
ditions, specified  in  this  proposition:  Providing , no  more 

may  be  issued  or  sold  than  may  be  necessary  to  complete  the 
works  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expenses  connected 
therewith. 

§ 7.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the 
judges  and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such 
election  which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  elections  for 
city  officers,  and  the  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  to 
the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes 
and  declare  the  result  thereof  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after 
such  election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  is  practicable. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  levy- 
ing the  tax  as  hereinbefore  provided,  shall  be  published  for  at 


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least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of  general  circu- 
lation in  said  city. 

§ 9.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened  at 
nine  o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continued  open  until  seven 
o’clock  in  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 

§ 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  September  4,  1883.  Published  September  5,  1883. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  issue,  execution,  and  delivery  of  flO.OOO  water  bonds, 
second  series,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  accordance  with  the  expressed  will  of  the 
legal  voters  of  said  city  at  a special  election  held  on  the  5th  day  of  October,  1883. 

1532.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  duly  called  and  held 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  on  the  5th  day  of  October,  1883,  to  en- 
able the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  proposition 
submitted  by  an  ordinance  approved  September  4,  1883,  to  issue 
ten  thousand  dollars  water  bonds,  second  series,  of  said  city,  to 
deepen  the  public  well  on  the  city  park,  so  as  to  provide  a water 
flow  of  50,000  gallons  per  hour  to  provide  a water  supply  for  a 
system  of  water-works ; and 

Whereas,  It  was  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes  cast 
at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  had  been  carried 
by  the  requisite  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  at  said  election  ; 
and 

Whereas,  The  public  well  on  the  city  park  of  the  said  city 
of  Lincoln  has  been  deepened  so  as  to  produce  a water  flow  of 
more  than  50,000  gallons  of  water  per  hour;  and 

Whereas,  All  the  conditions  precedent  to  the  issue  of  said 
bonds,  both  of  law  and  of  fact,  contained  in  the  proposition  sub- 
mitted to  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  have  been  fully  complied 
with;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1. — Denomination — That  the  coupon  bonds  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln  to  the  amount  of  $10,000  are  hereby  authorized, to 
be  issued  in  denomination  of  $500  each,  payable  to  bearer  twenty 
years  after  date,  but  redeemable  at  (he  pleasure  of  said  city  at 
any  time  after  five  years.  Said  bonds  shall  be  known  as  water 
bonds,  second  series,”  and  shall  bear  interest  at  six  per  cent,  {)ay- 
able  annually,  which  interest  shall  be  evidenced  by  coupons  to 
said  bonds  attached.  Tlie  principal  and  interest  of  said  bonds 


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shall  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of 
liiiicoln. 

§ 2. — Issue  Authorized — The  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  are  hereby  exjiressly  authorized  to  sign  said 
bonds  in  their  official  capacity,  and  to  affix  thereto  the  seal  of 
the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to 
deliver  said  bonds  to  the  person  or  persons  to  whom  the  sale 
of  said  bonds  may  be  awarded  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of 
said  city,  on  payment  into  the  office  of  the  City  Treasury  the 
purchase  price  of  said  bonds  : Provided,  Said  bonds  shall  not 
be  signed  until  the  sale  thereof  has  been  awarded,  and  shall  bear 
the  date  of  the  day  of  their  execution. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  May  20,  1884.  Approved  May  21,  1884. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county, 
Nebraska,  to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  Vote  upon  a proposition  empow- 
ering the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property 
and  credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $90,- 
000,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing,  maintaining,  and  operating  a system  of  water- 
works for  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of 
Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, -sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds 
as  the  same  becomes  due  and  payable. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1533.  § 1.  A special  election  is  hereby  called,  to  be  held  in 

the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  slate  of  Ne- 
braska, on  (he  11th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1884,  at  the  places  here- 
inafter specified  in  the  several  wards  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  the  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following 
proposition,  that  is  to  say: 

“Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lan- 
' caster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge 
the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds, 
to  an  amount  not  exceeding  ninety  thousand  dollars,  for  the  pur- 
})ose  of  constructing,  maintaining,  and  operating  a system  of 
water-works  for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the 
taxable  projierty  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same 
may  become  due  and  payable.’’ 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion one  hereof  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per 
annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  annually,  said 


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535 


interest  to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  ihereti)  attached.  S lid  bonds 
shall  be  drawn  payable  to  bearer,  twenty  years  after  date,  but 
redeemable  at  the  {)leasnre  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  five 
years  from  their  date,  and  shall  bear  date  of  the  day  of  their  de- 
livery, and  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  shall  be  pay- 
able at  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 3.  Before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor,  by  giving  four  weeks^  notice 
thereof  in  such  newspaper  as  may  to  them  seem  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  said  city.  Said  notice  shall  reserve  to  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  said  city  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  that  shall 
be  received  therefor.  The  bonds  shall  be  sold  for  cash  to  the  high- 
est responsible  bidder  therefor,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  bonds  be 
sold  below  par  value  nor  shall  a greater  number  or  amount  of 
said  bonds  be  negotiated  or  sold  than  shall  be  necessary  to  con- 
struct, maintain,  and  operate,  said  system  of  water-works,  ac- 
cording to  the  plans  and  specifications  prepared  for  said  system 
of  water-works,  and  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk 
of  said  city. 

§ 4.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  be  paid 
to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  immediately  on  the  sale 
thereof,  and  shall  be  by  said  Treasurer  placed  to  the  credit  of  the 
‘‘  water  fund.^^  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  “ water  bonds, 
third  series.^^  The  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for  the 
purpose  hereinbefore  specified,  and  the  necessary  expenses  con- 
nected therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  instructed  by  an  ordinance  duly  passed  by  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  to  sign  and  attest  said 
bonds  and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city. 

§ 6.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  prop- 
osition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be 
as  follows,  to-wit:  In  the  First  ward,  at  the  city  scales  office; 
in  the  Second  ward,  at  the  engine  house;  in  the  Third  ward,  at 
ByeFs  carpenter  shop;  in  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpen- 
ter shop.  The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written 
or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  and  partly  printed  thereon, 
the  words,  Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and 
pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable 
bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  ninety  thousand  dollars,  for 
the  purpose  of  constructing,  maintaining,  and  operating  a sys- 


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tern  of  water-works  for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax 
on  the  taxable  property  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to 
all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due  and  payable?  Yes.’’  Or,  Shall  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county, 
Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  pro})erty 
of  said  city  of  Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  ninety  thousand  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
structing, maintaining,  and  operating  a system  of  water-works 
for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property 
of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient 
to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due 
and  payable?  No.” 

§ 7.  Should  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election  upon 
said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  writ- 
ten and  partly  printed  thereon,  the  words,  Shall  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska  have 
power  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  of  said  city  of 
Lincoln  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding 
ninety  thousand  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing,  main- 
taining, and  0{)erating  a system  of  water-works  for  the  city  of 
Jjincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the 
interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable? 
Yes;”  then  the  foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered  as 
adopted,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  have  power 
to  issue  such  bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  time  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  upon  the  conditions,  specified  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 8.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the  judges 
and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such  elec- 
tion which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  election  for  city 
officers. 

The  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes  and  declare  the 
result  thereof  at  the  first  regular  or  special  meeting  after  such 
election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable. 

§ 9.  The  propositions  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  levying  the  tax  herein  provided,  shall  be  published  for 
at  least  four  weeks  in  a newspaper  published  and  of  general  cir- 
culation in  said  city. 

§ 10.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened 


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at  nine  o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continued  open  until  seven 
o’clock  in  the  afternoon  ot‘  the  same  day. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Approved  June  11,  1884. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issire  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of 
the  instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  a special  election 
called  by  an  ordinance  approved  June  11,  1884. 

1534.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  11th  day  of  July,  1884,  to  vote  upon  a proposi- 
tion submitted  by  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An  ordinance  calling  a 
special  election  in  thecity  of  Lincoln,  Jjancaster  county,  Nebraska, 
to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition 
empowering  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money 
and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotia- 
ble bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $90,000,  for  the  purpose 
of  constructing,  maintaining,  and  operating,  a system  of  water- 
works for  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  tax- 
able property  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient 
to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  becomes  due  and 
payable,”  approved  June  11,  1884,  and  published  as  required  by 
law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  votes  cast  at 
said  election ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lhi- 
coln  : 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denomination  of  fi-ve  hundred  dollars 
each  to  the  amount  of  ninety  thousand  dollars,  payable  to  bearer 
twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  the  city 
at  any  time  after  five  years.  Said  bonds  shall  bear  interest  at 
the  rate  of  6 per  cent,  payable  annually,  which  interest  shall  be 
computed  and  evidenced  by  coupons  to  said  bonds  attached,  each 
coupon  calling  for  the  amount  of  interest  on  said  bonds  for  one 
year.  One  of  said  coupons  shall  be  made  payable  each  year 
during  the  time  to  run  of  said  bonds.  The  principal  and  interest 
of  said  bond  shall  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  City  Treasurer 
of  said  city  of  Lincoln. 


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§ 2.  The  said  bonds  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  be  signed 
by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and 
shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  passage,  ap})roval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  September  1,  1884.  Approved  September  8,  1884. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  for  a sjiecial  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  enable  the 
legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue  bonds  of  said  city  to 
the  amount  of  $10,000,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works 
in  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1535.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state 
of  Nebraska,  on  the  31st  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1887,  at  the  places 
hereinafter  specified  in  each  ward  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  follow- 
ing proposition,  that  is  to  say:  Shall  the  city  of  I./incoln  issue 
its  bonds  to  the  amount  of  $10,000,  with  interest  coupons  thereto 
attac  hed,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  drawing 
interest  at  the  rate  of  5 per  cent  per  annum  from  the  date  of 
their  delivery,  payable  annually,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the 
day  of  their  delivery,  and  the  interest  and  principal  to  be  paya- 
ble at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the 
water- works  of  said  city,  and  shall  the  City  Council  of  said  city 
levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due  and  payable. 

§ 2.  That  before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  such  reasonable  notice 
in  some  newspaper  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  interests  of 
said  city,  and  sell  the  same  for  cash  to  the  highest  bidder  there- 
for, reserving  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids.  In  no  case 
shall  said  bonds  be  sold  below  par  value. 

§ 3.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  imme- 
diately, on  the  sale  thereof,  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  shall  by  him  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  water 
fund.”  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  water  bonds,  fourth 
series,”  and  the  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for  the 
purpose  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expense  con- 
nected therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 


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§ 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  the  city. 

§ 5.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  on  the  foregoing  proposi- 
tion shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  as 
follows,  to- wit: 

In  the  First  ward,  at  city  tool  house. 

In  the  Second  ward,  at  the  engine  house  No.  1. 

In  the  Third  ward,  at  Greenes  lumber  office. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fifth  ward,  at  Giessler’s  store. 

In  the  Sixth  ward,  at  Crystal  Steam  Laundry. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words : 

‘‘Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- 
works in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  yes;”  or, 

“Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- 
works in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  no.” 

§ 6.  Should  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election  upon 
said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  writ- 
ten or  printed  thereon,  the  words,  “ Bonds  and  tax  for  construct- 
ing extensions  to  the  water-works  in  said  city;  yes;”  then  the 
foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  such 
bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  times,  for  the  purpose,  and  upon 
the  conditions,  specified  in  this  proposition. 

§ 7.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election 
appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the 
judges  and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  })erform  the  duties  at  such 
election  which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  elections  for 
city  officers,  and  the  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  to  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes  and 
declare  the  result  thereof  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  such 
election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  is  practicable. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  levy- 
ing the  taxes  as  hereinbefore  provided  shall  be  published  for  at 
least weeks  in  a news[)aper  published  and  of  general  circu- 

lation in  said  city. 

§ 9.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened  at 
9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continue  open  until  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 


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§ 10.  Tins  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval  and  publication  according  to 
law. 

Approved  April  29,  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of 
the  instructions  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  a special  election 
called  by  an  ordinance  approved  April  29,  1887. 

1536.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  31st  day  of  May,  1887,  to  vote  upon  a proposi- 
tion submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county.  Neb.,  to  enable  the  legal  voters 
of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  empowering  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  prop- 
erty and  credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of 
constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said  city,  and  to 
levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  in  addi- 
tion to  all  other  taxes  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds 
as  the  same  become  due  and  payable,  approved  April  29,  1887, 
and  was  published  as  required  by  law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two- thirds  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
at  said  election  ; therefore 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  $1,000  each  to  the 
amount  of  $10,000,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date, 
said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  delivery,  and  to  draw 
interest  from  date  at  5 per  cent  per  annum,  payable  annually  at 
the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city^  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal 
of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  each 
be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Passed  June  20,  1887.  Approved  June  25,  1887. 


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641 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  for  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  enable  the  legal 
voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue  bonds  of  said  city  to  the  amount 
of  ten  thousand  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- 
works of  said  city . 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1637.  Whereas,  At  an  election  held  in  said  city  on  May 
31,  1887,  the  city  was  authorized  to  issue  bonds  in  the  amount 
of  $10,000  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the 
water-works  of  said  city;  but  at  said  election  no  authority  was 
given  said  city  to  redeem  said  bonds  at  the  option  of  said  city  at 
any  time  after  five  years  from  their  date  as  required  by  law: 

§ 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  he  held  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  state  of  Ne- 
braska, on  the  1st  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1887,  at  the  places  here- 
inafter specified  in  each  ward  of  said  city  for  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following 
proposition,  that  is  to  say : Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln  issue  its 
bonds  to  the  amount  of  $10,000,  with  interest  coupons  thereto  at- 
tached, payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date  and  redeemable 
at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from  their 
date,  and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  per  annum 
from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually,  said  bonds 
to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  tiieir  delivery,  and  the  interest  and 
principal  to  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Ne- 
braska in  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing 
extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said  city;  and  shall  the  City 
Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  said 
city,  in  addition  to  all  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  inter- 
est on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable. 

§ 2.  That  before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  such  reasonable  notice 
in  some  newspajier  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  interests  of 
said  city,  and  sell  the  same  for  cash  to  the  highest  bidder  there- 
for, reserving  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids.  In  no  case 
shall  said  bonds  be  sold  below  par  value. 

§ 3.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  imme- 
diately, on  the  sale  thereof,  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  shall  by  him  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the 
water  fund.”  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  “water  bonds, 
fourth  series,”  and  the  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for 
the  purpose  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expense  con- 
nected therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 


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§ 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  tlie  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  the  city. 

§ 5.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  prop- 
osition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be 
as  follows,  to-wit: 

In  the  First  ward,  at  the  city  tool  house. 

In  the  Second  ward,  at  engine  house  No.  1. 

In  the  Third  ward,  at  Greenes  lumber  office. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard^s  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fifth  ward,  at  GeissleFs  store. 

In  the  Sixth  ward,  at  Crystal  Steam  Laundry. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words : 

“ Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  yes ; or 

Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  no.” 

§ 6.  Should  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  said  election  upon 
said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  writ- 
ten and  printed  thereon,  the  words;  “Bonds  and  tax  for  con- 
structing extensions  to  the  water-works  in  said  city;  yes;”  then 
the  foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered  as  ado[)ted,and  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  such 
bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  times  and  for  the  purposes  and 
upon  the  conditions  specified  in  this  proposition. 

§ 7.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election 
appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the 
judges  and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such 
election  which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  elections  for 
city  officers,  and  the  retuiuis  of  said  election  shall  be  made  to  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes  and 
declare  the  result  thereof  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  such 
election,  or  so  soon  thereafer  as  practicable. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  levy- 
ing the  taxes  hereinbefore  provided  shall  be  published  tor  four 
consecutive  times  in  a weekly  newspaper  of  general  circulation 
in  said  city. 

§ 9.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened  at 
9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continued  open  until  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 


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§ 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  [lassage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Approved  September  6,  1(S87. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  aulliorizc  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  bonds  in  pursuance  of  the 
instructions  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called 
by  an  ordinance  approved  September  6,  1887. 

1538.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  first  day  of  October,  1887,  to  vote  upon  a propo- 
sition submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  to  enable  the  legal 
voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  empowering  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the 
property  and  credit  of  said  city  upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an 
amount  not  exceeding  ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the 
purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said 
city,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  in- 
terest on  said  bonds  as  the  same  become  due  and  jiayable,  ap- 
proved September  6,  1887,  and  was  published  as  required  by 
law;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  a two-thirds  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
at  said  election;  therefore 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  hereby  is  authorized  to 
issue  its  coupon  bonds  in  denominations  of  $1,000  each  to  the 
amount  of  $10,000,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date, 
said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  delivery,  and  re- 
deemable at  the  0[)tion  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date,  and  to  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent 
per  annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually, 
and  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  l)y  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the  seal 
of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  said  coupons  shall  each  be  signed 
by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Approved  October  7, 1887. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  calling  for  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  enable  the  legal 
voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue  bonds  of  said  city  to  the  amount 
of  ten  thousand  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- 
works of  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1539.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state  of 
Nebraska,  on  the  3d  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1888,  at  the  places  here- 
inafter specified  in  each  ward  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  en- 
abling the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following 
proposition,  that  is  to  say:  Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln  issue  its 
bonds  to  the  amount  of  $10,000,  with  interest  coupons  thereto 
attached,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeem- 
able at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from 
tlieir  date,  and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  per 
annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually, 
said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  day  of  their  delivery,  and  the  in- 
terest and  principal  to  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
structing extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said  city;  and  shall 
the  City  Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on  the  taxable  property 
of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the 
interest  and  principal  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due 
and  payable. 

§ 2.  That  before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor  by  such  reasonable  notice 
in  some  newspaper  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  interests  of 
said  city,  and  sell  the  same  for  cash  to  the  highest  bidder  there- 
for, reserving  the  riglit  to  reject  any  and  all  bids.  In  no  case 
shall  said  bonds  be  sold  below  par  value. 

§ 3.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  imme- 
diately, on  the  sale  thereof,  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  by  him  shall  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the 
“water  fund.’^  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  “water  bonds, 
fifth  series,’’  and  the  money  obtained  therefor  shall  be  used  for 
the  purpose  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expense 
connected  therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  the  city. 

§ 5.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  propo- 
sition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit; 


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In  the  P^irst  ward,  at  tlie  engine  liuuse  No.  2. 

In  the  Second  ward,  at  the  engine  house  No.  1. 

In  the  Tliird  ward,  at  Green’s  lumber  office. 

In  the  Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  carpenter  shop. 

In  the  Fifth  ward,  at  Geissler’s  store. 

In  tlie  Sixth  ward,  at  Crystal  Steam  Laundry. 

The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or  printed 
thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words: 

Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- 
works in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  yes  or 

Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- 
works in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  no.” 

§ 6.  Should  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  such  election  upon 
said  proposition  have  written  or  printed  thereon,  or  partly  writ- 
ten or  printed  thereon,  the  words:  ‘‘Bonds  and  tax  for  construct- 
ing extensions  to  the  water-works  in  said  city;  yes;”  then  the 
foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  such 
bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  times  and  for  the  purposes  and 
upon  the  conditions  specified  in  this  proposition. 

§ 7.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election 
appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the 
judges  and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such 
election  which  devolve  upon  judges  and  clerks  of  elections  for 
city  officers;  and  the  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  to 
the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  who  shall  canvass  the  votes 
and  declare  the  result  thereof  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after 
such  election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  levy- 
ing the  taxes  hereinbefore  provided,  shall  be  published  for  four 
consecutive  times  in  a weekly  newspaper  of  general  circulation 
in  said  city. 

§ 9.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened  at 
9 o’clock  in  the  forenoon  and  continue  open  until  7 o’clock  in 
the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 

§ 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
alter  its  ])assage,  approval,  and  ])ublication  according  to  law. 

Approved  February  21,  1888. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  water  bonds,  fifth  series, 
to  the  amount  of  110,000,  pursuant  to  the  instruction  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city 
as  exi)ressed  at  a special  election  called  by  an  ordinance^pproved  February  21, 1888 

1540.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  3(1  day  of  April,  1888,  to  vote  upon  a proposition 
submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  state  of  Nebraska,  for 
the  purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon 
a proposition  empowering  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  to 
borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city, 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  ten  thou- 
sand dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  exten- 
sions to  the  water-works  of  said  city,  and  to  lev}^  a tax  upon  the 
taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  on  said  bonds 
as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable ; and 

Whereas,  it  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  the  requisite  majority  of  all  votes  cast  at 
said  election  ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  its 
coupon  bonds  in  denomination  of  $1,000  each  to  the  amount  of 
$10,000,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeem- 
able at  the  option  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from 
their  date;  said  bonds  to  be  dated  July  1,  1888,  and  to  draw 
interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-an- 
nually at  the  fiscal  ag-ency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor,  and  attested  by 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  each 
be  signed  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Approved  June  4,  1888. 


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AN  ORDINANCE]  calling  for  a si)ccial  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county, 
Neb.,  to  enable  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  proposition  to  issue 
bonds  of  said  city  to  tlie  amount  of  $17,000,  for  the  purpose  of  construction  of  exten- 
sions to  the  establi.shed  water-works  of  said  city,  to  prescribe  the  form  of  ballot  at 
said  special  election,  the  places  and  time  of  voting,  and  to  authorize  the  said  coun- 
cil to  levy  a speeial  fax,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds 
and  interest  when  the  same  become  due. 

1542.  Whereas,  It  has  become  necessary  to  make  exten- 
sions and  additions  to  the  system  of  water-works  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  in  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in  making 
extensions  thereof  in  the  following  particulars,  to-wit: 


Standpipe,  25x100,  with  foundation  $11,500  00 

12-iMch  pipe  on  Ninth,  from  South  to  F 7,750  00 

12-inch  j)ipe  east  on  South  street,  from  10th  to  23d..  8,817  35 

6-inch  pipe  east  oii  Washington  from  16th  to  17th..  400  00 

6-inch  pipe  east  on  A from  11th  to  15th 1,429  00 

6-inch  pi})e  east  on  Washington  from  20th  to  23d, 
and  on  22d,  Washington  to  D,  and  west  on  D to 

20.  h 2,578  00 

6-inch  pipe  on  N street,  30th  to  32d * 582  25 

Laying  pipe  on  hand,  II  street,  11th  to  14lh,  U to 

W and  12th,  U to  X 385  00 

6-inch  pipe  on  S,  T,  U,  and  Vine,  19th  to  22d,  and 

on  19th,  S to  T,  and  19th,  U to  V 3,290  00 

6-inch  pipe  on  M street,  24th  to  25th,  and  on  25th 

from  M to  N 560  00 

T street,  27th  to  32d,  and  32d  street,  S to  T,  6-inch 

pipe 1,680  00 

20th  street  south  to  Prospect,  6-inch  pipe 700  CO 

19th  street,  C to  D,  6-inch  pipe 302  70 

6-inch  pipe  on  F from  1st  to  6th,  on  1st  from  M to 

F,  and  on  M frotu  1st  to  2d 3,500  00 

6-inch  pipe  on  Q street  from  19th  to  27th 2,420  00 

6 -inch  pipe  on  11th  street  from  U to  W,  and  on  W 

from  9th  to  11th 1,080  00 


According  to  the  estimate  cost  as  made  and  prepared  by  the 
City  Engineer  of  said  city; 

Whereas,  It  further  appears  that  there  are  no  funds  in  tlie 
city  treasury  to  pay  for  any  of  .‘^aid  extensions  or  improvements, 
which  are  now  necessary  and  needed  ; and 

Whereas,  Said  improvements  as  lierein  specified  have  been 
ordered  done  by  the  council  of  said  city,  and  have  been  spread 


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upon  its  records:  Now,  therefore,  and  in  order  and  for  the  pur- 
pose of  raising  the  money  to  make  the  aforesaid  improvements. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Neb.: 

§ 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state  of  Ne- 
braska, on  the  12th  day  of  August,  1892,  at  the  place  herein- 
after specified  in  each  election  precinct  in  said  city,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the 
following  propositions,  to- wit : 

“Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln  issue  its  bonds  to  the  amount  of 
|47,000,  with  interest  coupons  thereto  attached,  payable  to  bearer 
twenty  years  after  date  thereof^  and  redeemable  at  the  option  of 
the  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date,  and  draw 
interest  at  the  rate  of  5 percent  per  annum  from  their  date,  pay- 
able semi-annually,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1,  1892,  and 
the  interest  and  the  principal  to  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency 
of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  constructing  extensions  of  the  water-works  of  said  city, 
and  shall  the  City  Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on  all  taxable 
property  of  said  city  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal 
upon  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  l)ecome  due  and  payable?’’ 

§ 2.  That  before  negotiating  the  sale  of  said  bonds,  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  invite  bids  therefor,  by  reasonable  notice  in 
some  newspaper  as  to  them  may  seem  for  the  best  interest  of  said 
city,  and  sell  the  same  for  cash  to  the  highest  bidder  therefor,  re- 
serving the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids.  In  no  case  shall 
said  bonds  be  sold  below  par  value. 

§ 3.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  imme- 
diately, on  the  sale  thereof,  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  and  by  him  shall  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the 
“water  fund.”  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  “Water  bonds, 
sixth  series,”  and  the  money  obtained  therefrom  shall  be  used 
for  the  purpose  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expenses 
connected  therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  such  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  the  city. 

§ 5.  That  the  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  propo- 
sition shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit : 


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IN  THE  FIRST  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A — City  building. 

Precinct  2 or  B — 1024  T street. 

Precinct  3 or  C — 828  W street. 

IN  THE  SECOND  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A — Bohanan  block. 

Precinct  2 or  B — Court  house. 

Precinct  3 or  C — Holmes  building,  Eleventh  street,  between 
H and  G. 

IN  THE  THIRD  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A^ — Applegate  block. 

Precinct  2 or  B— Gaddis’  shop,  corner  Thirteenth  and  R 
streets. 

Precinct  3 or  C — 1620  O street. 

Precinct  4 or  D — 2220  O street. 

Precinct  5 or  E — Cox  building,  north  side  U street,  between 
Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  streets. 

IN  THE  FOURTH  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A — 130  South  Twelfth  street. 

Precinct  2 or  B — 308  South  Eleventh  street. 

Precinct  3 or  C — Grocery  store.  Thirteenth  and  K streets. 
Precinct  4 or  D — Heater  & Kinnis,  between  Twentieth  and 
Twenty-first,  O street. 

Precinct  5 or  E — Grocery  store.  Twentieth  and  J streets. 

IN  THE  FIFTH  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A — F street  engine  house. 

Precinct  2 or  B — J.  R.  Bing’s  shop. 

Precinct  3 or  C — South  street  car  barn. 

Precinct  4 or  D — Rippe’s  store. 

Precinct  5 or  E — 415  D street. 

IN  THE  SIXTH  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A — S.  M.  Melick’s  barn.  Twenty-fourth  and  P 
streets. 

Precinct  2 or  B — Corner  V and  Twenty-seventh  streets. 
Precinct  3 or  C — Twenty-third  and  Washington  streets. 


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IN  THE  SEVENTH  WARD. 

Precinct  1 or  A — Lincoln  City  Electric  railway  house. 

Precinct  2 or  B — 869  North  Twenty-seventh  street. 

Precinct  3 or  C — Byruin’s  store,  Twenty-seventh  street. 

§ 5.  The  ballots  voted  at  said  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon  the  words: 
“Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  issue  its  bonds  to  the  extent  of 
forty-seven  thousand  dollars,  with  interest  coupons  attached 
thereto,  payable  to  bearer  in  twenty  years  after  date  thereof,  and 
redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years 
from  their  date,  and  flraw  interest  at  the  rate  of  5 per  cent  per 
annum  from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually,  said  bonds  to  be 
dated  October  1,  1892,  and  the  interest  and  principal  to  be  pay- 
able at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of 
New  A^ork,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  of  the 
water-works  of  said  city,  and  shall  the  City  Council  of  said  city 
levy  a tax  on  all  taxable  })roperty  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all 
other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  upon  said 
bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and  payable?  A^es;”or, 
“Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln  issue  its  bonds  to  the  amount  of 
$47,000,  with  interest  coupons  thereto  attached,  payable  to  the 
bearer  twenty  years  after  the  date  thereof,  and  redeemable  at  the 
option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  their  date, 
and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  5 per  cent  per  annum  from 
their  date,  payable  semi-annually,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  Oc- 
tober 1,  1892,  and  the  interest  and  principal  j)ayable  at  the  fiscal 
agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  AT)rk,  for 
the  purpose  of  constructing  extensions  of  the  water-works  of 
said  city,  and  shall  the  City  Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on 
all  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  upon  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due  and  payable?  No.” 

§ 6.  Should  the  majority  of  said  ballots  cast  at  such  election 
upon  such  ])roposition  be  in  the  affirmative  or  in  favor  of  said 
proposition,  then  the  foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered  as 
adopted,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  au- 
thorized to  issue  such  bonds  and  levy  such  taxes  at  the  time,  for 
the  purpose,  and  upon  the  conditions  sj)ecified  in  this  proposition 
and  ordinance. 

§ 7.  There  shall  be  five  judges  and  two  clerks  of  election  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  and  the  Council  for  each  election  precinct, 


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and  the  judges  and  clerks  so  a})pointed  shall  perform  the  duties 
at  such  election  which  shall  devolve  upon  the  judges  and  clerks 
of  eleclious  for  city  otticers;  and  the  returns  of  said  election 
shall  he  given  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  who  shall 
canvass  the  vote  and  declare  the  result  thereof  at  the  first  regu- 
lar meeting  after  such  election,  or  so  soon  thereafter  as  practi- 
cable. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  the 
levying  the  taxes  herein  provided  shall  be  published  for  four 
consecutive  times  in  a weekly  newspaper  of  general  circulation 
in  said  city. 

§ 9.  The  polls  at  the  election  hereby  called  shall  be  opened  in 
the  forenoon  at  8 o’clock  and  continue  until  7 in  the  afternoon 
of  the  same  day. 

§ 10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  12,  1892.  Approved  July  13,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  July  17,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issne  its  water  Ijonds,  sixth  series, 
to  the  amount  of  forty-seven  thousand  dollars,  pursuant  to  the  instruction  of  the 
legal  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  a special  election  called  by  tlie  ordinance 
approved  July  13th,  1892. 

1543.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  on  the  12th  day  of  August,  1892,  to  vote  upon  a propo- 
sition submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  slate  of  Nebraska,  for  the 
purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a 
proposition  empowering  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  said  city 
to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  projierty  and  credit  of  said  city, 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  the  amount  not  exceeding  forty- 
seven  thousand  dollars,  for  bonds  for  the  purpose  of  construct- 
ing extensions  of  the  water-works  of  said  city,  and  to  levy  a tax 
upon  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  upon  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due  and  payable;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  or- 
dinance was  carried  by  a majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  at  said 
election ; therefore 


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Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  said  City  of 
Lincoln : 

§ 1.  Tliat  tlie  city  of  Lincoln  is  liereby  authorized  to  issue  its 
coupon  b )nds  in  denominations  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to 
the  amount  of'  forty-seven  thousand  dollars,  j)ayable  to  bearer 
twenty  years  after  date,  and  redeemable  at  the  option  of  said 
city  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  date,  said  bonds  to  be  dated 
October  1st,  1892,  and  to  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per 
cent  per  annum  from  their  date,  payable  semi-annually,  said  in- 
terest and  principal  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of 
Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  Yoak. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  said  city  of  Lincoh],  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  each 
be  signe'd  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 3.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  24,  1892.  Approved  August  25,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  enable  the  legal 
voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  a proposition  to  issue  the  bonds  of  said  city  to  the 
amount  of  twenty-six  thousand  six  hundred  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  constructing 
extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1544.  § 1.  That  a special  elect  on  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancasler  and  state  of 
Nebraska,  on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1894,  at  the  })laces  here- 
inafter specified  in  each  ward  of  said  city,  for  the  purpo.se  of  en- 
abling the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the  following 
proj)osition,  that  is  to  say  : Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln  issue  its 
bonds  to  the  amount  of  twenty-six  thousand  six  hundred  dollars, 
with  interest  coupons  thereto  attached,  payable  to  bearer  one- 
tenth  thereof  each  year  after  ten  years  from  their  date,  and  re- 
deemable at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date,  and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent 
])er  annum  from  the  date  of  delivery,  payable  annually,  said 
bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  1st  day  of  December,  1894,  and  the 
interest  and  principal  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
structing extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said  city;  and  shall 
the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  said  city  levy  a tax  on  the  tax- 
able propei  ty  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient 


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to  pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  bonds  as  the  same  may 
become  due  and  payal)le? 

§ 2.  The  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  be  paid  to 
the  treasurer  of  said  city  and  by  him  shall  be  placed  to  tlie  credit 
of  the  “water  fund/’  Said  bonds  shall  be  denominated  Water 

bonds,  series,”  and  the  money  obtained  therefrom  used 

for  the  purpose  hereinbefore  specified  and  the  necessary  expenses 
connected  therewith,  and  for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  said  city, 
when  so  ordered  by  the  Council,  to  sign  and  attest  said  bonds 
and  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  said  city. 

§ 4.  The  extensions  or  additions  to  said  water-works  have 
been  determined  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  and  the  same  spread 
upon  the  record  thereof  as  follows,  to-wit: 


Estimate  of  Proposed  Extensions  of  the  Water  Mains  in  Accord- 
ance with  Plans  filed  Herewith. 


location. 

FEET. 

SIZE — 

INCH. 

COST. 

On  F Street,  5th  St.  to  6th  St 

600 

6 

$450  00 

On  II  Street,  8th  St.  to  5th  St 

1220 

6 

915  00 

On  5th  Street,  H St.  to  J St 

400 

4 

240  00 

On  A Street,  17th  St.  to  1 9th  St 

800 

6 

600  00 

On  B Street,  18th  St.  to  19th  St 

400 

6 

300  00 

On  B Street,  13th  St.  to  9th  St 

On  Washington  Street,  10th  St.  to  16th 

1620 

6 

1215  00 

St 

2440 

4 

1464  00 

On  Poplar  Street,  14th  St.  to  16th  St.. 
On  14th  Street,  Poplar  St.  to  Stillwater 

850 

6 

637  50 

Ave 

2300 

6 

1725  00 

On  Rose  Street,  9th  St.  to  16th  St 

2840 

6 

2130  00 

On  16th  Street,  Maple  to  Sycamore  St. 

400 

4 

240  00 

On  22d  Street,  South  St.  to  Euclid  Ave. 

1020 

6 

765  00 

On  19th  Street,  A St.  to  B St 

On  Washington  Street,  23d  St.  to  25th 

400 

4 

240  00 

St 

On  25th  Street,  Washington  St.  to 

800 

6 

600  00 

Garfield  St 

500 

6 

375  00 

On  Garfield  Street,  25th  St.  to  27th  St. 

800 

6 

600  00 

On  27th  Street,  J St.  to  Beta  St 

1540 

6 

1155  00 

On  Beta  Street,  27th  St.  to  28th  St 

600 

6 

450  00 

On  24th  Street,  M St.  to  L St 

25 

500 

4 

300  00 

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SPECIAJ.  ORDINANCES  OF 


LOCATION.  length-  SIZE- 

FEET.  INCH. 

On  ()  Street,  .30tli  St.  to  32d  St 800  6 

On  32(1  Street,  O St.  to  R St 1200  6 

On  30tli  Street,  M St.  to  N St 400  4 

On  R Street,  27tli  St.  to  29tli  St 800  6 

On  22(1  Street,  Vine  St.  to  Holdrege 

St 2640  6 

On  Y Street,  27tli  St.  to  29th  St 800  6 

On  29tli  Street,  Y St.  to  Potter  St 1960  6 


On  Potter  Street,  29th  St.  to  30th  St...  400  6 

On  30th  Street,  Potter  St.  to  Oak  St...  1920  6 

On  14th  Street,  Court  St.  to  Emerson,  1800  6 

On  Emerson  Street,  14th  St.  to  12th...  800  6 

(4n  12th  Street,  Emerson  St.  to  Butler 


St 2000  6 

On  18th  Street,  G St.  to  J.  St 800  6 


COST. 

$600  00 
900  00 
240  00 
600  00 

1980  00 
600  00 
1470  00 
300  00 
1440  00 
1368  50 
600  00 

1500  00 
600  00 


Toii\\ $26,600  00 

§ 5.  The  judges  and  clerks  of  the  election  herein  called  shall 
be  the  judges  and  clerks  of  the  general  election  held  on  the  same 
day,  and  the  places  for  voting  hereon  shall  be  the  same  as  for  said 
general  election.  The  rules  and  regulations  of  said  general  elec- 
tion shall  govern  as  to  this  election  so  far  as  the  same  are  appli- 
cable. 

§ 6.  The  ballots  cast  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  or  printed  thereon,  the  words 
“Bonds  and  tax  for  constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln;  yes;’^  or,  “Bonds  and  tax  for  construct- 
ing extensions  to  the  water-works  to  the  city  of  Lincoln;  no.^’ 

§ 7.  Shall  the  majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  said  election  upon 
the  above  proposition  be  in  favor  thereof,  then  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  hereinbe- 
fore described,  and  to  use  the  money  for  the  purpose  designated 
in  this  ordinance. 

§ 8.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  levying  said  tax  shall  be  published  for  four  weeks  in 
The  Call^  a newspaper,  and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  1,  1894.  Approved  October  3, 1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Call  October  6,  1894.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  water  bonds, series, 

to  the  amount  of  twenty-six  thousand  six  hundred  dollars,  pursuant  to  the  instruc- 
tions of  the  legal  voters  of  said  said  city  as  expressed  at  an  election  called  to  be  held 
on  the  (ith  day  of  November,  1894. 

1545.  Whereas,  At  an  election  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln 
on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1894,  to  vote  upon  the  proposi- 
tion submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state  of  Nebraska, 
for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote 
upon  a proposition  authorizing  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city 
to  borrow  money  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city 
upon  its  negotiable  bonds  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  twenty-six 
thousand  six  hundred  ($26,600)  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  pur- 
pose of  constructing  extensions  to  the  water-works  of  said  city, 
and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  })ay  the  interest 
and  principal  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and 
payable;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  the  requisite  majority;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue 
its  coupon  bonds  in  such  denominations  as  the  Mayor  and  City 
Council  may  determine,  to  the  amount  of  twenty  six  thousand 
six  hundred  ($26,600)  dollars,  payment  to  bearer  one-tenth 
thereof  each  year  after  ten  years  from  the  date  thereof,  and  re- 
deemable at  the  option  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years 
from  their  date;  said  bonds  to  be  dated  January  1,  1895,  and 
to  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  per  annum,  payable 
annually  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  said  city. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  December  31,  1894.  Approved  January  4,  1895. 
Published  in  News  January  4,  1895.] 


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AN  f)Rl)INAN(;p:  to  autliorizc  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  water  bonds,  seventh 
series,  to  the  amount  of  twenty-six  thousand  six  hundred  dollars,  pursuant  to  the 
instructions  of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  an  election  called  to  be 
lield  on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1894. 

1546.  Whereas,  At  an  election  held  in  the  city  of  Lincoln 
on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1894,  to  vote  upon  the  j)roposition 
submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state  of  Nebraska,  for 
the  purpose  of  authorizing  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the 
said  city  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of 
said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding 
twenty-six  thousand  six  hundred  dollars,  to  be  used  for  the  pur- 
pose of  constructing  extensions  to  the  water- works  of  said  city, 
and  to  levy  a tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest 
and  principal  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and 
payable;  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  a canvass  of  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  that  the  jiroposition  submitted  by  said  ordi- 
nance was  carried  by  the  requisite  majority;  therefore 
Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  its 
coupon  bonds  of  such  denomination  as  the  Mayor  and  Council 
may  determine,  to  the  amount  of  twenty-six  thousand  six  hun- 
dred dollars,  payable  to  bearer  one-tenth  thereof  each  year  after 
ten  years  from  the  date  thereof,  and  redeemable  at  the  option  of 
said  city  at  any  time  after  five  years  from  their  date;  and  said 
bonds  to  be  dated  December  1,  1894,  and  to  draw  interest  at  the 
rate  of  five  per  cent  per  annum  from  date  of  delivery,  payable 
annually  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city 
of  New  York. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  shall  have  affixed  thereto  the 
seal  of  said  city. 

§ 3.  An  ordinance  entitled  ^‘An  ordinance  to  authorize  the  city 
of  Lincoln  to  issue  its  water  bonds,  seventh  series,  to  the  amount 
of  twenty-six  thousand  six  hundred  dollars,  pursuant  to  the  in- 
structions of  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  as  expressed  at  an  elec- 
tion called  to  be  held  on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1894,’^  ap- 
proved January  4th,  1895,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed, 
and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage  and  ap])roval  according  to  law. 

[Approved  January  24,  1895.  Published  in  News  January 
25,  1895.] 


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Article  VII. 

Electric  Eighty  Gas,  and  Oil  Companies. 

AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Electric  Light  Company  the  use  of  the  streets,  alleys, 

and  public  grounds  within  said  city. 

And  he  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1551.  § 1.  That  the  Lincoln  Electric  Light  Company  and  its 
successors  and  assigns  be  and  hereby  is  authorized,  subject  to 
the  conditions  and  limitations  hereinafter  contained,  to  establish, 
construct,  maintain,  and  operate,  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  the  necessary  buildings,  works,  machinery, 
and  structures,  for  the  purpose  of  supplying  electricity  for  il- 
luminating purposes,  and  to  erect  and  maintain  within  said  city 
and  in  and  upon  the  streets,  alleys,  and  public  grounds  thereof, 
posts,  towers,  poles,  and  other  structures  and  appliances  neces- 
sary for  the  support  of  wires  used  for  conducting  electricity  for 
illuminating  purjioses,  under  the  direction  of  the  City  Council: 
Provided,  That  such  poles,  posts,  towers,  and  appliances,  shall 
be  so  placed  and  erected  upon  said  streets  and  alleys  as  not  to 
obstruct  the  use  thereof  for  the  purposes  of  travel. 

§ 2.  Said  company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall,  within 
six  months  after  the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  commence  in 
good  faith  the  erection  of  the  works  necessary  for  furnishing 
electricity  for  illuminating  purposes,  and  within  six  months 
thereafter  be  })repared  to  furnish  electricity  for  illuminating  pur- 
j)oses,  unless  restrained  or  enjoined  by  some  proceeding  in  law 
or  equity.  The  time  said  company  or  its  successors  or  assigns 
are  so  enjoined  shall  not  be  taken  or  considered  as  a part  of  the 
time  hereinbefore  limited. 

§ 3.  The  city  of  Lincoln  reserves  the  right  to  amend  or  repeal 
this  ordinance  at  anytime. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  a|)proval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  April  14,  1884.  Approved  April  17,  1884.  Pub- 
lished April  28,  1884. 


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SPECIAL  CRPINANCES  OF 


AN  C)RI)INAN(n^  granting  the  use  of  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and 
sidewalks,  in  the  citv  of  Lincoln  to  the  Lincoln  Gas  Company.  Approved  March 
12,1872. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilrnen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 


1552.  § 1. — Lincoln  Gas  Company. — That  license  and 
permission  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  given  and  granted  to  the 
Lincoln  Gas  Company,  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  to  erect,  construct, 
and  complete,  gas  works  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  afore.said ; and  that  said  company  is  hereby  author- 
ized and  permitted  to  use  and  occupy  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
public  grounds,  and  sidewalks,  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of 
laying  down  and  repairing  all  pipes  and  other  fixtures  for  con- 
ducting gas  for  light  in  and  under  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  pub- 
lic grounds  and  sidewalks  of  said  city,  or  any  future  addition 
which  may  be  made  thereto. 

§ 2. — Exclusive  Privilege  to. — The  said  Lincoln  Gas 
Company  shall  have  the  exclusive  right  and  privilege  of  furnish- 
ing illuminating  gas  in  said  city  for  a period  of  twenty-one  years 
from  the  9th  day  of  March,  1872,  and  of  using  and  occupying 
the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and  sidewalks,  for  the 
purposes  specified  in  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 3. — Duties  of  Company. — The  said  Lincoln  Gas  Company 
shall  manufacture  and  constantly  supply  (unavoidable  delays 
and  accidents  excepted)  the  city  and  inhabitants  of  Lincoln,  on 
streets  where  gas  main-pipes  are  laid,  with  good  quality  of  illu- 
minating gas,  at  a price  not  to  exceed  five  dollars  per  one  thou- 
sand feet. 

§ 4. — When  to  Take  Effect. — This  ordinance  is  to  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  publication  according  to 
law. 

Rev.  Ord.  1879,  p.  48. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  Consolidated  Tank  Line  Company  of  Hamilton 
county,  Ohio,  to  construct  and  erect  brick  fire-proof  buildings,  iron  tanks,  and  other 
necessary  works  for  storing  and  handling  petroleum  and  its  products,  and  doing  a 
general  oil  business,  on  block  numbered  four  (4)  in  Cottage  Home  Addition  to  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  and  for  the  construction  of  railroad  tracks  upon  and  contiguous  to 
said  block. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilrnen  of  the  City  of  lAn- 
coln : 

1553.  § 1.  That  the  Consolidated  Tank  Line  Company  of 

Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  a corporation  duly  organized  under  and 


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559 


by  virtue  of  the  laws  of  tlie  state  of  Oliio,  be  and  tlie  same  is 
hereby  authorized  to  construct,  erect  aud  maiutain,  fire-j)roof 
buildings,  out  of  brick  or  stoue,  or  other  similar  material,  in  con- 
formity to  the  fire  ordinance  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  on  block  num- 
bered four,  (4,)  in  Cottage  Home  Addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
for  the  purpose  of  storing  and  handling  petroleum  and  its  prod- 
ucts, and  doing  a general  oil  business  in  said  buildings  and  upon 
said  block  in  said  city. 

§ 2.  That  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  said  business,  author- 
ity is  hereby  given  for  the  construction  of  any  railroad  tracks 
that  may  be  agreed  upon  between  the  said  corporation  and  any 
railroad  company,  in  and  upon  any  portion  of  the  said  block,  or 
upon  any  street  contiguous  to  the  said  block:  ‘‘^Providingy  how- 
ever.  That  said  company  shall  pay  all  damages  that  may  be  sus- 
tained by  property  holders  adjacent  to  such  place  of  business  or 
the  track  extending  to  the  same,  and  shall  in  all  respects  hold 
the  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  any  and  all  damages  caused 
to  any  person,  company,  or  corporation,  by  reason  of  the  grant- 
ing of  the  rights  and  franchises  contained  in  this  ordinance,  and 
said  company’s  use  thereof.” 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law.” 
Approved  June  27,  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  grant- 
ing the  use  of  tlie  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and  sidewalks  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  to  the  Lincoln  Gas  Company,”  approved  March  12,  1872. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  (huncil  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1555.  § 1.  That  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  or- 

dinance granting  the  use  of  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public 
grounds,  and  sidewalks  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  the  Lincoln 
Gas  Company,”  approved  March  12,  1872,  be  amended  so  as  to 
read  as  follows: 

“§  1.  That  license  and  permission  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
given  and  granted  to  the  Lincoln  Gas  Company,  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  to  erect,  construct,  and  complete  gas  works  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  aforesaid;  and  the  said 
company  is  hereby  authorized  and  permitted  to  use  and  occupy 
the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and  sidewalks  of  the 
said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  laying  down  and  repairing  all  pipes 
and  other  fixtures  for  conducting  gas  for  light,  fuel,  and  heat,  in 


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and  under  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and  sidewalks 
of  said  city,  or  any  future  addition  which  may  be  made  thereto, 
and  to  establish,  construct,  acquire,  maintain,  own,  and  operate 
within  the  corporate  limits  aforesaid  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  the 
necessary  buildings,  works,  machinery,  aj)pliances,  and  structures 
for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  and  supplying  electricity  for  the 
purpose  of  illumination  and  power  for  moving  machinery  and 
vehicles,  and  erect,  acquire,  own,  and  maintain  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  aforesaid,  and  in  and  upon  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
public  grounds,  and  sidewalk  space  of  said  city,  or  any  future 
addition  which  may  be  made  thereto,  wires,  or  other  conductors 
of  electricity,  for  conducting  electricity  for  illuminating  or  power 
purposes,  and  to  erect,  acquire,  own,  establish,  and  maintain 
within  the  corporate  limits  aforesaid,  and  in  and  upon  the  streets, 
lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and  sidewalk  space  of  said  city,  or 
any  future  addition  thereto,  posts,  poles,  towers,  and  other  struct- 
ures and  appliances  for  the  support  of  such  wires  or  other  con- 
ductors of  electricity:  Provided^  That  such  posts,  poles,  towers, 
and  other  structures  and  appliances,  including  wires  and  con- 
ductors of  electricity,  shall  be  so  erected  and  placed  as  not  to  ob- 
struct the  use  of  said  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  public  grounds,  and 
sidewalk  space  for  the  purpose  of  travel.’’ 

§ 2.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  16,  1890.  Approved  June  19,  1890.  Pub- 
lished in  News  June  19,  1890.] 


Article  VIII. 
Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  construction  of  a public  well  or  reservoir  for  the 
purpose  of  supplying  the  city  of  Lincoln  with  water  for  a system  of  water-works, 
and  for  the  purchase  or  condemnation  of  the  necessary  land  therefor. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1558.  § 1. — Well,  ETC.,  for  Water- Works. — That  a pub- 
lic well  or  reservoir  be  constructed,  either  within  the  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  or  at  a conv^enient  place  as  near  thereto  as  practica- 
ble, for  the  purpose  of  supplying  the  city  of  Lincoln  and  the 
inhabitants  thereof  with  water  for  a system  of  water-works. 
Said  well  or  reservoir  shall  be  located  at  such  place,  be  of  such 


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size,  and  tlie  curbing  and  covering  of  such  material  as  the  Mayor 
and  Council  may  deem  for  the  best  interests  of  the  city  for  the 
purposes  herein  specified,  and  the  purchase  or  condemnation  of 
the  necessary  land  therefor,  and  the  necessary  right  of  way 
thereto,  is  hereby  authorized. 

§ 2. — Land  for,  how  Obtained,  etc. — When  the  location 
of  the  well  or  reservoir  shall  have  been  established,  as  provided 
in  the  foregoing  section,  and  the  purchase  price  of  the  necessary 
land  and  the  right  of  vvay  thereto  cannot  be  agreed  upon,  the 
Mayor  and  Council  may  elect  by  ballot  five  disinterested  house- 
holders as  a commission  to  assess  all  damages  to  property  and 
real  estate  to  the  person  or  persons  whose  property  and  real  es- 
tate shall  be  taken  or  damaged  by  reason  of  the  appropriation 
to  the  city  of  Lincoln  of  the  property  and  real  estate  herein  pro- 
vided for.  In  case  of  death,  absence,  refusal,  or  neglect,  of  any 
of  said  householders  to  act  as  a commission  as  aforesaid,  the 
Mayor  and  Council  shall  elect  others  to  fill  the  panel  as  pro- 
vided herein. 

§ 3. — Commission  to  Appraise,  etc. — It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  such  commissioners,  after  subscribing  to  an  oath  faithfully 
and  impartially  to  make  the  assessment  submitted  to  them,  to 
inspect  the  property  and  real  estate  and  assess  the  damages 
which  the  owner  thereof  will  sustain  by  the  appropriation  of 
the  same  to  the  use  of  said  city  for  the  purposes  herein  provided, 
and  to  make  re[)ort  thereof  in  writing  to  the  City  Council  of 
said  city,  which  report  shall  be  S[)read  at  length  upon  the  rec- 
ords of  said  city.  Said  commissioners  shall  receive  two  dollars 
per  day  each  for  their  services,  which  amount  shall  be  paid  by 
the  city  out  of  the  water  fund.” 

§ 4. — Appraised  Value  Deposited,  etc. — Before  enter- 
ing upon  the  property  and  real  estate  approved  by  said  commis- 
sioners, the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  cause  to  be  deposited  the 
amount  of  such  appraisement  with  the  City  Treasurer  for  the 
use  and  benefit  of  the  persons  to  whom  the  same  is  payable,  and 
when  such  deposit  is  made,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  be 
authorized  to  enter  and  construct  such  well  or  reservoir. 

§ 5.  Clerk  to  Notify. — As  soon  as  said  commissioners  are 
elected,  as  herein  provided,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk 
to  notify  all  parties  interested  in  the  proposed  appropriation,  of 
such  election  and  the  time  such  assessment  will  be  made.  Such 
notice  shall  be  delivered  to  such  persons  or  left  at  their  usual 
place  of  residence.  As  soon  as  said  commissioners  make  their 


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report,  and  the  amount  thereof  is  deposited  as  herein  provided, 
said  clerk  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  filed  and  recorded  in  the 
County  Clerk’s  office  of  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska. 

§6. — When  TO  Take  Effect. — Tliis  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  January  16,  1882.  Approved  February  7,  1882. 
Published  February  8,  1882. 


Article  IX. 

Railroad  Bonds. 

AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  for  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  npon  a proposition  to  issue  and  give 
the  bonds  of  said  city  to  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Com- 
pany, to  the  amount  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  ($50,000),  to  aid  in  the  construction  of 
said  company’s  railroad. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1559.  § 1.  That  a special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Ne- 
braska, on  the  seventh  (7th)  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1885,  at 
the  places  hereinafter  specified  in  each  ward  of  said  city,  for  the 
purpose  of  enabling  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  to  vote  upon  the 
following  proposition,  that  is  to  say:  Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska,  issue  its  bonds  to 
the  amount  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  ($50,000)  with  interest 
coupons  thereto  attached,  payable  to  bearer  twenty  years  after 
their  date,  and  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  centum 
per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  1st  days  of  January 
and  July  of  each  year;  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  1st  day  of 
July,  1886,  interest  and  principal  payable  at  the  banking  house 
of  Kountze  Brothers,  in  the  city  of  New  York;  said  bonds  to 
be  issued  and  delivered  to  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri 
Valley  Railroad  Company. 

Provided,  Said  railroad  company  shall  construct  its  line  of  rail- 
road of  the  standard  gauge,  from  its  line  already  constructed  at  or 
near  the  city  of  Fremont,  in  said  state,  to  and  into  the  said  city  of 
Lincoln,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  November,  1886,  such  bonds 
to  be  issued  and  delivered  to  said  company  when  said  railroad 
shall  have  been  so  constructed  and  continuous  trains  run  thereon, 


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to  and  into  said  city,  and  when  said  railroad  company  shall  have 
provided  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  station  grounds  and  de- 
pots for  handling  freight  and  for  the  accommodation  of  passen- 
gers. 

And  shall  the  proj  er  officers  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  the 
usual  taxes,  annually  cause  to  be  levied  a tax  on  the  taxable  prop- 
erty in  said  city,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds  as 
such  interest  shall  become  due  and  payable,  and  also  after  ten 
years  from  the  date  of  said  bonds,  annually  levy  a tax  on  the 
taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  suf- 
ficient to  pay  the  principal  at  maturity. 

§ 2.  The  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  proposition 
shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows, to- wit: 

First  ward,  at  city  scales. 

Second  ward,  at  the  engine  house. 

Third  ward,  at  Byer’s  shop. 

Fourth  ward,  at  Howard^s  shop. 

And  the  ballots  voted  at  said  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  and  printed  thereon,  the  words: 

‘‘Bonds  and  tax  for  the  Frement,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Val- 
ley Railroad  Company  ; yes;’^  or,  “Bonds  and  tax  for  the  Fre- 
mont, Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company;  no.” 

§ 3.  Should  two-thirds  (f)  or  more  of  the  ballots  cast  at  said 
election  have  written  or  printed,  or  partly  written  and  partly 
printed  thereon,  the  words,  “ Bonds  and  tax  for  the  Fremont, 
Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company,  yes;”  then  the 
foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered  as  adopted,  and  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  said 
bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  time,  for  the  purpose,  and  upon 
the  conditions,  specified  in  such  proposition. 

§ 4.  There  shall  be  three  judges  and  two  clerks  appointed  by 
the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  ward,  and  the  judges  and  clerks 
so  appointed  shall  perform  the  duties  at  such  election  which  de- 
volve upon  judges  and  clerks  of  election  for  city  officers,  and 
the  returns  of  said  election  shall  be  made  by  tlie  judges  and 
clerks  thereof  to  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city,  who  shall 
canvass  the  vote  and  declare  the  result  thereof  at  the  first  regu- 
lar meeting  after  such  election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practica- 
ble. 

§ 5.  The  proposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  the 
levying  of  the  tax  as  hereinbefore  contained,  shall  be  published 


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for  at  least  four  weeks  in  the  weekly  State  Journal^  a newspaper 
published  in  said  city,  and  of  general  circulation  therein. 

§ 6.  The  polls  at  said  election  shall  be  open  at  nine  o’clock  in 
the  forenoon  and  continue  open  until  7 oclock  in  the  afternoon 
of  the  same  day. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  October  6,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  submit  to  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  a proposi- 
tion to  vote  $50,000  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  the  construction 
of  a railroad  into  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  and  to  provide  a tax  for  the  payment  thereof. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  Council 
of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1560.  § 1.  That  a special  election  be  held  in  the  several  wards 

of  said  city  for  the  purpose  of  taking  the  vote  of  the  electors  of 
said  city  upon  a proposition  to  be  submitted  to  them,  a copy  of 
which  is  hereto  annexed.  That  said  election  shall  be  held  on 
the  10th  day  of  October,  1885,  at  the  places  hereinafter  men- 
tioned of  voting  in  the  several  wards,  and  shall  be  opened  at  8 
o’clock  A.  M.  of  said  day  and  remain  open  until  6 o’clock  of  the 
afternoon  of  said  day.  The  question  on  said  proposition  shall 
be  taken  by  ballots,  and  upon  each  of  the  ballots  shall  be  printed 
or  written  the  words,  ‘^For  railroad  bonds;”  or,  ‘^Against  rail- 
road bonds.”  If  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  ballots  cast  have 
thereon  the  words,  ^‘For  railroad  bonds,”  then  it  shall  be  deemed 
and  taken  that  the  vote  is  in  favor  of  the  adoption  of  the  said 
proposition.  And  if  one-third  or  more  of  the  ballots  shall  have 
upon  them  the  words,  “Against  railroad  bonds,”  then  the  propo- 
sition shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  defeated.  The  said  election 
shall  be  conducted  and  the  result  ascertained  in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed by  law  for  general  elections,  so  far  as  such  law  is  appli- 
cable, and  according  to  the  laws  provided  for  elections  upon  such 
propositions.  And  due  record  shall  be  made  of  the  said  vote 
and  the  canvass  thereof  and  the  result  of  said  election  as  declared 
by  the  proper  authorities,  and  publication  of  the  same  shall  be 
made  according  to  law  in  such  case  made  and  provided. 

§ 2.  If  at  the  election  provided  in  the  said  proposition  more 
than  two-thirds  of  the  persons  voting  thereat  shall  vote  in  favor 
of  the  same,  such  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  $1,000 
and  duly  executed  by  the  proper  officers  of  the  city,  and  shall 


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be  deposited  in  the  hands  of  a trustee  to  be  agreed  upon  between 
the  Mayor  and  said  company,  to  be  held  by  him  and  delivered 
nj)on  the  terms  and  conditions  specified  in  the  said  proposition. 
Tliey  shall  have  annexed  thereto  interest  coupons  in  the  usual 
form,  and  be  sealed  with  the  seal  of  the  city,  and  be  payable  at 
the  office  of  Kountze  Brothers,  bankers,  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 3.  The  places  of  holding  such  election  shall  be  as  follows: 

First  ward,  at  city  scales. 

Second  ward,  at  engine  house. 

Third  ward,  Byer’s  shop. 

Fourth  ward,  Howard^s  shop. 

§ 4.  The  Mayor  shall  make  due  proclamation  of  the  said  elec- 
tion, setting  forth  at  length  therein  thi-  ordinance  and  said  propo- 
sition, and  the  same  shall  be  published  for  four  weeks  before 
said  election  in  the  Weekly  Nebraska  State  Journal  newspaper, 
and  posted  at  each  of  the  polling  places  above  mentioned,  so 
that  the  same  may  be  read  by  all  of  the  electors. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage. 

Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state 
of  Nebraska,  issue  and  donate  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway 
Company  its  bonds  to  the  amount  of  fifty  thousand  ($50,000) 
dollars,  to  bear  date  on  the  first  day  of  November,  1885,  and  be 
payable  twenty  years  after  date,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  5 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually;  interest  to  begin  to 
run  from  the  first  day  of  January,  1886,  and  be  payable  on  the 
first  day  of  July  and  January  of  each  year  thereafter  until  the 
maturity  of  said  bonds,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the 
bank  of  Kountze  Brothers,  in  the  city  of  New  York? 

And  shall  the  proper  officers  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  the 
usual  taxes,  annually  cause  to  be  levied  a tax  on  the  taxable 
property  in  said  city  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds 
as  such  interest  shall  become  due  and  payable;  and  also  such 
further  sum  as  may  be  necessary  to  create  a sinking  fund  to  pay 
the  principal  of  said  bonds  at  their  maturity? 

The  said  bonds  are  to  be  issued  and  donated  to  said  railroad 
company  in  order  to  aid  it  to  construct  its  railroad  from  a point 
on  its  line  already  constructed  in  this  state,  to  and  into  the  city 
of  Lincoln.  Said  railroad  shall  be  a first-class  railroad  of  stand- 
ard gauge,  and  connected  with  the  line  of  said  company  already 
constructed,  so  that  continuous  trains  may  be  run  thereon  from 
its  said  constructed  line  into  said  city,  the  said  already  con- 


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struced  line  being  taken  for  the  purposes  of  this  stipulation  as 
a first-class  standard-gauge  road.  Active  work  of  the  construc- 
tion of  said  railroad  shall  begin  within  thirty  days  from  the 
election  adopting  this  proposition  and  from  the  time  when  its 
adoption  shall  be  duly  declared,  so  that  the  issue  of  said  bonds 
shall  be  authorized  by  law,  and  said  railroad  shall  be  completed 
by  the  first  day  of  September,  1886.  Thirty  days  after  the 
active  work  of  constructing  said  railroad  shall  have  begun,  said 
bonds  shall  be  deposited  in  the  hands  of  a trustee  to  hold  the 
same  in  trust  for  said  company  and  said  city.  If  by  the  first 
day  of  September,  1886,  the  said  railroad  company  shall  com- 
plete said  railroad,  with  a necessary  depot  for  freight  and  pas- 
sengers at  said  city  and  other  appurtenances,  and  run  regular 
trains  thereon  from  its  already  constructed  line  in  this  state  to 
and  into  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  the  said  trustee  shall  deliver 
said  bonds  to  said  company  so  soon  as  said  railroad,  with  depot 
and  appurtenances,  shall  be  completed  as  aforesaid  and  cars  run- 
ning as  aforesaid.  But  if  said  railroad  company  shall  fail  to 
build  and  complete  said  railroad  with  depot  and  appurtenances 
at  said  city  by  the  day  last  aforesaid,  and  run  regular  trains 
thereon  from  its  already  constructed  line  to  and  into  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  then  the  said  trustee  shall  deliver  said  bonds  to  the 
Mayor  of  said  city  to  be  canceled.  Two-thirds  of  the  electors 
voting  at  said  election  must  vote  for  this  proposition  or  it  will 
not  be  adopted,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  delivered  to  said 
trustee  or  said  company. 

Approved  September  9,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  submit  to  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  a propo- 
sition to  vote  f20,000  of  bonds  of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  the  construc- 
tion of  a railroad  into  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  by  the  Mis.souri  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company,  and  to  provide  a tax  for  the  payment  thereof. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1561.  § 1.  That  a special  election  be  held  in  the  several  wards 

of  said  city  for  the  purpose  of  taking  the  vote  of  the  electors  of 
said  city  upon  a proposition  to  be  submitted  to  them,  a cojty  of 
which  is  hereto  annexed.  That  said  election  shall  be  held  on  the 
9th  day  of  January,  1886,  at  the  places  hereinafter  mentioned  of 
voting  in  the  several  wards,  and  shall  be  opened  at  nine  o’clock 
A.  M.  of  said  day,  and  remain  open  until  seven  o’clock  of  the 
afternoon  of  said  day.  The  question  on  said  proposition  shall 


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be  taken  by  ballot,  and  upon  each  of  the  ballots  shall  be  printed 
or  written  the  words,  “For  railroad  bonds;”  or,  “Against  rail- 
road bonds.”  If  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  ballots  cast  have 
thereon  the  words  “For  railroad  bonds,”  then  it  shall  be  deemed 
and  taken  that  the  vote  is  in  favor  of  the  adoption  of  the  said 
proposition.  And  if  one-third  or  more  of  the  ballots  shall  have 
upon  them  the  words  “Against  railroad  bonds,”  then  the  propo- 
sition shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  defeated.  The  said  election 
shall  be  conducted  and  the  result  ascertained  in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed by  law  for  general  elections,  so  far  as  such  law  is  a[)pli- 
cable,  and  according  to  the  laws  provided  forelections  upon  such 
propositions.  And  due  record  shall  be  made  of  the  said  vote 
and  the  canvass  thereof  and  the  result  of  said  election  as  declared 
by  the  proper  authorities,  and  publication  of  the  same  shall  be 
made  according  to  the  law  in  such  case  made  and  provided. 

§ 2.  If  at  the  election  provided  in  the  said  proposition  more 
than  two-thirds  of  the  persons  voting  thereat  shall  vote  in  favor 
of  the  same,  such  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination  of  |1,000, 
and  duly  executed  by  the  proper  officers  of  the  city,  and  shall 
be  deposited  in  the  hands  of  a trustee,  to  be  agreed  upon  between 
the  Mayor  and  said  company,  to  be  held  by  him  and  delivered 
upon  the  terms  and  conditions  specified  in  the  said  })roj)osition. 
They  shall  have  annexed  thereto  interest  coupons  in  the  usual 
form,  and  be  sealed  with  the  seal  of  the  city,  and  be  payable  at 
the  office  of  Kountze  Brothers,  bankers,  in  the  city  of  New 
York. 

§ 3.  The  places  of  holding  such  election  shall  be  as  follows: 

First  ward,  at  city  scales. 

Second  ward,  at  engine  house. 

Third  ward,  at  Byer’s  shop. 

Fourth  ward,  at  Howard’s  shop. 

§ 4.  The  Mayor  shall  make  due  proclamation  of  the  said  elec- 
tion, setting  forth  at  length  therein  this  ordinance  and  said  propo- 
sition, and  the  same  shall  be  published  for  four  weeks  before 
said  election  in  the  weekly  Nebraska  State  Journal  newspaper, 
and  posted  at  each  of  the  polling  places  above  mentioned,  so  that 
the  same  may  be  read  by  all  of  the  electors. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  accoriling  to  law. 

Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state 
of  Nebraska,  issue  and  donate  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway 
Company  its  bonds  to  the  amount  of  twenty  thousand  ($20,000) 


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dollars,  to  bear  date  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1886,  and  to 
be  payable  twenty  years  after  date,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of 
five  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually;  interest  to  be- 
gin and  run  from  date,  and  be  payable  on  the  first  day  of  July 
and  January  of  each  year  thereafter  until  the  maturity  of  said 
bonds,  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  bank  of  Kountze 
Brothers  in  the  city  of  New  York? 

And  shall  the  proper  officers  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  the 
usual  taxes,  annually  cause  to  be  levied  a tax  on  the  taxable 
property  in  said  city  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest  on  said  bonds, 
as  such  interest  shall  become  due  and  payable;  and  also  such 
further  sum  as  may  be  necessary  to  create  a sinking  fund  to  pay 
the  principal  of  said  bonds  at  their  maturity? 

The  said  bonds  are  to  be  issued  and  donated  to  said  railroad 
company  in  order  to  aid  it  to  construct  its  railroad  from  a point 
on  its  line  already  constructed  in  this  state  to  and  into  the  city 
of  Lincoln ; said  railroad  shall  be  a first-class  railroad  of  stand- 
ard gauge,  and  connected  with  the  line  of  said  company  already 
constructed,  so  that  continuous  trains  may  be  run  thereon,  from 
its  said  constructed  line  into  said  city,  the  said  already  con- 
structed line  being  taken  for  the  purposes  of  this  stipulation  as  a 
first-class  standard-gauge  road.  Said  railroad  shall  be  completed 
by  the  first  day  of  September,  1886.  Thirty  days  after  the  elec- 
tion accepting  this  proposition,  said  bonds  shall  be  deposited  in 
the  hands  of  a trustee  to  hold  the  same  in  trust  for  said  com- 
pany and  said  city.  If  by  the  first  day  of  September,  1886,  the 
said  railroad  company  shall  complete  said  railroad,  with  a neces- 
sary depot  for  freight  and  passengers  at  said  city,  and  other  ap- 
purtenances, and  run  regular  trains  thereon  from  its  already 
constructed  line  in  this  state,  to  and  into  the  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
the  said  trustees  shall  deliver  said  bonds  to  said  company  as  soon 
as  said  railroad,  with  depot  and  appurtenances,  shall  be  completed 
as  aforesaid  and  cars  running  as  aforesaid.  But  if  said  railroad 
company  shall  fail  to  build  and  complete  said  railroad,  with  de- 
pot and  appurtenances,  at  said  city  by  the  day  last  aforesaid,  and 
run  regular  trains  thereon  from  its  already  constructed  line  to 
and  into  the  city  of  Lincoln,  then  the  said  trustees  shall  deliver 
said  bonds  to  the  Mayor  of  said  city  to  be  canceled.  Two-thirds 
of  the  electors  voting  at  said  election  must  vote  for  this  proposi- 
tion or  it  will  not  be  adopted,  and  said  bonds  shall  not  be  deliv- 
ered to  said  trustee  or  said  company. 

Approved  December  8,  1885. 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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AN  OKDlNANcno  to  i>rovi(le  lor  culling'  u spechil  election  in  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, to  submit  to  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  the  question  of  aiding  the  (diicago. 
Rock  Island  and  Racilic  Railway  Company  in  constructing  its  railroad  from  a point 
in,  or  in  the  vicinity  of.  South  Omaha  to  said  city  of  Lincoln,  by  issuing  to  said 
company  the  bonds  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  in  the  amount  of  fifty  thousand  dollars, 
and  for  the  levy  of  an  annual  tax  to  pay  the  interest  on  such  bonds,  and  also  for 
the  levy  of  such  additional  tax  as  will  create  a sinking  fixnd  sufficient  to  pay  the 
principal  of  such  bonds  at  their  maturity. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1562.  § 1.  That  a special  election  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 

called  to  be  held  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lan- 
caster, in  the  state  of  Nebraska,  on  Tuesday,  the  26th  day  of 
June,  1890,  for  the  purpose  of  submitting  to  the  legal  voters  of 
said  city  the  following  question  and  proposition,  that  is  to  say: 
Shall  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  in  the  state 
of  Nebraska,  aid  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  a corporation  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in  constructing 
its  railroad  from  a point  in,  or  in  the  vicinity  of.  South  Omaha, 
in  said  state,  to  said  city  of  Lincoln,  by  issuing  to  the  said  rail- 
way company  fifty  bonds  of  said  city,  of  the  denomination  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each;  said  bonds  to  be  dated  on  the  first  day  of 
October,  1890,  and  payable  to  the  bearer  at  the  fiscal  agency  of 
said  state  of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York,  twenty  years 
after  the  date  thereof;  to  be  redeemed  at  the  option  of  said  city 
at  the  fiscal  agency  aforesaid  at  any  time  after  ten  years  from  the 
date  thereof,  and  to  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  five  per  centum 
per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first  day  of  January 
and  July  of  each  year,  for  which  interest  coupons  shall  be  at- 
tached, payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  aforesaid?  And,  shall  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  or  other  person  or 
persons  charged  by  law  with  levying  the  taxes  for  said  city  for 
the  time  being,  cause  to  be  levied  semi-annually,  on  all  the  tax- 
able property  of  said  city,  a tax  sufficient  for  the  payment  of  the 
interest  on  said  coupon  bonds  as  it  shall  become  due,  and  also 
cause  to  be  levied  such  additional  annual  tax  as  shall  create  a 
sinking  fund  sufficient  to  pay  the  principal  of  said  bonds  at  their 
maturity?  Provided^  That  said  city  shall  only  be  liable  to  pay 
the  interest  on  said  bonds  from  the  time  said  railway  company 
shall  become  entitled  to  receive  the  same  as  hereinafter  provided  : 
And  Provided  further  ^ That  said  bonds  shall  be  issued  to  said 
railway  company  when  said  railway  company  shall  construct  its 
line  of  railroad  of  the  standard  gauge  from  a point  in,  or  in  the 
vicinity  of.  South  Omaha,  Nebraska,  to  and  into  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  July,  1891,  such 


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bonds  to  be  issued  and  delivered  to  said  company  when  said  rail- 
road shall  have  been  so  constructed,  and  continuous  trains  run- 
ning thereon  to  and  into  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  when  said  rail- 
way company  shall  have  provided,  within  the  limits  of  said  city, 
station  grounds  and  depots  for  handling  freight  and  for  accom- 
modation of  passengers : And  Provided  further^  That  said  bonds 
shall  be  issued  by  the  proper  authorities  and  officers  of  said  city, 
by  said  officers  preparing,  signing,  sealing  said  bonds,  and  deliv- 
ering the  same  to  said  railway  company  upon  the  full  perform- 
ance, by  said  company,  of  each  and  all  of  the  conditions  prece- 
dent, set  forth  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 2.  The  places  where  the  vote  upon  the  foregoing  proposition 
shall  be  had  and  taken  in  said  city  of  Lincoln  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows, to-wit: 

First  ward,  at  Engine  House  No.  1. 

Second  ward,  at  Ensign^s  livery  barn. 

Third  ward,  at  1320  O street. 

Fourth  ward,  at  the  Lindell  hotel. 

Fifth  ward,  at  Stutheit’s  grocery  store. 

Sixth  ward,  at  Nightingale’s  store,  corner  27th  and  O streets. 

Seventh  ward,  at  Brown’s  lumber  yard. 

§ 3.  At  the  special  election  so  called  and  to  be  held,  the  ques- 
tion set  forth  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  taken  and 
submitted  to  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  in  the  following  form, 
that  is  to  say  : The  form  of  the  ballots  to  be  used  in  such  elec- 
tion in  favor  of  said  question  and  proposition  shall  be  as  follows  : 
“For  the  issue  of  bonds  in  aid  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and 
Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the  levy  of  taxes  to  pay  the  in- 
terest thereon  and  principal  thereof.”  And  the  form  of  the  bal- 
lots to  be  used  at  such  election  against  said  question  and  proposi- 
tion shall  be:  “Against  the  issue  of  bonds  in  aid  of  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the  levy  of  taxes 
to  pay  the  interest  thereon  and  the  principal  thereof.” 

§ 4.  Should  two-thirds  (f)  or  more  of  the  ballots  cast  at  said 
election  have  written  or  printed,  or  partly  written  and  partly 
printed  thereon,  the  words  “For  the  issue  of  bonds  in  aid  of  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the 
levy  of  taxes  to  pay  the  interest  thereon  and  the  principal 
thereof — Yes,”  then  the  foregoing  proposition  shall  be  considered 
as  adopted,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  au- 
thorized to  issue  said  bonds  and  levy  such  tax  at  the  time,  for 
the  purpose  of,  and  upon  the  condition  specified  in  such  proposi- 


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tioii.  And  the  bonds  so  voted  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
City  Clerk  as  provided  by  law:  Provided,  That  said  bonds  shall 
not  be  issued,  signed,  sealed,  or  delivered  to  said  railway  com- 
pany until  said  railroad  shall  be  built  and  completed,  with  pas- 
senger and  freight  trains  running  daily,  both  ways,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  carrying  passengers  and  freiglit,  between  a point  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  city  of  South  Omaha,  Nebraska,  and  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

§ 5.  There  shall  be  three  (3)  judges  and  two  (2)  clerks  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  and  Council  for  each  of  the  wards  of  said 
city,  and  the  judges  and  clerks  so  appointed  shall  perform  the 
duties  at  such  election  which  devolve  upon  the  judges  and  clerks 
of  election  for  city  officers,  and  the  returns  of  said  election  shall 
be  made  up  by  the  judges  and  clerks  thereof,  and  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  said  city  shall  canvass  the  vote  and  declare  the 
result  thereof  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  such  election,  or 
as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable. 

§ 6.  The  {)roposition  for  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  and  the 
levying  of  the  tax  as  hereinbefore  contained  shall  be  published 
for  at  least  four  (4)  weeks  in  some  newspaper  of  general  circula- 
tion published  in  said  city. 

§ 7.  The  polls  at  said  election  shall  be  open  at  9 o’clock  in 
the  forenoon,  and  continue  open  until  7 o’clock  in  the  afternoon 
of  the  same  day. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  })ublication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  27,  1890.  Approved  May  27,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  issue  and  deliver  bonds  to  the 

amount  of  ^50,000  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company. 

1563.  Whereas,  At  a special  election  held  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  Nebraskn,  on  the  26th  day  of  June,  1890,  to  vote  upon 
a proposition  submitted  by  an  ordinance  calling  a special  election 
in  the  city  of  I./incoln,  Nebraska,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling 
the  legal  voters  of  Lincoln  to  vote  njion  a jiroposition  as  follows: 
“Shall  the  city  of  Ijincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  in  the 
state  of  Nebraska,  aid  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  a corporation  in  the  state  of  Nebraska,  in 
constructing  its  railroad  from  a point  in  the  vicinity  of  South 
Omaha,  in  said  state,  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  by  issuing  to  said 
railway  company  fifty  bonds  of  said  city,  in  the  denomination  of 


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one  thousand  dollars  each,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  the  first  day  of 
October,  1890,  and  payable  to  the  bearer  at  the  fiscal  agency  of 
said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
twenty  years  after  the  date  thereof,  to  be  redeemed  at  the  option 
of  said  city  at  the  fiscal  agency  aforesaid  at  any  time  after  ten 
years  from  the  date  thereof,  and  to  pay  interest  at  the  rate  of  five 
per  centum  per  annum,  and  payable  semi-annually  on  the  first 
days  of  January  and  July,  in  each  year,  for  which  interest 
coupons  shall  be  attached,  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  as  afore- 
said; and  shall  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln, or  other  person  or  persons  charged  by  law  with  levying  the 
taxes  for  said  city,  for  the  time  being,  cause  to  be  levied  semi- 
annually on  all  taxable  property  of  said  city  a tax  sufficient  for 
the  payment  of  the  interest  on  said  coupon  bonds  as  it  shall  be- 
come due,  and  also  cause  to  be  levied  such  additional  annual  tax 
as  shall  create  a sinking  fund  sufficient  to  pay  the  principal  of 
said  bonds  at  their  maturity  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  ascertained  by  the  canvass  of  the 
votes  cast  at  said  election  that  the  proposition  contained  in  said 
ordinance  was  carried  by  the  requisite  majority,  of  more  than 
two-thirds  of  all  votes  cast  at  said  election  ; therefore 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

§ 1.  That  the  city  of  Lincoln  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue 
coupon  bonds  in  denomination  of  $1,000  each,  to  the  amount  of 
$50,000,  payable  to  the  bearer  twenty  years  after  date,  and  re- 
deemable at  the  option  of  said  city  at  any  time  after  ten  years 
from  the  date  thereof,  said  bonds  to  be  dated  October  1st,  1890, 
and  to  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  5 per  cent  per  annum,  paya- 
ble semi-annually  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state  of  Nebraska 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  said  bonds  to  bear  interest  from  Jan- 
uary 1st,  1892. 

§ 2.  Said  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  Clerk  of  said  city,  who  shall  affix  thereto  the  seal  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  attached  coupons  shall  have  the  signa- 
ture of  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  thereto,  and  thereupon  to  be  de- 
livered to  said  company. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

] Passed  March  15,  1892.  Approved  March  17,1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Stin  March  19,  1892.] 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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Article  X. 

Paving  Districts. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  section  1 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating 
paving  district  No.  one  (1)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,”  approved  April  9,  1887,  and  the 
better  to  define  the  limits  of  said  district. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  the  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coin : 

1564.  § 1.  That  section  1 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordi- 

nance creating  paving  district  No.  one  (1)  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln,’^ approved  April  9,  1887,  be  amended  so  as  to  read  as 
follows: 

That  paving  district  No.  one  (1)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  said  paving  district  to  include 
that  portion  of  O street  in  said  city  from  the  west  side  of  Seventh 
street  to  the  east  side  of  Ninth  street;  also  that  portion  of  N 
street  in  said  city  from  the  west  side  of  Seventh  street  to  the  east 
side  of  Ninth  street;  also  that  portion  of  P street  in  said  city 
from  the  west  side  of  Seventh  street  to  the  east  side  of  Ninth 
street;  also  that  portion  of  Q street  and  R street  in  said  city  from 
the  west  side  of  Seventh  street  to  the  east  side  of  Ninth  street; 
also  tliat  portion  of  S street  in  said  city  from  the  west  side  of 
Eighth  street  to  the  east  side  of  Ninth  street;  also  that  portion 
of  Seventh  street  in  said  city  from  the  south  side  of  N street  to 
the  north  side  of  R street;  also  that  portion  of  Eighth  street  in 
said  city  from  the  south  side  of  N street  to  the  north  side  of  S 
street ; also  that  portion  of  Ninth  street  in  said  city  from  tlie 
south  side  of  N street  to  the  north  side  of  S street,  witli  all  estate 
on  both  sides  of  said  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  and  S streets,  and  Seventh, 
Eighth,  and  Ninth  streets,  to  the  depth  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
(150)  feet. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  6th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1887. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  section  1 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating 
paving  district  No.  2 in  the  city  of  Lincoln,”  approved  April  9,  1887,  and  the  better 
to  define  the  limits  of  said  district. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Couneil  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

§ 1.  That  section  1 of  an  ordinance  entitled  ^‘An  ordinance 
creating  paving  district  No.  2 in  the  city  of  Lincoln/’  approved 
April  9,  1887,  be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows:  That  pav- 
ing district  No.  2 (two)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  the  same 
hereby  is  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include  that  portion 
of  N and  O and  P streets  in  said  city  from  the  east  side  of  Ninth 
street  to  the  west  side  of  Fourteenth  street;  also  all  that  portion 
of  Q street  in  said  city  from  the  east  side  of  Ninth  street  to  the 
east  side  of  Eleventh  street;  also  all  that  portion  of  Tenth  street 
in  said  city  from  the  north  side  of  N street  to  the  south  side  of 
Q street;  also  all  that  portion  of  Eleventh  street  in  said  city  from 
the  south  side  of  J street  to  the  south  side  of  Q street;  also  all 
that  jiortion  of  Twelfth  street  in  said  city  from  the  north  side  of 
N street  to  the  south  side  of  P street;  also  all  that  portion  of 
Thirteenth  street  in  said  city  from  the  north  side  of  N street  to 
the  south  side  of  P street,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  N, 
O,  P,  Q,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth,  and  Thirteenth  streets,  to 
the  depth  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  6th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  districts  numbers  3,  4.  b,  6,  7,  and  8 in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  defining  the  limits  of  said  districts,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway 
of  streets  in  said  districts  between  curb  lines,  and  repealing  “An  ordinance  creating 
paving  districts  Nos.  3,  4,  and  5 in  the  city  of  Lincoln,”  approved  February  2,  1888. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1565.  § 1.  That  paving  district  No.  3,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 

be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created.  The  said  paving  district  shall 
include  that  portion  of  O street,  in  said  city,  from  the  west  line 
of  Fourteenth  street  to  the  west  line  of  Twenty-seventh  street, 
and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  O street  to  the  depth  of  150  feet. 
The  roadway  between  curb  lines  shall  be  seventy  feet  in  width. 

§ 2.  That  paving  district  No.  4,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include 
that  portion  of  N street  from  the  west  line  of  Fourteenth  street 


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to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  M street  from  the  east  line 
of  Eleventh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  Twelfth 
and  Thirteenth  streets  from  the  south  line  of  N street  to  the  north 
line  of  M street,  and  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  streets  from  the 
south  line  of  O street  to  the  north  line  of  M street,  and  all  estate 
on  both  sides  of  said  streets  to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  road- 
way between  curb  lines  on  all  streets  100  feet  wide  shall  be  sixty 
feet,  and  on  all  streets  120  feet  wide  shall  be  seventy  feet. 

§ 3.  That  paving  district  No.  5,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include 
that  ])ortion  of  P street  from  the  east  line  ot  Fourteenth  to  the 
west  line  of  Sixteenth  streets,  street  from  the  east  line  of  Elev- 
etith  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  stieet,  R street  from  the 
east  line  of  Ninth  street  to  the  west  line  of  Seventeenth  street, 
S street  from  the  east  line  of  Ninth  street  to  the  west  line  of 
Tenth  street,  Ninth  street  from  the  north  line  of  S street  to  the 
south  line  of  T street,  Tenth  street  from  the  north  line  of  Q street 
to  the  south  line  of  T street.  Eleventh  street  from  the  north  line 
of  Q,  street  to  the  south  line  of  R street.  Twelfth  street  from  the 
north  line  of  P street  to  the  south  line  of  R street.  Thirteenth 
street  from  the  north  line  of  Pstieet  to  the  south  line  of  Rstreet, 
Fourteenth  street  from  the  north  line  of  O street  to  the  south 
line  of  U street,  Ffteenth  street  from  the  north  line  of  O street 
to  the  south  line  of  P street,  Sixteenth  street  from  the  north  line 
of  Q street  to  the  south  line  of  V street,  and  all  estate  on  both 
sides  of  said  streets  to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  roadway  l>e- 
tween  curbs  shall  be  as  follows,  to-wit:  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh, 
Sixteenth,  and  that  portion  of  R street  between  Ninth  and  Tenth 
streets,  shall  be  fifty  feet  in  width,  S street  between  Ninth  and 
Tenth  shall  be  fifty  feet  in  width,  P and  Q streets  shall  be  forty 
feet  in  width,  and  that  portion  of  R street  from  the  east  line  of 
Tenth  to  the  west  line  of  Seventeenth  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width, 
and  Fifteenth  street,  between  O and  P,  shall  be  sixteen  feet  in 
width,  and  Fourteenth  street  from  O to  south  line  of  U street 
shall  be  forty  feet  wide. 

§ 4.  That  paving  district  No.  6,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include 
that  ])ortion  of  L street  from  the  east  line  of  Eleventh  street  to 
the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  K street  from  the  east  line  of 
Eleventh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  J street  from 
the  west  line  of  Eleventh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Fourteenth 
street^  Twelfth  street  from  the  south  line  of  M street  to  the  north 


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line  of  J street,  Thirteenth  street  from  the  south  line  of  M street 
to  the  north  line  of  J street,  Fourteenth  street  from  the  soutli 
line  of  M street  to  the  north  line  of  H street.  Fifteenth  street 
from  the  south  line  of  M street  to  the  north  line  of  K street,  and 
all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  streets  to  the  depth  of  150  feet. 
The  roadway  between  the  curb  lines  shall  be  as  follows,  to-wit: 
All  streets  in  district  to  have  roadway  forty  feet  in  width  ex- 
cepting Fifteenth  street  between  M and  K streets,  and  J street 
from  Eleventh  street  to  Fourteenlh  street,  which  shall  have  a 
roadway  of  fifty  feet  in  width. 

§ 5.  That  paving  district  No.  7,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include 
that  portion  of  Ninth  street  from  the  south  line  of  N street  to 
to  the  north  line  of  H street.  Tenth  street  from  the  south  line  of 
N street  to  the  north  line  of  G street,  H street  from  the  east 
line  of  Ninth  street  to  the  west  line  of  Tenth  street,  and  J,  K,  L, 
and  M streets  from  the  east  line  of  Eighth  street  to  the  west 
line  of  Eleventh  street,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  streets 
to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  roadway  between  curb  lines  shall 
be  as  follows,  to-wit:  Tenth  street  from  N street  to  J street,  and 
Ninth  street  from  N street  to  H street,  shall  be  fifty  feet  in  width. 
Tenth  street  from  J street  to  G street  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width, 
and  H,  J,  K,  and  L streets  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width,  and  M 
street  from  Eighth  street  to  Eleventh  street  shall  be  sixty  feet  in 
width. 

§ 6.  That  paving  district  No.  8,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include 
that  portion  of  Eleventh  street  from  the  south  line  of  J street  to 
the  north  line  of  C street,  and  D,  E,  F,  G,  and  H streets  from 
the  east  line  of  Tenlh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Twelfth  street, 
and  all  estate  on  both  side  of  saids  streets  to  the  depth  of  150  feet. 
The  roadway  between  curb  lines  shall  be  as  follows,  to-wit: 
Eleventh  street  from  the  south  line  of  J street  to  the  north  line 
of  C street  shall  be  fifty  feet  in  width,  and  D,  E,  F,  G,  and  H 
streets,  from  the  east  line  of  Tenth  street  to  the  west  line  of 
Twelfth  street,  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width. 

§ 7.  That  an  ordinance  entitled.  An  ordinance  creating  paving 
districts  Nos.  3,  4,  and  5 in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  approved 
February  2,  1888,  shall  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

§ 8.  That  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

A Improved  February  23,  1888. 


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AN  ()RI)INAN(:K  to  amend  section  1 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating 
paving  districts  numbers  B,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8 in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the  limits 
of  said  districts,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets  in  said  districts 
between  curb  lines,  and  repealing  an  ordinunce  creating  paving  districts  Nos.  3,  4, 
and  5 in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  approved  February  2,  1888.”  Approved  February  23, 
1888. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

1567.  § 1.  That  section  4 of  the  above  described  ordinance 

be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows:  Sec.  4. 
That  paving  district  No.  6,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and  the 
same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district  to  include  that 
portion  of  L street  from  the  east  line  of  Eleventh  street  to  the 
west  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  K street  from  the  east  line  of 
Eleventh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  J street 
from  east  line  of  Eleventh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Fourteenth 
street.  Twelfth  street  from  the  south  line  of  M street  to  the 
north  line  of  J street,  Thirteenth  street  from  the  south  line  of 
M street  to  the  north  line  of  J street.  Fourteenth  street  from 
the  south  line  of  M street  to  the  north  line  of  H street.  Fif- 
teenth street  from  the  south  line  of  M street  to  the  north  line  of 
K street,  and  all  estate  on  both  side  of  said  streets  to  the  depth 
of  150  feet.  The  roadway  between  the  curb  lines  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit : All  streets  in  district  to  have  roadways  forty 
feet  in  width,  excepting  Fifteenth  street  betweeti  M and  K 
streets,  J street  from  Eleventh  to  Fourteenth,  K street  from 
Fourteenth  to  Sixteenth,  and  Fourteenth  street  from  K to  north 
line  of  H street,  which  shall  have  a roadway  of  fifty  feet  in 
width. 

§ 2.  That  section  4,  as  now  existing,  be  and  the  ^ame  is  hereby 
repealed.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage  and  approval  and  publication  according  to 
law. 

Approved  September  7,  1889. 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  district  number  13  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining 
the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets  in  said 
district  between  the  curb  lines. 

Be  it  or  darned  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1570.  §1.  That  paving  district  number  thirteen  (13),  in  the 

city  of  Lincoln,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said 
jiaving  district  shall  include  that  portion  of  Sixteenth  street  in 
said  city  from  the  north  line  of  O street  northward  to  the  north 
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line  of  Q street,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  Sixteenth 
street  to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  roadway  in  said  district 
between  curb  lines  shall  be  50  feet  in  width. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  ])ublication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  March  28,  1890.  Approved  March  31,  1890.] 


AN  (JROINANCE  creating  paving  district  nnniber  17,  in  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  defining 
the  limits  of  said  district,  establishing  the  widtli  of  the  roadways  of  streets  in  said 
district  between  enrb  lines,  and  ordering  the  paving  of  said  district. 

Be  it  orddinecl  by  the  3Iayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1574.  § 1.  That  paving  district  number  17,  in  the  city  of 

Lincoln,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  paving 
district  shall  include  that  portion  of  Fifteenth  street  in  .said  city, 
from  the  south  side  of  H street  .southward  to  the  north  side  of 
A street  and  including  the  real  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  street 
to  the  depth  of  150  feet. 

§ 2.  That,  Whereas,  A majority  of  the  property  owners  of 
the  feet  frontage  on  said  Fifteenth  street,  commencing  at  the 
south  side  of  H street  and  extending  to  the  north  side  of  A 
street,  have  jietitioued  for  the  laying  out  of  said  street  as  a 
boulevard,  and  the  parking  of  the  same,  it  is  hereby  ordered 
that  said  street  or  district  shall  be  macadamized,  and  that  the 
roadways  shall  be  twenty-five  (25)  feet  in  width,  commencing  at 
an  established  curb  line  which  shall  be  twenty  feet  from  the  lot 
line,  and  that  the  thirty  (30)  feet  in  the  center  of  said  street  shall 
be  seeded  with  grass  and  planted  with  trees  and  otherwise  orna- 
mented, the  same  extending  from  the  .south  side  of  H street  to 
the  north  side  of  A street : Provided,  however,  That  said  mac- 
adamizing, parking,  beautifying,  and  improving  will  be  done 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  and  City 
Engineer,  and  under  such  reasonable  regulations  as  they  may 
provide. 

§ 3.  That  at  the  intersection  of  streets,  along  said  Fifteenth 
street,  the  intersection  shall  be  eighty  feet  wide,  and  that  the 
said  intersection  shall  be  macadamized  to  the  full  width  of 
eighty  (80)  feet. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  pa.ssage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  the  8th  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1890.  Approved 
the  8th  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1890.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  district  No.  20. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council: 

1575.  Tliat  paving  district  No.  20  is  hereby  created  and  shall 
embrace  Twenty-fifth  (25th),  Twenty-sixth  (26th),  and  Twenty- 
seventh  (27th)  streets  from  O street  to  the  south  side  of  N street, 
and  N street  from  Twenty-fifth  to  Twenty -seventh  streets,  and 
the  real  estate  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  on  either  side  of  said 
streets.  The  roadway  between  said  curb  lines  shall  be  forty  feet. 

This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  December  22,  1890.  Approved  December  26,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCJ]  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating  paving  dis- 
trict No.  12  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and 
establishing  the  width  of  roadway  in  said  streets,”  passed  January  20, 1800,  and  ap- 
proved January  21,  1890. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

1576.  That  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘‘An  ordi- 
nance creating  paving  district  No.  12’’  be  amended  to  read  as 
follows : 

“§  1.  That  paving  district  No.  12,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  district  shall  com- 
prise and  include  all  that  part  of  Seventeenth  street  lying  between 
L street  and  South  street  and  including  all  estate  on  both  sides 
of  said  Seventeenth  street  between  L and  South  street  to  the 
depth  of  150  feet  on  each  side,  the  roadway  in  said  district  to  be 
forty  feet  in  width  between  the  curb  lines.” 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  from  and  after 
its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  December  29,  1890.  Approved  December  31,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  district  No.  nineteen  (19)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  de- 
fining the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets 
in  said  district  between  curb  lines. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1577.  § 1.  That  paving  district  number  nineteen  (19),  in  the 

city  of  Lincoln,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said 
paving  district  shall  include  that  portion  of  L and  M street  in 
said  city  from  the  west  side  of  16th  street  to  the  east  side  of  19th 
|treet^  and  also  16th,  17th,  18th,  and  19th  streets  from  the  south 


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side  of  N street  to  the  south  side  of  L street,  and  all  estate  on 
both  sides  of  said  streets  to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  roadway 
in  said  district  between  curb  lines  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width. 

§ 2 This  ordinance  shall  take  elfect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  29th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1890.  Approved  31st 
day  of  December,  A.  D.  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  “An  ordinance  to  amend  section  three  (3)  of  an  ordinance 
approved  February  23,  1888,  creating  paving  districts  numbers  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8,  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the  limits  of  said  districts,  and  establishing  the  width 
of  roadway  of  streets  in  said  district  between  curb  lines,  and  repealing  ‘An  ordi- 
nance creating  paving  districts  numbers  3,  4,  and  5,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,’  ap- 
proved February  2,  1888,’’  approved  May  27,  1890. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayo?'  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Lincoln : 

1580.  § 1.  That ‘‘An  ordinance  to  amend  section  three  (3)  of 

an  ordinance  approved  February  23,  1888,  creating  paving  dis- 
tricts numbers  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  and  8,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  de- 
fining the  limits  of  said  districts,  and  establishing  the  width  of 
roadway  of  streets  in  said  districts  between  curb  lines,  and  re- 
pealing ‘An  ordinance  creating  paving  districts  numbers  3,  4,  and 
5,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,’  approved  Februar)  2, 1888,”  approved 
May  27,  1890,  be  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

§ 2.  That  paving  district  number  five  (5)  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  paving  district 
to  include  that  portion  of  P street  from  the  east  line  of  Four- 
teenth to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  streets;  Q street  from  the 
east  line  of  Eleventh  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  street; 
R street  from  the  east  line  of  Ninth  street  to  the  west  line  of 
Seventh  street;  S street  from  the  east  line  of  Ninth  street  to  the 
west  line  of  Tenth  street;  Ninth  street  from  the  north  line  of  S 
street  to  the  south  line  of  T street;  Tenth  street  from  the  north 
line  of  Q street  to  the  south  line  of  T street;  Eleventh  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Q street  to  the  south  line  of  R street; 
Twelfth  street  from  the  north  line  of  P street  to  the  south  line 
of  R street;  Thirteenth  street  from  the  north  line  of  P street  to 
the  south  line  of  R street;  Fourteenth  street  from  the  north  line 
of  O to  the  south  line  of  U street;  Fifteenth  street  from  the 
north  line  of  O street  to  the  south  line  of  P street;  Sixteenth 
street  from  the  north  line  of  Q street  to  the  south  line  of  V 
street;  and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  streets  to  the  depth  of 


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one  hundred  and  lifty  (150)  feet,  except  that  estate  on  the  west  of 
Sixteenth  street  between  Q street  and  11  street,  and  that  estate  on 
tlie  east  of  Fourteenth  street  between  Q street  and  R street,  which 
shall  be  to  the  depth  of  three  hundred  and  sixty  (360)  feet.  The 
roadway  between  curbs  shall  be  as  follows,  to-wit;  Ninth,  Tenth, 
Eleventh,  Sixteenth,  and  that  portion  of  R street  between  Ninth 
and  Tenth  street  shall  be  fifty  (50)  feet  in  width ; S street  between 
Ninth  and  Tenth  streets  shall  be  fifty  (50)  feet  in  width ; P street 
shall  be  sixty  (60)  feet  in  width;  Q,  street  shall  be  forty  feet  in 
width,  and  that  portion  of  R street  from  the  east  line  of  Tenth 
street  to  the  west  line  of  Seventeenth  street  shall  be  forty  (40)  feet 
in  width,  and  Fifteenth  street  between  O atid  P streets  shall  be 
sixteen  feet  in  width;  and  Fourteenth  street  from  O to  south 
line  of  U street  shall  be  forty  feet  wide. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  April  20,  1891.  Approved  April  23,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  section  two  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to 
amend  section  two  of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance 
creating  paving  district  number  nine  (9)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  better  define 
and  otherwise  change  the  limits  of  said  district,  approved  March  11,  1890,’  ap- 
proved July  9,  1890,’’  approved  July  80,  1891. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln ^ 
Nebraska  : 

1582.  § 1.  Thatsection  2 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordi- 

nance to  amend  section  2 of  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘An  ordinance  to 
amend  an  ordinance  creating  paving  district  number  nine(9)  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  to  better  define  and  otherwise  change  the  limits  of 
said  district,  approved  March  11,  1890,’ approved  July  9,  1890,” 
approved  July  30,  1891,  and  reading  as  follows:  “That  paving 
district  number  nine  (9)  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and 
said  district  shall  include  that  portion  of  Twenty-seventh  (27) 
street  from  the  south  side  of  O street  to  the  south  side  of  Y 
street.  The  roadway  between  curb  lines  on  said  Twenty-seventh 
street  shall  be  forty  feet  wide  between  curb  lines,  excejit  on  that 
part  of  Twenty-seventh  street  between  O street  and  R street: 
Providing^  That  the  roadway  on  Twenty-seventh  street  between 
O street  and  R street  shall  be  forty -seven  feet  wide  more  or  less 
so  as  to  leave  fifteen  feet  on  each  side  between  curb  line  and  prop- 
erty line  on  Twenty-seventh  street.  Thecenter  line  of  said  road- 
way between  O and  R on  Twenty-seventh  street  to  be  the  center 


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line  of  Twenty-seventh  street  as  platted/^  be  amended  to  read  as 
follows : 

2.  That  paving  district  number  nine  (9)  be  and  the  same 
is  herel)y  created,  and  said  district  shall  include  that  portion  of 
Twenty-seventh  street  from  the  south  side  of  O street  to  the 
south  side  of  Y street.  The  roadway  between  curb  lines  on 
said  Twenty-seventh  street  shall  be  forty  feet  wide  between  curb 
lines,  except  on  that  part  of  Twenty-seventh  street  between  O 
and  R street  and  between  Vine  and  Y street:  Providing,  That 
the  roadway  on  Twenty-seventh  street  between  O street  and  R 
street  shall  be  forty-seven  feet  wide,  more  or  less,  so  as  to  leave 
fifteen  feet  on  each  side  between  curb  line  and  properly  line  of 
Twenty-seventh  street.  The  center  line  of  said  roadway  be- 
tween O and  R on  Twenty-seventh  street  to  be  the  center  line  of 
Twenty-seventh  street  as  platted, and  provided  Twenty -seventh 
street  between  the  south  side  of  Vine  street  and  the  south  side  of 
Y street  shall  be  forty-six  wide. 

§ 3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed.  This  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
})ublication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  November  24,  1891.  Approved  November  25,  1891. 
Published  in  Laborer  November  28,  1891.] 


AN  ordinance;  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating  paving  dis- 
trict No.  11  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establish- 
ing the  width  of  roadway  of  streets  in  said  district  between  curb  lines,  and  repeal- 
ing an  ordinance  creating  paving  district  No.  11,”  approved  December  30th,  1889. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Neb. : 

1583.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  creating  paving  district  No. 

1 1 in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and 
establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  street  in  said  district  be- 
tween curb  lines,  and  repealing  an  ordinance  creating  jiaving  dis- 
trict No.  11,  approved  December  30th,  1889,  be  amended  to  read 
as  follows  : 

§ 2.  That  paving  district  No.  11  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  the  said  jiaving  district  to  include 
that  portion  of  L street  from  the  east  side  of  5th  street  to  the 
east  side  of  8th  street,  6ih  street  from  the  north  side  of  K street 
to  the  south  side  of  L street,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said 


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streets  (othe  depth  of  150  feet.  Tlie  roadway  between  tl»e  enrb 
lines  shall  be  forty  leet  in  width. 

§ 3.  Tliatall  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  inconflict  here- 
with are  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  March  8,  1892.  Approved  March  11,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  March  12,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  alley  paving  district  No.  four  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defin- 
ing the  limits  of  said  district. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayoi'  ayid  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1584.  § 1.  That  alley  paving  district  No.  four  in  the  city  of 

Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  district 
shall  comprise  and  include  all  the  alleys  in  block  66,  block  68,  and 
block  100,  of  the  original  city  of  Lincoln,  and  including  all  of 
the  estate  on  both  sides  of  the  alleys  in  said  numbered  blocks  to 
the  depth  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet. 

This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  2,  1892.  Approved  August  5,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  6,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating  paving  dis- 
trict number  eighteen  (18)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the  limits  of  said  dis- 
trict, and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets  in  .said  district  between 
curb  lines,’’  passed  and  approved  the  5111  day  February,  1891,  by  changing  the  width 
of  roadway  of  streets  in  said  district  between  curb  lines,  an<l  to  rei)eal  said  origi- 
nal ordinance. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1585.  § 1.  That  section  one  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An 

ordinance  creating  district  number  eighteen  (18)  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the 
width  of  roadway  of  streets  in  said  district,^’  passed  and  ap- 
proved the  5th  day  of  February,  1891,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  to  read  as  follows: 

“§  1.  That  paving  district  number  eighteen  (18)  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  said  paving 
district  shall  include  all  that  portion  of  N street  from  west  side 
of  Sixteenth  to  east  side  of  Nineteenth  streets,  and  also  that 
portion  of  Sixteenth  street  from  the  south  line  of  N street  to  the 
south  line  of  O street.  Seventeenth  street  from  the  south  line  of 


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N to  the  south  line  of  O street,  Eighteenth  street  from  the  south 
line  of  N to  the  south  line  of  O street,  and  Nineteenth  (19th) 
street  from  the  south  line  of  N to  the  south  line  of  O street,  and 
all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  Sixteenth,  Seventeenth,  Eigh- 
teenth, Nineteenth,  and  N streets  to  the  depth  of  150  feet 
The  roadway  in  said  district  between  curb  lines  shall  be  fifty 
feet  in  width  on  Sixteenth,  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth,  and  Nine- 
teenth streets  and  sixty  feet  on  N street.’^ 

§ 2.  That  section  one  of  said  ordinance  as  now  existing  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  16, 1892.  Approved  August  20, 1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  22,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  alley  paving  district  number  five  (5)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and  ordering  the  grading  and  paving  done. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1586.  § 1.  That  alley  paving  district  number  five  (5)  in  the 

the  city  of  Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the 
same  shall  include  the  alley  in  the  block  bounded  by  P street  on 
the  south.  Fourteenth  street  on  the  west,  Q street  on  the  north, 
and  Sixteenth  on  the  east.  The  roadway  therein  to  be  sixteen 
feet  in  width. 

§ 2.  That,  Whereas,  the  owners  of  three-fifths  of  the  feet 
front  of  property  abutting  upon  the  alley  in  said  block  and  pav- 
ing district  have  united  in  a petition  requesting  that  the  said  alley 
and  district  be  paved,  it  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  said  alley  and 
district  shall  be  paved  with  two  courses  of  brick  on  sand,  and 
that  the  cost  of  such  grading  and  paving  shall  be  assessed  against 
the  property  abutting  against  such  alley. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  })assage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  16, 1892.  Approved  August  20,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  22,  1892.] 


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585 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  district  No.  21  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the 
limits  of  said  district,  establishing  the  width  of  the  roadway  of  streets  in  said  dis- 
trict between  curb  lines,  and  to  repeal  an  ordinance  creating  said  district. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1587.  § 1.  That  paving  district  No.  24  of  the  city  of  Lin- 

coln be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  tlie  said  paving  dis- 
trict shall  include  that  portion  of  Fourteenth  street  from  the 
north  line  of  U street  in  said  city  to  a line  opposite  an  extension 
of  the  south  line  of  Clairemont  street,  and  all  estate  on  both 
sides  of  said  street  to  a depth  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet.  The 
roadway  in  said  district  between  curb  lines  shall  be  forty  feet  in 
width. 

§ 2.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ^‘An  ordinance  creating  pav- 
ing district  number  twenty-four  (24)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  de- 
fining the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of 
roadway  of  streets  in  said  district,  approved  May  25th,  1892,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and 
publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  24, 1892.  Approved  August  25,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  29,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  district  number  twenty -five  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets 
therein  between  curb  lines. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1588.  § 1.  That  paving  district  number  25  in  the  city  of  Lin- 

coln be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  paving  dis- 
trict shall  include  that  portion  of  J street  between  the  east  line 
of  Seventeenth  street  and  the  west  line  of  Eighteenth  street,  and 
all  that  portion  of  K street,  in  said  city,  between  the  east  line  of 
Sixteenth  street  and  the  west  line  of  Eighteenth  street,  and  also 
the  alley  in  the  block  bounded  on  the  south  by  J street,  on  the 
west  by  Seventeenth  street,  on  the  north  by  K street,  on  the  east 
by  Eighteenth  street,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides  of  said  streets 
and  alley  to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  roadway  in  said  district 
between  curb  lines  shall  be  40  feet  in  width. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
[Passed  August  30,  1892.  Approved  September  6,  1892.J 


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AN  ORDINANCE  creatinjj:  paving  district  number  twenty-six  in  tlie  city  of  Lincoln, 
defining  the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets 
therein  between  curb  lines. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1589.  § 1.  Tliat  paving  district  number  26  in  the  city  of 

Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  paving 
district  shall  include  that  portion  of  F street  from  the  east  line 
of  17th  street  to  the  east  line  of  20th  street,  19th  street  from 
the  south  line  of  F street  to  the  south  line  of  the  alley  in  the 
block  between  E and  F streets,  20th  street  from  the  south  line 
of  F street  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet,  and  all  estate  on  both 
sides  of  the  limits  of  the  streets  in  said  district  to  the  depth  of 
one  hundred  and  fifty  feet:  Provided^  That  in  Hoagland’s  sub- 
division the  district  shall  extend  to  the  whole  depth  of  the  lots, 
and  in  block  14,  Capital  addition,  the  district  shall  include  all 
that  part  of  said  block  14  fronting  on  that  part  of  20th  street 
which  is  included  in  said  district.  The  roadway  in  said  district 
betw’een  curb  lines  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width. 

§ 2.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  September  13, 1892.  Approved  September  17,  1892. 
Published  in  Journal  September  20,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  paving  district  No.  23  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  defining  the 
limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  streets  in  said  dis- 
trict between  curb  lines. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1590.  § 1.  That  paving  district  No.  23  in  the  city  of  Lin- 

coln be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  paving  dis- 
trict shall  include  all  that  portion  of  O street  from  the  east  side 
of  27th  street  to  the  west  side  of  30th  street  and  that  portion  of 
29th  street  from  O street  to  N street,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides 
of  O street  to  the  depth  of  180  feet,  and  all  estate  on  both  sides 
of  said  29th  street  to  the  depth  of  150  feet.  The  roadway  in 
said  district  between  curb  lines  shall  be  forty  feet  in  width  on  O 
street  and  thirty-five  feet  in  width  on  29th  street. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  September  20,  1892.  Approved  September  24,  1892. 
Published  in  News  September  24,  1892.] 


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587 


AN  ORDINANCE  cmiting- alley  pavin.!!*  <listrict  No.  ;>  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  delin inf,'- 
the  limits  ol'  said  district. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1592.  § 1.  That  alley  paving  district  No.  9 in  tlie  city  of 

Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  the  said  district 
shall  include  all  of  the  north  and  south  alley  in  block  thirty- 
nine  (39)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 2.  That  the  said  alley  and  district  be  paved  with  two  courses 
of  brick  on  sand,  and  that  the  cost  of  such  grading  and  paving 
shall  be  assessed  against  the  property  abutting  against  such 
alley. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
[Passed  May  23,  1893.  Approved  June  2,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  alley  paving  district  No.  10  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  defin- 
ing the  limits  of  said  district,  and  establishing  the  width  of  roadway  of  alley  in 
said  district  between  curb  lines. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1593.  § 1.  That  alley  paving  district  No.  10  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  liereby  created,  and  the  said  paving 
district  shall  include  all  of  the  alley  running  north  and  south  in 
block  No.  39,  Lincoln,  and  all  estate  on  the  west  side  of  said 
alley  to  the  depth  of  90  feet,  and  all  estate  on  the  east  side  of 
the  said  alley  to  the  depth  of  50  feet.  The  roadway  in  the  said 
district  between  curb  lines  shall  be  10  feet  in  width. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  apjiroval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  8,  1893.  Approved  August  9,  1893.  Pub- 
lished in  Jou7mal  August  11,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  alley  paving  district  No.  11  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordamed  by  the  Mayor  aiid  Council  of  the  City  of  Ijincoln  : 

1594.  § 1.  That  alley  paving  district  numbered  11  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  and  that  the  said 
district  shall  include  the  alley  in  block  numbered  147  from  10th 
to  11th  streets  in  the  original  plat  of  said  city. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage 
and  approval  according  to  law. 

[Passed  December  12,  1893.  Approved  December  18,  1893  ] 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OP 


Article  XI. 

Railroads. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  repeal  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Atchi- 
son & Nebraska  Railway  Company  the  right  of  way  over  and  across  certain  streets 
and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  railroad  company,” 
approved  November  8,  1872,  and  also  an  ordinance  approved  June  30,  1873,  entitled 
“An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  granting  to  the  Atchi- 
son & Nebraska  Railroad  Company  the  right  of  way  over  and  across  certain  streets 
and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  railroad  company,” 
approved  November  8, 1872. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1595.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘‘An  ordinance  grant- 

ing to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company  the  right 
of  way  over  and  across  certain  streets  and  alleys  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  railroad  company, 
approved  November  8,  1872,  and  also  an  ordinance  approved 
June  30,  1873,  entitled  an  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance 
entitled  an  ordinance  granting  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Rail- 
road Company  the  right  of  way  over  and  across  certain  streets 
and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said 
railroad  company,^’  approved  November  8,  1872,  be  and  the 
same  are  hereby  repealed:  Provided,  That  this  repeal  shall 
not  afiPect  the  right  of  way  of  said  railroad  company,  or  its 
grantee,  to  use  and  maintain  any  railroad  or  side  tracts  hereto- 
fore laid  down  under  the  authority  of  said  ordinance  or  ordi- 
nances and  now  in  use  under  the  same  conditions  required  by 
the  ordinances  of  said  city  in  force  when  such  track  or  tracks 
were  laid  down. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  pas- 
sage, approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  17,  1881.  Approved  January  19,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  vacate  the  west  half  of  Seventh  street  between  O and  S streets,  and 
to  appropriate  the  same  to  the  use  and  for  the  benefit  of  of  the  Atchison  & Nebraska 
Railway  Company  and  for  their  purposes.  Approved  February  22,  1873. 

Be  it  ordamed  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin^ 
coin : 

1596.  § 1.  That  the  west  half  of  Seventh  street  between  O 

and  S streets  is  hereby  vacated  and  appropriated  to  the  use  and 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company 
for  right  of  way  or  such  other  purposes  as  the  said  company  may 


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desire  to  use  the  same:  Provided,  however,  The  said  company 
shall,  within  six  months  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  lo- 
cate and  permanently  maintain  the  depot  of  their  line  of  railroad 
in  Lincoln  on  or  adjoining  the  said  west  half  of  said  Seventh 
street:  And  Provided  further,  That  in  the  event  either  or  any 
of  the  streets  intervening  between  O and  S streets  should  here- 
after be  extended  through  the  piece  or  parcel  of  land  now  oc- 
cupied by  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Com- 
pany in  Nebraska  for  depot  purposes,  then,  in  that  case,  the  city 
of  Lincoln  shall  not  be  required  to  pay  any  consideration  to  the 
said  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company  for  the  right  of 
way  across  the  west  half  of  said  Seventh  street. 

§ 2.  That  the  right  of  way  over  and  across  the  streets  and 
alleys  between  Third  and  Seventh  streets  is  hereby  granted  to 
the  said  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  publication  in  the  Weekly  State  Journal. 

Rev.  Old.  1878,  p.  87. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company 

over  certain  streets  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  lAn- 
coin : 

1597.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Atchison  & 

Nebraska  Railroad  Company  the  right  to  build  and  maintain  a 
single  track  of  railroad  over  and  along  on  the  east  half  of 
Seventh  street,  commencing  at  a point  on  the  main  line  of  said 
company’s  railroad  between  O and  N street,  running  thence  in  a 
northeasterly  direction  across  O street,  thence  along  on  the  east- 
ern boundary  line  of  Seventh  street  north  as  far  as  Q street: 
Provided,  That  the  said  company  shall  be  required  to  conform 
the  grade  of  the  road  so  as  to  be  built  with  the  grade  of  the 
street  or  streets  over  or  along  which  the  same  is  built,  as  such 
grade  is  now  or  may  hereafter  be  established,  and  shall  also  build 
and  maintain  a good  and  sufficient  street  crossing  over  all  streets 
for  the  whole  width  thereof,  and  keep  the  same  open  for  public 
use,  except  when  trains  of  cars  may  be  passing  across  said 
street. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  its  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  August  23,  1873.  Rev.  Ord.  1878,  p.  88. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  riglitof  way  to  the  A.  & N.  Railway  along  Sixth  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Comicilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1598.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  over  the  east  half  of  Sixth 

street,  commencing  at  a point  on  the  main  line  of  the  Atchison 

Nebraska  Railway  near  the  southwest  corner  of  block  number 
seventy-two  (72),  and  running  thence  north  on  the  east  half  of 
Sixth  street  to  a point  opposite  the  west  end  of  the  alley  passing 
east  and  west  through  block  number  fifty-one  (51),  is  hereby 
granted  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company  for  the 
time  and  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided  : Provided^  Said 
railroad  company  will  lay  but  one  track  along  said  street,  and 
that  so  constructed  as  to  conform  to  the  established  grade  of  the 
city ; that  at  all  streets  and  alleys  suitable  crossings  shall  be  made 
and  kept  in  repair  by  said  railroad  company;  that  said  railroad 
company  will  not  permit  cars  to  stand  so  as  to  obstruct  streets, 
sidewalks,  or  alleys,  longer  than  ten  minutes  at  any  one  time, 
and  in  all  other  respects  comply  with  the  ordinances  of  the  city, 
then  the  above  described  right  of  way  is  granted  to  said  railroad 
company  for  so  long  a time  as  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  may 
deem  it  for  the  best  interests  of  the  city  to  permit  this  ordinance 
to  remain  in  force,  said  right  of  way  to  cease  when  this  ordinance 
is  repealed. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  after  its 
passage,  approval,  and  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  March  13,  1877.  Rev.  Ord.  1878,  p.  91. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  repeal  “An  ordinance  granting  certain  rights  to  the  Burlington  A 
Missouri  River  Railroad  Company,”  approved  May  22,  1869,  and  also  “An  ordinance 
granting  right  of  way  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  in  Nebraska 
upon  and  across  certain  streets,”  approved  July  7th,  1874. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1599.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ^^Au  ordinance  grant- 

ing certain  rights  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad 
Company,’^  approved  May  22,  1869,  and  also  an  ordinance  en- 
titled ‘‘An  ordinance  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Burlington  & 
Missouri  River  Railroad  in  Nebraska  upon  and  across  certain 
streets,’’  approved  July  7th,  1874,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
each  repealed : Provided^  That  this  ordinance  shall  not  affect  the 
right  of  said  railroad  company  to  use  and  maintain  any  railroad 
or  side  tracks  heretofore  laid  down  under  the  authority  of  said 


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ordinance  or  ordinances,  and  now  in  use  under  tlie  same  condi- 
tions required  by  the  ordinances  of’  said  city  in  force  when  sucli 
track  or  tracks  were  laid  down. 

§ 2.  Tliis  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  pas 
sage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  17, 1881.  Approved  January  19,  1881.  Pub- 
lished January  21,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  repeal  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  granting  certain 
rights  to  the  Midland  Pacific  Railroad  Company,’’  approved  June  21,  1869. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1601.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance  grant- 

ing certain  rights  to  the  Midland  Pacific  Railroad  Company,^’ 
approved  June  21,  1869,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  : 
Provided^  That  this  ordinance  shall  not  affect  the  right  of  said 
railroad  company,  or  its  successors,  to  use  and  maintain  any 
railroad  or  side  track  heretofore  laid  down  under  the  authority 
of  said  ordinance,  and  now  in  use  under  the  same  conditions  re- 
quired by  the  ordinances  of  said  city  in  force  when  such  track  or 
tracks  were  laid  down. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  pas- 
sage, approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  17,  1881.  Approved  January  19, 1881.  Pub- 
lished January  21,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Midland  Pacific  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1602.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Midland  Pacific  Railway  Company  in  Nebraska  to  build  and 
operate  its  railroad  on  Eighth  street,  east  of  the  center  thereof, 
between  the  north  line  of  N street  and  the  south  line  of  K street; 
and  also  the  right  of  way  across  such  streets  and  alleys  between 
Fifth  street  and  Eighth  street  as  the  said  railway  company  may 
desire  to  connect  the  tracks  on  the  two  streets  for  the  use  and 
business  of  the  company,  and  all  to  be  constructed  upon  such 
grade  as  the  city  may  adopt:  And  Provided^  That  said  railway 
company  may  j)rovide  and  maintain  all  necessary  ciossings  of 
said  company's  roail,  where  it  cro.sscs  any  street  or  alley,  and  shall 


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not  obstruct  the  travel  thereof  by  tlieir  engines  or  cars  to  exceed 
ten  minutes  at  any  one  time. 

§ 2.  All  ordinances,  so  far  as  they  are  in  conflict  with  this  or- 
dinance, are  hereby  repealed  : Provided^  That  an  ordinance  grant- 
ing right  of  way  to  the  Midland  Pacific  Railway  on  Seventh 
street,  approved  July  23,  1874,  is  by  the  operation  of  this  ordi- 
nance hereby  repealed.. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  June  19,  1875.  Rev.  Ord.  1878,  p.  86. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Midland  Pacific  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilnien  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1603.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Midland  Pacific  Railway  Company  in  Nebraska  to  build,  ex- 
tend, and  operate  its  railroad  on  Eighth  street,  east  of  the  center 
thereof,  between  the  north  line  of  N street  and  the  center  of  the 
alley  which  runs  east  and  west- through  the  center  of  block  num- 
ber fifty-three  (53),  all  to  be  constructed  on  such  grade  as  will 
conform  to  the  grade  of  the  streets  heretofore  or  may  be  here- 
after adopted  by  the  city:  And  Provided^  That  said  railway 
company  shall  provide  and  maintain  all  necessary  crossings  of 
said  company’s  road  where  it  crosses  any  street  or  alley,  and 
shall  not  obstruct  the  travel  thereof  by  their  engines  or  cars  to 
exceed  ten  minutes  at  any  one  time. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  November  29,  1875.  Rev.  Ord.  1878,  p.  96. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Nebraska  Railway  Company  to  build 
and  operate  its  railroad  over  and  across  certain  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1604.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  unto  the  Nebraska 

Railway  Company  the  right  to  build  and  maintain  its  railroad 
over  and  across  Third  (3d)  street,  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  thence 
east  to  Fourth  (4th)  street,  and  across  said  Fourth  street,  and 
along  and  across  U street  in  an  easterly  direction  to  lot  three  (3) 
in  block  two  hundred  and  seventy-nine  (279),  thence  to  and  across 


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Fifth  (5th)  street  in  a southeasterly  direeti  iii  to  lot  seven  (7)  in 
block  two  huiulied  and  eighty  (280),  thence  in  a sontlieasterly 
direction  to  'V  street,  and  over  and  across  said  T street  in  a north- 
easterly direction  to  lot  four,  in  block  two  hundred  and  seventy- 
one  (271,)  thence  in  a southeasterly  direction  to  a connection 
with  the  Burlington  and  Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in 
Nebraska,  as  shown  in  plan  accompanying:  Provided^  That  the 
said  Nebraska  Railroad  Company  shall  build  and  maintain  a 
good  and  sufficient  crossing  and  approaches  over  said  railroad  at 
crossing  of  S street,  and  shall,  as  necessity  demands,  provide  and 
maintain  crossings  and  approaches  for  all  streets  named  above, 
and  keep  same  open  for  public  use  except  when  trains  of  cars 
may  be  passing  across  said  streets. 

§ 2.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  July  23,  1877.  Rev.  Ord.  1878,  p.  97. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending,  modifying,  and  defining  ordinances  concerning  the  Bur- 
lington & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  and  the  Midland  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany. 

Be  it  ordamed  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1605.  § 1.  That  whereas,  by  ordinances  approved  respect- 

ively May  22,  1869,  and  June  21,  1869,  the  aforesaid  railroad 
companies  were  granted  the  right  of  way  upon,  over,  along,  and 
across,  any  one  or  more  of  the  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city; 
now,  therefore,  it  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the  true  intent  and 
meaning  of  the  said  ordinances,  and  they  are  and  each  of  them 
is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows:  That  there  is  hereby 
granted  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company 
in  Nebraska  and  to  the  Midland  Pacific  Railroad  Company  the 
right  to  build  their  and  each  of  their  respective  roads,  on  such 
grade  as  they  may  respectively  adopt,  over  and  along  any  such 
street  as  they  or  either  of  them  shall  adopt  for  their  or  either  of 
their  line  of  road,  and  lay  down  such  tracks  and  side  tracks 
therein,  and  perpetually  maintain  and  operate  the  same,  as  they 
or  either  of  them  may  deem  necessary  for  the  business  of  such 
roads  or  road':  Provided,  That  such  railroad  companies  shall  be 
limited  to  the  streets  and  alleys  whereon  they  shall  first  locate 
and  build  their  said  roads  or  road,  which  location  and  building 
shall  be  deemed  an  election  and  acceptance,  and  no  interest  or 


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right  of  way  shall  be  acquired  in  or  to  any  other  street  or  alley 
by  said  railroads  or  railroad  companies  by  virtue  of  this  or  any 
other  ordinance  heretofore  passed  by  said  city. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved34ay  26,  1871.  Rev.  Ord.  1878,  }).  98. 


AN  ORDINANCE  extending  right  of  way  to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska,  and  Burlington 

& Missouri  River  Railroad  companies  upon  the  east  side  of  Seventh  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1606.  § 1.  That  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company 

are  hereby  permitted  to  excavate,  grade,  lay  down,  and  operate, 
a single  track  of  their  said  railroad,  beginning  at  a point  on  the 
west  side  of  the  center  of  Seventh  street,  and  not  more  than  one 
hundred  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  S street  and  running 
thence  by  a sufficient  curve  across  S street  to  the  east  side  of 
Seventh  street,  thence  north  along  the  east  side  of  Seventh  street, 
and  not  more  than  ten  feet  therefrom,  to  the  south  line  of  the 
alley  on  block  nineteen  in  said  city. 

§ 2.  The  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in 
Nebraska  are  hereby  permitted  to  excavate,  grade,  lay  down, 
and  operate  a single  track  of  their  said  railroad,  beginning  at  a 
point  in  Seventh  street,  where  the  company’s  main  line  of  rail- 
road crosses  said  street,  and  running  thence  south  on  the  east 
side  of  said  Seventh  street,  and  not  less  than  twelve  feet  from 
the  east  line  thereof  to  the  north  line  of  S street,  thence  by  such 
curve  as  may  be  necessary  across  said  S street  to  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  present  grounds  of  the  said  Burlington  & Missouri 
River  Railroad  Company  in  said  city. 

§ 3.  Each  of  said  railroads  shall  at  all  times  be  made  to  con- 
form to  the  grade  of  said  Seventh  street  as  now  or  hereafter  es- 
tablished, and  make  and  maintain  all  necessary  crossing.s  at  each 
street  and  alley  crossed  by  them  or  either  of  them,  or  forfeit  not 
less  than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  day 
they  or  either  of  them  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  herewith 
after  receiving  one  day’s  notice  in  writing,  which  notice  may  be 
left  at  the  depot  of  such  company  in  said  city,  with  the  agent  or 
some  person  in  charge  thereof. 

§ 4.  No  engine  or  cars  shall  be  permitted  to  obstruct  the  travel 
on  any  street  for  more  than  ten  minutes  at  any  time,  and  any 


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violation  of  this  section  shall  subject  the  offender  to  a fine  of  not 
less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  December  22,  1874.  Revised  Ord.  1878,  p.  99. 


AX  ORDINANCE  to  repeal  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  granting  certain  rights 
to  the  Bellevue,  Ashland  & Lincoln  Railroad  Company,”  approved  June  21, 1869. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1607.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  ^‘An  ordinance  grant- 

ing certain  rights  to  the  Bellevue,  Ashland  & Lincoln  Railroad 
Company,’^  approved  June  21,  1869,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
repealed. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  pas- 
sage, approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  17,  1881.  Approved  January  19,  1881.  Pub- 
lished January  21,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  Seventh  street,  between  P street  and  Q street,  to  the  Bur- 
lington & Missouri  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 

1608.  § 1.  That  all  that  part  of  Seventh  street  in  the  city  of 

Lincoln  lying  between  the  north  line  of  P street  and  the  south 
line  of  Q street,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
appropriated  and  granted  to  the  use  of  the  Burlington  & Mis- 
souri River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska,  for  right  of  way 
and  for  the  erection  and  maintenance  thereon,  by  said  railroad 
company,  of  a building  to  be  used  for  a jiassenger  depot  and 
other  railroad  purposes:  Provided,  always,  And  this  grant  is  de- 
pendent upon  the  performance  of  the  following  conditions  as 
conditions  precedent  by  the  said  Burlington  & Missouri  River 
Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska:  That  said  railroad  company 
shall  convey  or  cause  to  be  conveyed  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  for 
a street,  in  the  place  of  the  said  part  of  Seventh  street,  by  a good 
and  sufficient  deed,  with  full  covenants  of  warranty  and  title,  all 
of  lots  five  (5),  six  (6),  seven  (7),  eight  (8),  thirteen  (13),  four- 
teen (14),  fifteen  (15),  sixteen  (1 6),  seventeen  (17),  eighteen  (18), 
nineteen  (19),  and  twenty  (20),  in  block  thirty-two  (32),  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  being  all  that  part  of  said  block  lying  west  of 
the  alley  running  fiom  north  to  south  through  said  block*  aiul 


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further,  shall  make  said  ground  so  conveyed  to  the*city,  and  the 
said  alley  above  named,  to  conform  to  the  grade  to  be  established 
thereon  for  a street,  free  of  expense  to  said  city  of  Lincoln,  when 
said  grade  is  established  under  the  authority  of  the  Mayor  and 
Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  said  city  shall  have  over 
said  grounds  so  conveyed  the  same  power,  authority,  and  juris- 
diction, as  over  other  streets  in  said  city.  And  Provided  further  y 
That  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company  will  relin- 
quish to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  Railroad  Company  in  Ne- 
braska all  right  to  the  use  of  said  Seventh  street  between  P 
street  and  Q street. 

This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  after  its  passage  and  publica- 
tion. 

Passed  June  21,  1880.  Approved  June  23,  1880.  Pub- 
lished June  26,  1880. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  permit  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Ne- 
braska to  maintain  a city  delivery  track  on  west  side  of  Eighth  street  from  N street 
to  point  where  track  on  side  of  Eighth  street  intersects. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1609.  § 1.  That  permission  is  hereby  granted  the  Burlington 

& Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska  to  maintain  a 
city  delivery  track  on  the  west  side  of  Eighth  street  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  from  N street  to  a point  where  track  on  east  side  crosses 
said  Eighth  street,  the  track  now  in  center  of  street  to  be  taken 
up:  Providedy  That  no  more  than  two  tracks  shall  belaid  in 
said  street,  one  track  on  the  west  side  of  saiil  street,  and  one  track 
on  east  side  thereof. 

§ 2.  That  this  permission  is  granted  upon  the  express  condi- 
tion that  in  the  enjoyment  of  this  privilege,  the  said  Burlington 
& Missouri  River  Railroad  in  Nebraska  shall,  in  all  particulars, 
conform  in  their  use  of  said  privilege  to  the  requireinents  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln  as  to  grades,  paving,  ditches,  and  drainage,  and 
maintain  good  crossings,  and  observe  all  the  requirements  of  the 
city  as  to  the  use  and  enjoyment  of  the  easement  and  privilege 
hereby  granted. 

§ 3.  That  the  track  shall  be  laid  as  indicated  by  the  plat  ac- 
companying the  petition  therefor,  which  is  made  a part  of  the 
files  of  the  journal  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  declared  to  be  a part 
of  this  ordinance. 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


597 


§ 4.  That  M street  crossing  shall  be  kept  open,  and  proper 
approaches  and  crossings  made  thereto,  and  said  street  crossing 
shall  not  be  obstructed  for  a longer  period  than  ten  minutes  at 
any  one  time. 

§ 5.  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privileges  hereby  granted, 
the  said  railroad  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city 
of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages, 
or  expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  right  hereby  con- 
ferred in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever:  And  Provided^  The 
City  Council  reserves  the  right  to  give  other  railroads  the  privi- 
lege of  crossing  any  street  or  track  laid  thereon,  and  to  amend 
or  change  this  ordinance  at  any  time. 

§ 6.  That  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  24,  1881.  Approved  January  25,  1881. 
Published  January  27,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  certain  parts  of  Fifth  and  U streets  to  the  Burlington  & 

Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska  for  railroad  purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Gouncilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coin : 

1610.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Burlington  & 

Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska  the  right  to  oc- 
cupy for  railroad  jiurposes  the  several  portions  of  streets  in  said 
city  named  and  designated  as  follows:  All  that  portion  of  Fifth 
street  north  of  T street;  all  that  portion  of  U street  between 
Fourth  and  Sixth  streets,  and  the  [irivilege  is  granted  in  consid- 
eration that  said  railroad  company  will  build  and  maintain  an 
engine  house  or  roundhouse  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  U and 
Fifth  streets  in  said  city  of  Lincoln;  and  said  railroad  company 
for  above  consideration  will  make  all  necessary  drainage  to  pro- 
tect that  section  of  said  city  affected  by  the  closing  of  said  streets  : 
Provided,  That  by  the  aceeptance  of  the  privileges  hereby  granted 
that  said  railroad  com[)any  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city 
of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages,  or 
expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  right  hereby  con- 
ferred in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever : And  Provided,  The 
City  Council  reserves  the  right  to  give  other  railroads  the  privi- 
lege of  crossing  any  street  or  track  laid  thereon,  and  to  amend 
or  change  this  ordinance  at  any  time. 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OP" 


§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  24, 1881.  Approved  January  25,  1881.  Pub- 
lished January  27,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCP^  granting  the  right  of  way  across  Sixth,  T,  and  U streets,  and  along 

Seventh  street,  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Counoilfnen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1611.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Burlington  & 

Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska  the  right  of  way 
for  building  and  maintaining  a single  railroad  track  over  and 
across  Sixth,  U,  and  T streets,  and  over  and  along  the  west  half 
of  Seventh  street  southward  from  T street  to  P street,  so  as  to 
connect  with  the  depot  building  of  the  Burlington  & Missouri 
River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska:  Provided^  That  said 
track  shall  be  by  said  company  made  to  conform  to  the  grade 
now,  or  any  grade  that  may  hereafter  be  established  for  said 
streets  by  the  city  of  Lincoln:  And  Provided  further  j That  the 
said  railroad  company  shall  not  obstruct  the  track  across  the  said 
streets  more  than  ten  minutes  at  any  one  time,  and  that  all  cross 
streets,  the  entire  width  thereof,  except  as  above  mentioned,  shall 
be  left  free  and  unobstructed,  and  that  all  crossings  over  said 
railroad  at  said  streets  shall  be  laid  between  the  iron  rails  for  a 
distance  of  forty-eight  feet  with  good  oak  plank,  and  made  to 
conform  by  said  company,  at  its  cost,  to  the  grade  now  or  any 
grade  hereafter  established  by  said  city,  and  at  its  cost  with  such 
sluiceways,  sewers,  and  culverts  across  the  same,  as  may  from 
time  to  time  be  required  by  the  city  of  Lincoln:  And  Provided^ 
That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privilege  hereby  granted,  the  said 
railroad  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages,  or  ex- 
penses, growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  right  hereby  conferred 
in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever  : And  Provided^  The  City 
Council  reserves  the  light  to  give  other  railroads  the  privilege  of 
crossing  any  street  or  track  laid  thereon,  and  to  amend  or  change 
this  ordinance  at  any  time. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  24,  1881.  Approved  January  25,  1881.  Pub- 
lished January  27,  1881, 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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AN  ()R1)INAN('K  sniutiiis  ihc  right  of  way  over  the  east  half  of  Fifth  street,  in  the  city 

of  Lincoln,  to  the  Bnrlington  & Missonri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1612.  § 1.  That  tlie  right  of  way  is  liereby  granted  over  the 

east  half  of  Fifth  street,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  from  R street 
to  M street,  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  Railroad  Company  in 
Nebraska,  and  said  railroad  company  is  hereby  authorized  to 
construct,  lay  down,  and  maintain,  upon  the  east  half  of  said 
street  aforesaid,  such  tracks  and  side-tracks  as  such  company  may 
deem  advisable  for  the  proper  handling  of  the  business  of  said 
company  : Provided,  Said  track  and  side-tracks  are  laid  upon 
and  made  to  conform  to  such  grade  of  said  city  for  said  streets 
as  may  now  or  hereafter  be  established  by  said  city,  and  that 
said  railroad  company  shall  not  obstruct  the  travel  across  any 
part  of  said  streets  more  than  ten  minutes  at  any  one  time,  and 
that  at  all  cross  streets,  the  sidewalks,  crosswalks,  and  street  cross- 
ings shall,  except  as  above  permitted,  be  wholly  left  free  from 
obstructions  of  every  kind  : And  Provided  further,  That  all  cross- 
ings of  said  east  half  of  said  street  shall  be  laid  across  with  oak 
plank  between  the  iron  rails  for  a distance  of  forty-eight  feet,  or 
relaid  by  said  company,  at  its  costs,  and  at  its  cost  made  (o  con- 
form to  the  grade  now  or  any  grade  hereafter  established  by 
said  city,  and  with  such  sluiceways,  sewers,  and  culverts,  across 
said  streets  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  required  by  the  city  of 
Lincoln  : And  Provided,  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privi- 
leges hereby  granted,  the  said  railroad  company  agrees  to  save 
and  keep  the  said  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  ])ayment  of 
any  costs,  damages,  or  expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of 
the  right  hereby  conferred  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever  : 
And  Provided,  The  City  Council  reserves  the  right  to  give  other 
roads  the  privilege  of  crossing  any  street  or  track  laid  thereon, 
and  to  amend  or  change  this  ordinance  at  any  time. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  January  24, 1881.  Approved  January  25,  1881.  Pub- 
lished January  27,  1881, 


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AN  ORl)lNANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  to  the  Omaha  & Rcpublieaii  Valley  Rail- 
road Company  over  eertain  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
cohi  : 

1G13.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company  to  build,  ex- 
tend, and  operate,  its  railroad  over,  along,  and  across,  the  streets 
hereinafter  named  within  the  limits  designated,  as  follows:  P 
street,  Q street,  R street,  S street,  T street,  from  the  center  of 
Second  street  to  the  center  of  Fifth  street;  also.  Second  and  Third 
streets  from  the  north  side  of  O street  to  the  south  of  center  of  T 
street,  and  including  east  half  of  Fourth  street;  from  center  of  P 
street  to  the  southern  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  south 
side  of  A street,  together  with  such  track  or  tracks,  side-tracks 
and  switches,  as  the  said  railroad  company  may  deem  necessary 
and  require  for  the  proper  and  remunerative  conducting  and 
handling  of  its  business  in  said  city  : Provided^  Said  tracks  and 
side  tracks  are  laid  upon  and  made  to  conform  to  such  grade  of  said 
city  for  said  streets  as  may  now  or  hereafter  be  established  by  said 
city  ; and  that  said  railroad  company  shall  not  obstruct  the  travel 
across  any  part  of  said  streets  more  than  ten  minutes  at  any  one 
time,  and  that  at  all  cross  streets,  the  sidewalks,  crosswalks,  and 
street-crossings,  shall,  except  as  above  permitted,  be  wholly  left 
free  from  obstructions  of  every  kind:  And  Provided  further^ 
That  all  crossings  of  said  streets  shall  be  laid  across  with  oak 
plank  between  the  iron  rails  for  a distance  of  forty-eight  feet, 
and  made  to  conform  by  said  company,  at  its  cost,  to  the  grade 
now  or  any  grade  hereafter  established  by  said  city,  and  at  its 
cost  with  such  sluiceways,  sewers,  and  culverts  across  the  same, 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  required  by  the  City  of  Lincoln  : 
And  Provided,  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privilege  hereby 
granted,  the  said  railroad  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the 
said  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs, 
damages,  or  expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  right 
hereby  conferred,  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever:  And 
Provided,  The  City  Council  reserves  the  right  to  give  other  rail- 
roads the  privilege  of  crossing  any  street  or  track  laid  thereon, 
and  to  amend  or  change  this  ordinance  at  any  time. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  March  28,  1881.  Approved  April  4,  1881.  Pub- 
lished April  8,  1881. 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  grunting  to  the  Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company  the 
right  of  way  over  certain  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coin : 

1614.  § 1.  That  ill  consideration  of  the  location  by  the 

Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company  of  its  depot 
grounds,  and  the  building  thereon  of  its  depot,  upon  block  forty- 
nine  (49),  block  seventy-four  (74),  block  eighty-one  (81),  block 
two  hundred  and  forty-eight  (248),  block  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
five  (255),  and  block  two  hundred  and  sixty  (260),  including 
Fourth  street  from  R street  to  the  south  limits  of  the  city,  that 
the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  over  that  portion  of  R street, 
Q street,  P street,  N street,  M street,  and  L street,  which  lies  be- 
tween Fourth  and  l^iftli  streets, 

§ 2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  that  the  right  of  way  is  hereby 
granted  over  Fifth  street  in  said  city,  from  R street  to  M street, 
to  said  railroad  company  so  far  as  it  may  not  interfere  with  the 
right  of  way  heretofore  granted  by  the  city  to  the  Burlington  & 
Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska,  and  the  said 
Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company  is  hereby  au- 
thorized to  construct,  lay  down,  and  maintain,  upon  said  street 
aforesaid,  such  tracks  and  sidetracks  as  such  company  may  deem 
advisable  for  the  proper  handling  of  the  business  of  said  com- 
pany: Provided^  Said  track  or  side-tracks  are  laid  upon  such 
grade  of  said  city  as  are  now  or  may  hereafter  be  established  by 
said  city  : And  Provided  further^  That  said  railroad  company 
shall  not  obstruct  the  travel  across  said  street  more  than  ten  (10) 
minutes  at  any  one  time. 

§ 3.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  November  17,  1879.  Published  November  21st, 
1879. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  to  the  Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Rail- 
road Company. 

Be  it  or  darned  by  the  Mayor  and  Cou7icilmen  of  the  Oily  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1615.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company  to  build,  ex- 
tend, and  operate,  its  railroad  over  and  along  Fourth  street  in 
said  city,  from  R street  south  through  the  said  city  to  the  south- 
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f)02 

ern  limits  thereof:  Provided^  Said  track  or  tracks  of  railroad 
shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  conform  to  the  grade  which  is  now 
or  may  hereafter  be  adopted  by  said  city  : And  Provided  further j 
That  said  railroad  company  shall  provide  and  maintain  suitable 
and  necessary  crossings  and  approaches  over  said  company's  road 
where  it  crosses  any  street  or  alley,  and  shall  not  obstruct  the 
track  thereof  by  their  engines  or  cars  to  exceed  ten  (10)  minutes 
at  any  one  time. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  October  29,  1879.  Published  October  30,  1879. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  over  certain  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
to  the  Atchison  & Nebraska  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1616.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Atchison  & 

Nebraska  Railroad  Company  the  right  to  lay  down,  operate,  and 
maintain  a side  track  commencing  at  a point  on  the  east  side  of 
Sixth  street  between  L and  M streets,  thence  diagonally  across 
Sixth  street,  south  to  K street,  to  a point  on  the  east  side  of 
Seventh  street:  Provided^  however^  That  said  railroad  company 
shall  keep  said  track  in  good  repair,  and  make  suitable  crossings 
over  the  same  to  allow  free  and  uninterrupted  passage  over  said 
track,  along  and  across  said  streets:  And  Provided^  further^  That 
said  track  shall  be  laid  on  the  present  grade  of  said  streets,  and 
shall  be  made  to  conform  to  any  grade  hereafter  established, 
without  exjiense  to  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  full  force  from 
and  after  its  passage  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  September  23,  1879.  Published  September  27, 
1879. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad 
Company  in  Nebraska,  along  a portion  of  Seventh  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  'City  of  Lincoln: 

1617.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  for  a single  track  over 

Seventh  street,  commencing  at  a point  fifty  feet  north  of  the  north 
line  of  N street,  connecting  with  tlie  Keys  & Bullock  side-track, 
and  running  south  to  a junction  with  the  railroad  track  now  cross- 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


603 


ing  Seventh  street  between  K and  L streets  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  granted  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  Railroad  Com- 
pany in  Nebraska:  Provided,  That  said  railroad  company  will 
remove  that  portion  of  the  Keys  & Bullock  track  crossing 
Seventh  street  on  N,  and  so  construct  said  track  as  to  conform 
to  the  established  grade  of  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  and  that  at 
all  streets  and  alleys  suitable  crossings  shall  be  made  and  kept 
in  repair  by  said  railroad  company;  and  said  railroad  company 
will  not  permit  cars  to  stand  so  as  to  obstruct  streets,  sidewalks, 
crosswalks,  or  alleys,  longer  than  ten  minutes  at  any  one  time,  and 
in  all  other  respects  to  comply  with  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  now  in  force,  or  that  may  hereafter  be  adopted.  The  said 
railroad  company  shall  provide  such  sluiceways,  sewers,  and 
culverts,  across  said  track  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  required 
by  the  said  city  of  Lincoln:  And  Provided  further,  T\\2ii  the 
said  track  shall  be  built  in  the  center  of  the  said  Seventh  street : 
And  Provided  further.  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privilege 
hereby  granted,  the  said  railroad  company  agrees  to  save  and 
keep  the  said  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any 
damages,  costs,  or  expenses,  accruing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the 
right  hereby  conferred,  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever;  and 
the  city  of  Lincoln  hereby  reserves  the  right  to  grant  a right  of 
way  across  said  track  or  along  said  Seventh  street  to  any  other 
railroad  company.  The  right  to  repeal,  alter,  or  amend  this 
ordinance  at  any  time  is  reserved. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  May  23,  1881.  Api)roved  May  26,  1881.  Published 
June  2,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  repeal  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  vacate  L,  M,  and 
N streets,  between  Fourth  and  Sixtli  streets,  and  to  appropriate  the  same  to  the  use 
and  for  the  benefit  of  tlie  Burlins^ton  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company  in  Ne- 
braska, and  the  Omaha  it  Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Lincoln : 

1618.  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  va- 

cate L,  M,  and  N streets,  between  Fourth  and  Sixth  streets,  and 
to  appropriate  the  same  to  the  use  and  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Biu'linglon  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Comjiany  in  Nebraska, 
and  the  Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railroad  Company,’’  passed 
July  18,  1881,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 


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§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  (o  law. 

[Passed  October  17,  1881.  Approved  October  22, 1881.  Pub- 
lished October  24,  1881.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company 
the  right  of  way  over,  on,  and  along  Sixth  street,  between  the  north  side  of  K 
street,  extending  south  to  the  southern  line  of  Lincoln  Park. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Couiicilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska: 

1619.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Chicago, 

Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company  the  right  of  way  for 
not  more  than  two  tracks  over,  on,  and  along  the  west  half  of 
Sixth  street,  between  the  north  line  of  K street  and  the  north 
line  of  F street,  and  one  track  along  the  west  side  of  Sixth 
street  to  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  F street, 
and  said  railroad  company  shall  construct  the  tracks  upon  such 
grade  as  is  now  or  may  be  established  hereafter  by  the  city.  And 
in  consideration  of  the  construction  of  said  railroad  track  as  far 
south  as  Lincoln  Park  as  to  accommodate  the  said  water-works, 
the  city  hereby  releases  the  said  railroad  company  from  all  dam- 
ages or  claims  that  may  be  made  on  account  of  the  location  of 
said  line  of  railroad,  and  to  protect  it  from  any  claim  for  dam- 
ages on  account  of  the  construction  of  said  line  of  railroad  upon 
said  street  to  the  said  Lincoln  Park. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  considered  bind- 
ing between  the  said  city  of  Lincoln  and  the  said  railroad  com- 
pany from,  on,  and  after  its  publication  as  required  by  law. 
Approved  June  23,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Rail- 
way Company  in  Nebraska,  on  the  east  side  of  Eighth  street  betw'een  the  south  line 
of  “ O ” street  and  the  south  line  of  “ I’  ” street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska: 

1620.  ^ 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railway  Company  in  Nebraska  to 
build  and  operate  its  railroad  on  Eighth  street,  east  of  the  center 
thereof,  between  the  south  line  of  street  and  the  south  line 

of  “P’’  street,  and  such  track  to  be  constructed  upon  such  grade 
as  the  city  may  adopt;  And  Provided,  That  said  railway  com- 


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paiiy  shall  provide  and  maintain  all  necessary  crossings,  of  said 
company’s  road  where  it  crosses  in  the  street  or  alley,  and  shall 
not  obstruct  the  travel  hereof  by  their  engines  or  cars  to  exceed 
five  minutes  at  any  one  time:  And  Provided^  That  before  the 
track  is  laid  along  such  right  of  way,  said  company  shall  pro- 
cure the  consent  and  release  and  satisfaction  of  all  claims  for 
damages  for  such  right  of  way,  of  the  owners  of  lots  6 and  7 in 
block  44  in  said  city. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  August  10,  1885.  Approved  August  14,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  certain  streets  and  alleys  to  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern 

Railroad  Company,  and  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
Golri : 

1621.  § 1.  That  there  be  and  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Lin- 

coln & Northwestern  Pailway  Company,  the  right  of  way  in 
and  use  of  the  following  streets  and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  : 
The  west  thirty-three  (33)  feet  of  Eighth  street,  between  the 
north  line  of  “S”  street  and  the  right  of  way  of  the  Burlington 
& Missouri  Piver  Pailroad  Company  in  Nebraska  across  Eighth 
street,  and  also  so  much  of  said  Eighth  street  as  is  west  and 
northwest  of  a line  thirty-three  (33)  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of 
Eighth  street,  and  an  eight  (8)  degree  curve  extending  northeast- 
erly and  connecting  said  thirty-three-foot  line  with  the  southeast 
line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Burlington  and  Missouri  Piver 
Pailroad  Company  in  Nebraska,  and  also  all  streets  and  alleys 
between  the  grant  above  made  and  the  aforesaid  curve  on  one 
side,  and  the  present  right  of  way  of  said  company  on  the  other 
side;  also  “S”  street  between  the  west  line  of  Eighth  street  and 
said  company’s  ])resent  right  of  way,  and  the  alleys  in  block 
number  twenty  (20). 

And  there  be  and  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Pail  way  Company  the  right  of  way  in  and  use  of  the  following 
streets  and  alleys  in  the  city  of  liincoln:  So  much  of  Eighth 
street  as  is  not  above  granted  to  the  said  Lincoln  & Northwest- 
ern Pailroad  Company,  and  is  north  of  the  north  line  of 
street,  and  east  and  southeast  of  said  eight  (8)  degree  curve,  ex- 
tending northeasterly  to  the  southeast  line  of  said  Burlington  & 
Mif^^souri  Piver  Pailroad  Company’s  right  of  way  j abso  the  west 


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half  of  Ninth  street,  north  of  the  north  line  of  and  south 
of  the  right  of  way  of  said  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Rail- 
road Company;  and  also  so  much  of  snid  Ninth  street  as  is  west 
and  northwest  of  an  eight  (8)  degree  curve  connecting  the  center 
line  of  said  Ninth  street  with  aline  one  hundred  (100)  feet  south 
and  east  of  the  southeast  line  of  the  Burlington  & Missouri 
River  Railroad  Company’s  right  of  way,  and  southeast  of  above 
grant  to  said  Lincoln  & Northwestern  railroad  aforesaid,  and 
})arallel  therewith,  together  with  the  right  to  extend  and  operate 
one  of  its  Ninth  street  tracks  to  the  south  line  of  ‘‘S”  street; 
also  all  streets  and  alleys  north  of  street  and  east  and 

southeast  of  the  grant  above  made  to  the  Lincoln  & Northwest- 
ern Railroad  Company,  and  its  present  right  of  way,  extending 
northeasterly  to  the  city  limits  on  the  one  side,  and  west  and 
northwest  of  the  grant  above  made  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Rail- 
road Company,  and  a line  one  hundred  (100)  feet  southeast  of 
the  above  mentioned  right  of  way  of  the  said  Burlington  & Mis- 
souri River  Railroad  Company  on  the  other  side;  also“X” 
street,  in  North  Lincoln: 

Provided,  however,  That  each  of  said  companies  shall  use  and 
occupy  the  streets  and  grounds  above  granted  to  it,  within  ten 
(10)  months  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  or  forfeit  the 
above  grant  to  it. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication. 

Passed  October  19,  1885.  Approved  October  22,  A.  D.  1885. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  vacate  T,  U,  and  V streets,  between  Eighth  and  Ninth  streets,  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  alley  extending  through  and  into  each  of  blocks  number 
18,  9,  and  6 in  Lincoln,  and  14  in  North  Lincoln,  and  authorize  the  appropriation 
thereof  by  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Mis- 
souri Valley  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Counciimen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1622.  § 1.  That  T,  U,  and  V streets,  between  Eighth  and 

Ninth  streets,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  alley  extending 
through  or  into  each  of  blocks  numbered  18,  9 and  6 in  Lincoln, 
and  14  in  North  Lincoln,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  vacated, 
and  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the  Fremont, 
Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company  are  authorized 
to  appropriate  the  same  to  the  use  of  said  railroad  companies  for 
railroad  purposes:  Provided,  That  by  the  acceptance  hereof  the 
said  companies  agree  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city  of  Lincoln 


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harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  damages  growing  out  of  the 
exercise  of  tlie  rights  hereby  conferred  in  favor  of  any  person 
whomsoever. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication. 

Passed  February  15,  1886.  Approved  February  17,  1886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  the  right  of  way 
over  a portion  of  W street. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coin: 

1623.  § 1.  The  right  of  way  for  the  construction  of  railroad 

tracks,  side  tracks,  and  switches,  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific  Railway  Company  over  and  along  the  north  thirty- 
three  feet  of  W street  from  the  east  side  of  Tenth  street  east  to 
the  city  limits,  and  on  W street  between  Tenth  street  and  the 
south  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Burlington  & Missouri 
River  Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska:  Provided^  however ^ That 
the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  shall  hold  the  city  of 
Lincoln  harmless  from  all  damages  arising  from  said  grant. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its  passage, 
approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  February  22,  1886.  Approved  February  25,  1886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad  Company  the  right 
of  way  over  certain  streets  and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  west  of  Eighth  street 
and  north  of  R street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1624.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  for  the  construction  of 

railroad  tracks,  side  tracks,  and  switches,  is  hereby  granted  to  the 
Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad  Company  in,  over,  along,  and 
across,  S,  T,  and  U streets,  and  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  and 
Seventh  streets,  west  of  Eighth  street  to  Salt  creek,  and  north  of 
R street  and  Salt  creek  to  the  northern  limits  of  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, and  also  over  and  across  the  alleys  in  blocks  7,  8,  19,  20, 
270,  271,  272,  273,  278,  279,  280,  and  281 : Provided,  however, 
That  the  Lincoln  & Northwestern  Railroad  Company  shall  hold 
the  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  all  damages  arising  from  said 
grant. 


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§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  enforced  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  February  15,  A.  D.  1886.  Approved  February  17,  A. 
D.  1886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  vacating  a part  of  Ninth  street  and  releasing  the  same  to  the  Missouri 

Pacific  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1625.  Whereas,  The  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  passed  an  ordinance  entitled  ‘^An  ordinance  granting 
certain  streets  and  alleys  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  Fiver 
Railroad  Company  in  Nebraska  and  to  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railway  Company,’^  approved  on  the  — day  of  — 1886;  it  was, 
among  other  things,  ordained  that  there  be  and  there  was  thereby 
granted  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  a right  of 
way  in  and  use  of  certain  streets  in  said  city,  particularly  of  a 
part  of  Ninth  street;  and 

Whereas,  It  is  to  the  advantage  of  said  city  and  the  people 
thereof  that  the  right  of  way  and  use  of  said  Ninth  street  so 
granted  to  the  said  company  should  be  largely  reduced,  and  the 
said  company,  being  desirous  of  advancing  the  interests  of  said 
city  and  the  wishes  of  its  inhabitants,  has  agreed  to  such  reduc- 
tion, upon  the  condition  that  a certain  part  of  said  street,  the  use 
of  which  it  has  been  agreed  that  it  shall  retain,  shall  be  vacated 
and  released  to  it  in  fee. 

§ 1.  In  consideration  of  the  release  by  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railway  Company  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  of  all  its  rights  derived 
from  the  ordinance  in  the  preamble  hereof  recited  in  so  much  of 
Ninth  street  as  is  described  as  follows:  All  that  part  of  Ninth 
street  lying  north  of  the  north  line  of  S street  and  east  of  a line 
44  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  said  Ninth  street,  and  an  eight 
degree  curve  connecting  said  44-foot  line  with  a line  100  feet 
south  and  east  of  the  southeast  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the 
Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company,  the  said  city 
of  Lincoln  and  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  thereof  have  va- 
cated and  discharged  from  all  public  rights  and  uses,  and  re- 
leased to  the  said  company,  and  do  hereby  vacate,  discharge  and 
release  to  the  said  company  all  that  certain  other  part  of  Ninth 
street  in  said  city,  being  44  feet  wide  and  extending  from  the 
north  line  of  S street  to  the  right  of  way  of  the  Burlington  & 


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Missouii  River  Railroad  Company,  and  being  off  the  west  side 
of  said  street,  the  object  of  this  ordinance  being  to  release  to  and 
vest  in  the  said  company  all  of  the  said  street  last  above  described 
in  fee. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  July  26,  1886.  Approved  July  27,  1886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  on 

W street  from  the  west  side  of  Tenth  street  to  the  east  side  of  Eleventh  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln: 

1626.  § 1.  That  the. right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  to  build,  extend,  and  oper- 
ate, its  railroad  on  W street,  the  south  sixty-seven  feet,  as  well 
as  the  north  thirty-three  feet,  from  the  west  side  of  Tenth  street 
to  the  east  side  of  Eleventh  street:  Pror/ded,  Said  company,  by 
acceptance  of  this  grant,  shall  hold  the  city  harmless  of  all 
claims  and  damages  arising  therefrom  on  part  of  adjoining  pro- 
prietors. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  June  7,  1886.  Approved  June  9,  1886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad 
Company  in  Nebraska  to  build  and  operate  its  railroad  over  and  across  certain 
streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained,  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lhi- 
coln : 

1627.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  over  Sixth  street,  com- 

mencing at  a point  near  the  center  of  the  east  line  of  lot  one  (1) 
in  block  one  hundred  and  fourteen  (114)  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
where  a track  of  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  railroad 
crosses  said  lot  line,  running  thence  diagonally  across  Sixth  street 
to  a point  opposite  the  southwest  corner  of  block  one  hundred 
and  four  (104),  thence  north  to  L street  according  to  the  profile 
hereto  attached  and  made  a part  of  this  ordinance,  is  hereby 
granted  to  the  Burlington  & Missouri  River  Railroad  Company 
in  Nebraska:  P/’o Said  railroad  company  shall  lay  but  one 
track  upon  said  street  granted  by  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  lia- 


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hie  fur  all  damages  sustained  by  the  building  and  operating  said 
railroad  to  adjacent  property  owners. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Passed  March  24,  1886.  Approved  March  25,  J886. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  over  Q street  between  Seventh  and  Eighth 
streets,  and  R street  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets,  and  the  alleys  in  blocks 
81  and  32,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad 
Company  for  railroad  purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1628.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Chicago,  Bur- 

lington & Quincy  Railroad  Company,  for  railroad  purposes,  a 
right  of  way  over  and  across  Q street,  between  Seventh  and 
Eighth  streets,  and  R street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets, 
and  the  alleys  in  blocks  31  and  32,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 2.  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privileges  hereby  granted, 
the  said  railroad  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city  of 
Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages  or 
expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  right  hereby  granted, 
in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever. 

§ 3.  That  this  permission  is  hereby  granted  upon  the  express 
condition  that  in  the  enjoyment  of  this  privilege  the  said  com- 
pany shall  in  all  particulars  conform  in  their  use  of  said  privi- 
lege to  the  requirements  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  as  to  grade.®, 
paving,  ditches,  and  drainage,  and  maintain  good  crossings,  and 
observe  all  the  requirements  of  the  city  as  to  the  use  and  enjoy- 
ment of  the  easement  and  privilege  hereby  granted. 

§ 4.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  June  2,  1887.  Approved  this  7th  day  of  June,  A.  D. 
1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  in  certain  streets  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  to 
the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company  and  for  the  vacation  of 
a part  of  Y street  in  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1629.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company  across 
and  along  that  part  of  Twenty-second  and  Fair  streets  and  that 


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])art  of  Holdrege  aiul  Seventeenth  streets  in  said  city,  lying  and 
being  within  the  riglit  of  way  of  said  company,  obtained  l)y  grant 
from  J.  J.  Imhoff,  and  by  an  extension  southwest  of  the  limits 
of  the  grant  through  lots  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  and  11,  in  Teeter’s  sub- 
division of  the  southeast  quarter  of  southwest  quarter  of  section 
13,  township  10,  range  6 east,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing, 
maintaining,  and  operating,  its  line  of  railroad  thereon. 

§ 2.  That  that  part  of  Y street  extending  from  Fourteenth 
street  on  the  east  to  the  south  line  of  the  Burlington  & Missouri 
River  Railroad  on  the  west,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated 
to  the  use  and  benefit  of  abutting  property  owners. 

§ 3.  By  the  acceptance  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  the 
Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company  hereby 
agrees  to  hold  the  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  any  damages 
growing  out  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  })assage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  January  24,  A.  D.  1887.  Approved  January  25,  A. 
D.  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln, Neb.: 

1630.  § 1.  That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  J.  A.  Buck- 

staff*  to  extend,  build,  and  maintain,  a single  railroad  track  from 
a point  where  a railroad  track  now  located  on  the  west  side  of 
Eighth  street  terminates,  at  the  south  side  of  O street,  in  a due 
north  direction  over  and  across  O street,  and  along  the  west  side 
of  Eighth  street,  inside  the  sidewalk  limit  as  now  established  on 
the  west  side  of  Eighth  street,  to  the  south  side  of  the  alley, 
produced,  running  east  and  west  through  block  forty-five  (45)  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 2.  Provided,  That  said  track  shall  be  made  to  conform  to 
the  requirements  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  as  to  grades,  paving, 
ditches,  and  drainage:  And  Provided  further,  That  said  O street 
shall  not  be  obstructed  by  cars  or  engines  longer  than  three  min- 
utes at  any  one  time. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  |)assage,  apj)roval,  and  due  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  October  31,  1887. 


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AN  ORDINANCE. 

Be  it  ordained  hy  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
Goln^  Nebraska : 

1632.  § 1.  Tliat  there  is  hereby  granted  unto  the  Chicago, 

Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  company  the  right  to  build  and 
maintain  its  railroad  over  and  across  the  west  end  of  the  alley 
running  east  and  west  in  block  85,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Ne- 
braska, and  running  thence  east  in  a southeasterly  direction 
across  8th  street  in  said  city  so  as  to  connect  with  the  present 
track  of  said  company  upon  said  8th  street : Provided,  That  said 
Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  company  shall  build 
and  maintain  a good  and  sufficient  crossing  and  approaches  over 
said  railroad  crossing  upon  8th  street  and  shall  as  necessity  de- 
mands provide  and  maintain  such  crossings  as  may  be  necessary 
in  said  alley:  And  Provided  f wither,  That  all  such  track  so  to  be 
constructed  by  said  railroad  shall  be  built  on  such  grade  as  will 
conform  to  the  grade  of  the  streets  heretofore  or  that  may  here- 
after be  adopted  by  the  city,  and  that  it  shall  not  unnecessarily 
obstruct  the  travel  upon  said  street  by  its  engines  or  cars  to  ex- 
ceed ten  minutes  at  any  one  time. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  December  15,  1891.  Approved  December  18,  1891. 
Published  in  Laborer  December  19,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  vacate  all  streets  and  alleys  lying  and  being  within  the  Eighteenth 
and  R street  addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  state 
of  Nebraska,  and  granting  the  right  to  use  aud  appropriate  the  same  to  the  Chi- 
cago, Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

1633.  § 1.  That  all  streets  and  alleys  lying  and  being  within 

the  Eighteenth  and  R street  addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  vacated. 

§ 2.  Tliat  said  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  are  hereby  given  and 
granted  the  right  to  use  and  occupy  those  portions  of  the  streets 
and  alleys  vacated  by  this  ordinance  as  said  company,  its  suc- 
cessors and  assigns,  may  desire  for  railway  purposes  forever. 

§3.  That  said  railway  company  shall  provide  such  proper  and 
necessary  sewers  and  culverts  across  their  tracks  and  grounds 


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as  may  from  time  to  time  be  required  by  the  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  on  and  after 
its  passage  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  March  9,  1892.  A})proved  March  15,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  March  17,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  vacate  Birney  street,  Melvin  street,  and  Z street,  and  alleys  in 
blocks  2,  3,  4,  and  5,  of  Kilburh’s  addition,  between  Seventeenth  and  Eighteenth 
streets,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  appropriate  the  same  to  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln ^ 
Nebraska : 

1634.  § 1.  That  all  that  part  of  Birney,  Melvin  and  Z 

streets,  and  the  alleys  in  blocks  2,  3,  4,  and  5,  of  Kilburn’s  ad- 
dition to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  being  and  lying  between  Seven- 
teenth and  Eighteenth  streets,  he  and  hereby  are  vacated. 

§ 2.  That  said  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  are  hereby  given  and 
granted  the  right  to  use  and  occupy  those  portions  of  the  streets 
and  alleys  vacated  by  this  ordinance,  as  said  company,  its  suc- 
cessors and  assigns,  may  desire  for  railway  purposes. 

§ 3.  The  said  railway  company  shall  provide  such  proper  and 
necessary  sewers  and  culverts  across  their  tracks  and  grounds 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  required  by  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage 
and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  March  9,  1892.  Approved  March  15,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  March  17,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company  across  Vine,  Y,  and  North  and  18th  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1 635.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Chi- 

cago, Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company  to  build  and 
operate  its  railroad  across  Vine,  Grant,  Y (sometimes  designated 
Washington  street),  and  North  streets,  between  17th  and  18th 
streets,  and  across  that  part  of  18th  street  intersected  by  North 
street : And  Providing ^ In  crossing  said  Y street  said  railway  shall 
pass  from  its  land  one  side  of  the  street  to  its  land  on  the  other  side 


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of  the  street  from  north  to  south:  And  Proric/ec/,  That  said  rail- 
way company  shall  provide  and  maintain  suitable  and  necessary 
crossings  and  approaches  over  said  company’s  road,  where  it 
crosses  any  of  said  streets,  and  shall  not  obstruct  the  track  thereof 
by  their  engines  and  cars  to  exceed  ten  minutes  at  any  time; 
Provided  further,  That  said  company  shall  hold  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln harmless  from  all  damages  arising  from  this  grant. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  March  29,  1892.  Approved  March  31,  1892.  Pub- 
lislied  in  Sun  April  1,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  vacate  part  of  20th,  21st,  22d,  25th,  26th,  Merrill,  Fair,  and  Potter 
streets,  and  part  of  alleys  in  blocks  1 and  2,  in  Deerfield  addition  to  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, Nebraska,  and  part  of  alleys  in  block  2 in  W.  J.  Marshall’s  addition  to  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  part  of  alley  in  Fairlawn  addition  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
all  of  which  said  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  lie  within  the  right  of  way  of  the  Chi- 
cago, Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
100  feet  wide  as  surveyed,  and  grant  said  company  right  of  way  from  27th  street  to 
R street,  and  to  construct  and  operate  its  railway  thereon. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska  : 

1636.  § 1.  That  all  that  part  of  the  following  named  streets, 

to-wit;  20th,  21st,  22d,  25th,  26th,  Merrill,  Fair,  and  Potter 
streets,  and  that  part  of  the  alleys  in  blocks  1 and  2,  in  Deerfield 
addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  that  part  of  alley 
in  block  2 in  W.  J.  Marshall’s  addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  and  part  of  the  alley  in  Fairlawn  addition  to  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  which  lie  within  the  right  of  way  of  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company,  100  feet 
wide  as  surveyed,  and  which  right  of  way  is  on  the  south  side  of 
and  adjoining  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad 
right  of  way  from  27th  street  to  west  side  of  18th  street,  thence 
south  to  R street,  all  of  which  said  parts  of  streets  and  alleys 
being  in  the  said  city  of  Lincoln,  are  hereby  vacated,  granted, 
and  appropiated  to  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Chicago,  Rock 
Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company,  for  the  erection  and  main- 
tenance thereon  by  said  railway  company  of  main  tracks,  side 
tracks,  and  such  other  improvements  as  may  be  placed  thereon 
by  said  railway  company ; and  to  said  railway  is  granted  a right 
of  way  over  lands  purchased,  or  condemned  for  that  purpose, 
from  27th  to  west  side  of  18th  street,  thence  south  to  R street, 
and  to  construct  and  operate  its  railway  thereon,  as  surveyed, 
said  right  of  way  being  100  wide:  Provided,  That  said  railway 


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company  shall  construct  its  railway  over  its  right  of  way  afore- 
said within  one  year  from  the  date  liereof:  And  Provided  further  ^ 
Tliat  said  railway  company  will  make  all  drainage  that  may  be 
necessary  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  its  road  and  tracks  and 
by  closing  of  said  streets  and  alleys:  And  Provided  further  ^ That 
by  the  acceptance  of  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted, 
the  said  railway  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city  of 
Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages,  or 
expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  rights  hereby  con- 
ferred and  granted,  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  [)ublication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  April  12,  1892.  Approved  April  16,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  April  18,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad 

Company  for  a single  track  across  N street  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

1637.  § 1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Chicago, 

Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company  to  build  and  maintain 
a single  railroad  track  acro.ss  N street,  said  track  to  be  an  extension 
of  the  side  track  of  said  railroad  company  as  now  located  on  lot 
two  (2),  in  block  seventy-five  (75),  and  to  run  north  across  N 
street  on  to  block  forty-eight  (48). 

§ 2.  Provided,  That  said  track  shall  be  made  to  conform  to 
the  requirements  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  as  to  grades,  paving, 
ditches,  and  drainage. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  3,  1892.  Approved  May  6,  1892.  Published 
in  Sun  May  9,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  Chicago,  Burlington  Quincy  Railroad  Company  the 
right  to  maintain  a side  track  in  a part  of  Seventh  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1638.  § 1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  the  Chicago, 

Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company  to  construct  and  main- 
tain a side  track  in  Seventh  street,  between  the  south  line  of  the 
alley  in  block  eighty-three  (83)  and  the  north  line  of  the  alley 


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ill  block  one  hundred  and  four  (104),  the  center  line  of  said 
track  when  constructed  to  be  located  on  a line  running  parallel 
to  and  twenty-seven  (27)  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  said  block 
eighty-three  (83);  thence  due  south  across  L street  to  connect  by 
some  convenient  curve  with  the  present  side  track  of  said  rail- 
road company  opposite  said  block  one  hundred  and  four  (104). 

§ 2.  Provided,  That  said  track  shall  be  so  constructed  and 
maintained  as  to  conform  at  all  times  to  the  requirements  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  as  to  grades,  paving,  ditches,  and  drainage. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  24, 1892.  Approved  May  25,  1892.  Published 
in  Sun  May  26,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company  the 
right  to  maintain  a track  on  the  south  half  of  Y street  in  North  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1639.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Chicago,  Bur- 

lington & Quincy  Railroad  Company  the  right  to  build  and  main- 
tain a single  railroad  track  in  the  south  half  of  Y street  in  North 
Lincoln  between  the  west  line  of  the  present  right  of  way  of  said 
railroad  company  and  the  east  line  of  Tenth  street  in  said  city ; 
said  track  to  be  laid  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  safe  operation 
of  the  street  railroad  track  now  built  in  said  Y street:  Provided, 
That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  privilege  hereby  granted,  the  said 
railroad  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep  the  said  city  of  Lin- 
coln harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages,  or  ex- 
penses, growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  right  hereby  granted, 
in  favor  of  any  person  or  corporation  whatever:  And  Provided 
further.  That  said  railroad  company,  in  a maintenance  of  said 
track,  conform  at  all  times  to  the  requirements  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  as  to  grades,  paving,  and  drainage. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  approval  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  May  24, 1892.  Approved  May  25, 1892.  Published 
in  Sun  May  26,  1892.] 


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AN  ORDINANH'K  to  vacate  the  alleys  and  that  part  of  Phghteenth  street  lying  within 
Sa.isbnry  addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  grant  the  same  to  the  nse 
and  benefit  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & J’acific  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
colny  Nebraska: 

1640.  § 1.  That  all  of  the  alleys,  and  that  part  of  Eighteenh 

street  lying  within  the  tract  out  of  which  was  created  and  plat- 
ted Salisbury  addition,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  be  and 
the  same  are  hereby  vacated  and  granted  to  the  use  of  the  Chi- 
cago, Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway  Company;  Provided,  That 
said  railway  company  shall  use  the  same  for  right  of  way  or  other 
railroad  purposes;  And  Provided  further,  That  said  railroad  com- 
pany shall  make  all  drainage  that  may  be  necessary  by  reason  of 
the  construction  of  its  roads  and  tracks  and  other  use  that  may 
be  made  of  said  alleys  and  part  of  street:  And  Provided  further. 
That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted, 
the  said  railway  company  agrees  to  save  and  keej)  said  city  of 
Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  costs,  damages,  and 
expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of  the  rights  hereby  granted 
and  conferred,  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  June  7,  1892.  Approved  June  9,  1892.  Published 
in  Sun  June  11,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  passage  of  the  railway  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island 
& Pacific  Railway  Company  across  and  through  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  state  of  Nebraska,  and  vacating  portions 
of  certain  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city  for  the  purpose  of  giving  right  of  way  and 
other  privileges  in  said  city  to  said  railway  company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1641.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 

.granted  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct,  operate,  and  main- 
tain its  railway  and  side  tracks,  switches  and  second  tracks  ap- 
purtenant to  such  lines  for  railroad  purposes,  over,  through, 
along  and  across  19th  street,  20th  street,  21st  street,  22d  street, 
R street,  Q street,  P street,  O street,  N street,  Monroe  avenue, 
M street,  L street,  in  said  city,  as  the  line  of  railway  of  said 
railway  company  is  now  located  and  platted  througli  said  city, 
according  to  plat  of  said  company,  filed  herewith  and  marked 
exhibit  A and  made  a part  hereof,  together  with  the  right  of 
way  upon,  along,  over  and  across  all  alleys  crossed  or  intersected 


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by  said  located  line:  Provided^  however^  That  there  shall  not  be 
constructed  over  O street  in  said  city  more  than  two  tracks,  in- 
cluding the  main  line  of  said  railway. 

§ 2.  That  said  railway  company  shall  construct  its  railway 
across  the  paved  streets  in  said  city  at  grade  with  the  top  of  its 
rails  on  a level  with  pavement  of  such  streets  at  said  places,  so 
as  to  afford  easy  and  safe  passage  by  persons  and  vehicles. 

§ 3.  That  said  railway  company  shall  not  allow  any  trains  of 
cars  or  engines,  or  other  rolling  stock,  to  stop  upon  O or  R 
street,  nor  shall  said  O or  R street  be  obstructed  at  any  one  time 
to  exceed  four  minutes,  or  any  other  of  the  streets  which  said 
railway  crosses  be  obstructed  at  any  one  time  to  exceed  ten  min- 
utes. 

§ 4.  That  said  railway  company  shall,  within  one  year,  con- 
struct a substantial  passenger  depot  building  of  brick  or  stone, 
or  brick  and  stone,  at  or  near  the  northwest  corner  of  the  inter- 
section of  O and  20th  streets  and  north  of  O street,  with  rail- 
road tracks  connected  therewith,  and  maintain  the  same,  and 
shall  make,  pave,  and  maintain  an  open  passageway  at  least 
twenty-five  feet  wide  for  the  use  of  the  public  on  the  west  side 
and  the  full  length  of  said  block  28  of  Kinney’s  O street  addi- 
tion to  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

§ 5.  That  said  railway  company  shall  make  all  drainage  that 
may  be  necessary  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  its  railroads 
and  tracks  and  by  the  vacation  of  those  portions  of  said  streets 
and  alleys  vacated  by  this  ordinance. 

§ 6.  That  said  railway  company  shall  constantly  keep  at  its 
crossings  on  all  paved  streets,  in  said  city,  gates  running  parallel 
with  its  railroad,  with  a person  in  charge  to  protect  all  persons 
and  property  from  injury. 

§ 7.  That  all  that  part  of  P street  in  said  city  lying  south  of 
lots  9,  10,  11,  and  12,  in  block  13,  in  Kinney’s  O street  addition 
to  said  city,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated. 

§ 8.  That  all  that  part  of  20th  street  in  said  city  lying  east 
. and  within  thirty  feet  of  block  28,  in  Kinney’s  O street  addi- 
tion to  Lincoln,  Neb.,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated  : Pro- 
vided,  however,  That  said  company  shall  dedicate,  pave  and  keep 
in  repair,  as  a street,  a strip  of  ground  west  of  its  said  depot 
twenty-five  feet  wide,  and  through  said  block  28,  in  Kinney’s  O 
street  addition  to  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  so  as  to  connect  with  O 
street  and  with  P street  in  said  city. 

§ 9.  That  all  that  part  of  the  alley  in  block  13,  in  Kinney’s 


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O street  addition  to  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  lying  south  of  lots  3 
and  4 in  said  block  13  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated. 

§ 10.  That  all  that  part  of  the  alley  in  block  28,  in  Kinney’s 
O street  addition  to  the  said  city,  lying  south  of  lots  1 and  2,  in 
said  block  28,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated. 

§ 11.  That  the  alleys  between  ami  on  lots  3 and  4,  in  said 
block  28,  are  hereby  vacated. 

§ 12.  That  said  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  be  and  the  said  railway 
company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  are  hereby  given  and  granted 
the  right  and  privilege  of  occupying  so  much  of  said  streets  and 
alleys,  vacated  by  this  ordinance,  as  said  railway  company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  may  at  any  time  desire  for  its  railroad, 
switches,  side  tracks,  depots,  and  other  railroad  purposes. 

§ 13.  By  the  acceptance  of  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby 
granted,  the  said  railway  company  shall  be  taken  to  agree,  and 
does  hereby  agree,  to  save  and  keep  said  city  of  Lincoln  harm- 
less from  the  payment  of  any  damages,  growing  out  of  the  rights 
hereby  conferred,  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever. 

§ 14.  Said  railway  company  shall  not  construct  more  than 
three  tracks,  including  the  main  line  of  said  company,  across 
each  of  the  following  streets:  L,  M,  N,  and  Monroe  avenue,  and 
not  to  exceed  four  tracks,  including  its  main  line,  across  Q and 
R streets,  in  said  city. 

§ 15.  Said  railroad  company  shall,  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  this  city,  build  and  maintain  suitable  and  proper  crossings, 
the  full  width  of  the  streets,  including  sidewalk  space,  over  all 
its  tracks,  where  the  same  crosses  other  than  paved  streets,  and 
shall  erect,  keep,  and  maintain  an  arc  light  of  2,000  candle- 
power  at  its  crossings  on  all  the  following  streets,  to-wit:  M,  N, 
O,  Q,  R and  Vine  streets. 

§ 16.  Said  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway  Company, 
its  successors,  and  assigns,  shall  at  all  times  conform  and  be  sub- 
ject to  all  reasonable  rules,  regulations,  and  ordinances  of  said 
city,  whether  the  same  are  now  in  force  or  shall  hereafter  be 
made  and  passed. 

§ 17.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  12,  189^  Approved  July  13,  1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  July  25,  1892.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  passage  of  the  railway  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island, 
and  Pacific  Railway  Company  across  and  through  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska,  Irom  the  south  side  of  L street, 
near  22d  street,  in  said  city,  in  a southeasterly  direction  to  the  southern  limits  of 
said  city. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1642.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  one  hundred  feet  wide  be, 

and  the  same  is  hereby,  granted  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and 
Pacific  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct, 
operate,  and  maintain  its  railway,  side  tracks,  switches,  and 
second  tracks  appurtenant  to  said  line,  for  railroad  purposes, 
over,  through,  along,  and  across  the  following  named  streets  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska:  J, H, Randolph,  E, D,  A,  Wash- 
ington, Everett,  Garfield,  Sumner,  South,  22d,  25th,  26th,  27th, 
Devris,  30th,  Melrose  avenue.  Laurel  avenue,  Sherman  avenue, 
and  Oak  streets,  said  right  of  way  begins  at  the  south  line  of 
L street  near  22d  street  and  runs  thence  in  a southeasterly  direc- 
tion over  premises  purchased  by  said  company  for  right  of  way, 
and  abutting  said  streets,  avenues,  and  alleys,  at  places  of  pas- 
sage of  said  railway  on  such  right  of  way  as  the  line  of  said 
railway  is  now  located,  surveyed,  and  staked  through  said  city, 
according  to  the  plat  of  said  company,  together  with  the  right  of 
way  upon,  along,  over,  and  across  all  alleys  crossed  or  inter- 
sected by  said  located  line. 

§ 2.  That  said  railway  company  shall  make  all  drainage  that 
may  be  necessary  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  its  railroad 
and  tracks. 

§ 3.  By  the  acceptance  of  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby 
granted  the  said  railway  company  shall  be  taken  to  agree,  and 
does  hereby  agree,  to  save  and  keep  said  city  of  Lincoln  harm- 
less from  the  payment  of  any  damages,  growing  ont  of  the  rights 
hereby  conferred,  in  favor  of  any  person  whomsoever. 

§ 4.  Said  railway  company  shall,  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  said  city,  build  and  maintain  suitable  and  proper  crossings 
over  all  its  tracks  where  the  same  cross  any  streets,  and  shall 
keep  and  maintain  an  arc  light  of  two  thousand  candle  power  at 
the  crossings  on  the  following  streets:  J,  Randolph,  and  27th. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  16,  1892.  Approved  August  17, 1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun,  August  17,  1892.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  grant  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  A Pacific  Railway  Comiiany  the 
right  to  construct  and  maintain  aviaduct  at  and  near  the  intersection  of  North 
and  Eighteenth  streets,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  with  suitable  approaches 
thereto. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincolnj 
Nebraska : 

1643.  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  the  Cliicago,  Rock 

Island  & Pacific  Railway  Company  the  privilege  of  constructing  a 
wooden  viaduct,  forty  feet  wide  and  ninety  feet  in  length,  on 
North  street,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  at  and  near  the 
intersection  of  Eighteenth  street. 

§ 2.  That  such  viaduct  shall  have  two  driveways,  one  on  each 
side  thereof,  for  easy  and  convenient  travel  thereon  of  wagons, 
carriages,  and  other  vehicles,  which  driveways  shall  be  at  least 
sixteen  feet  wide,  the  floor  of  which  shall  be  raised  at  least  four 
inches  above  the  carriage  way.  And  said  company  shall  also 
])rovide  suitable  approaches  at  its  own  expense,  at  each  end  of 
said  viaduct,  which  shall  have  a grade  not  to  exceed  one  foot  to 
twenty  feet  in  length,  and  be  made  the  full  width  of  said  viaduct. 

§ 3.  That  said  company  shall  have  said  viaduct  and  suitable 
ap[)roaches  thereto  ready  for  public  travel  within  sixty  days 
from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance.  And  said  company  shall 
have  during  said  time,  on  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
the  privilege  of  occupying  such  parts  of  streets  and  alleys  in 
and  around  the  place  of  said  viaduct  as  may  be  necessary  in 
placing  its  materials,  timbers  and  earth,  and  in  constructing  said 
viaduct  and  approaches. 

§ 4.  That  said  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway 
Company  is  further  required  to  keep  constantly  in  suitable  re- 
pair said  viadu  t and  approaches  thereto  for  the  easy  and  con- 
venient use  of  the  same  by  the  public  as  a passage  way. 

§ 5.  That  by  the  granting  of  the  franchises  and  privileges 
herein  mentioned  the  said  company  agrees  to  keep  and  hold 
harmless  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  any  and  all  damages  sustained 
by  any  person  whomsoever,  in  consequence  of  the  building,  con- 
struction, and  maintenance  of  said  viaduct  and  the  approaches 
thereto. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  24,  1892.  Approved  August  26, 1892.  Pub- 
lished in  Sun  August  27,  1892.] 


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AN  OllDlNANCE  granting  to  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Com- 
pany the  right  of  way  for  a railroad  in  a portion  of  X street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1644.  § 1.  Tiiat  there  be,  and  hereby  is,  granted  unto  the 

Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company 
power  and  authority  to  lay  down,  construct,  and  operate  a line 
of  railroad  in  and  along  that  portion  of  X street  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  lying  between  the  west  line  of  said  city  and  the  east 
line  of  11th  street  and  on  the  north  side  of  the  track  of  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific  Railway  Company  as  now  located  in  said  street, 
the  tracks  of  the  two  railroads  to  be  fourteen  (14)  feet  apart 
from  center  to  center  in  that  part  of  said  street  west  from  a 
point  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of 
11th  street.  And  said  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley 
Railroad  Company  shall  have  the  further  right  to  lay  down  and 
operate  side-tracks  or  switches  in  said  street  for  local  business 
purposes:  Provided^  however^  That  said  railroad  company  shall 
keep  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damages  that  may  be 
sustained  by  reason  of  the  placing  and  maintaining  of  said  rail- 
road track  on  said  X street. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  ap[)roval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  November  1,  1892.  Approved  November  3,  1892. 
Published  in  Journal  November  8,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  passage  of  svvitcli  railways  of  the  Chicago,  Rock 
Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company  across  and  through  the  streets  and  alleys  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Neliraska,  between  II  and  E 
streets,  in  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincohi : 

1645.  § 1.  That  the  right  of  way  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 

granted  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct,  operate,  and  main- 
tain the  following  switches  appurtenant  to  said  line  for  railroad 
purposes : 

1.  A switch  track  commencing  on  the  right  of  way  of  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  P<icific  Railway  Company  at  or  near 
the  south  line  of  H street  on  block  fourteen  (14)  of  J.  O.  Young’s 
East  Lincoln  addition  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  and  across  J.  O. 
Young’s  South  addition  to  Lincoln,  and  running  south  across 
said  block  fourteen  (14)  and  across  Randolph  street  and  to  the 


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alley  way  running  north  and  south  through  block  three  (3)  in 
Houtz  Place;  thence  south  over  and  along  said  alley  way  to  the 
alley  running  east  and  west  in  said  block  three  (3). 

2.  A switch  track  commencing  on  the  right  of  way  of  said 
company  at  or  near  the  north  line  of  E street,  in  said  city,  at  or 
near  lot  twenty-five  (25)  of  block  one  (1),  in  Houtz  Place,  run- 
ning thence  in  a northerly  direction  to  the  alley  running  east  and 
west  through  said  block  one  (1),  thence  across  said  alley  to  the 
alley  running  north  and  south  through  said  block  one  (1),  and 
thence  north  along  and  over  said  alley  running  north  and  south 
to  the  alley  running  east  and  west  through  the  north  part  of  said 
block  one  (1). 

3.  A switch  track  commencing  on  the  right  of  way  of  said 
company  at  and  near  the  east  line  of  Twenty-fifth  street,  on  or 
near  lot  thirty-three  (33)  of  block  two  (2)  of  Houtz  Place,  run- 
ning thence  in  a southeasterly  direction  to  the  east  line  of  lot 
thirty-two  (32)  in  block  two  (2)  of  Houtz  Place,  and  running 
thence  east  to  alley  in  block  two  (2)  and  across  the  same  and 
across  and  over  lot  three  (3)  of  said  block  two  (2)  to  the  west 
line  of  Twenty-sixth  street,  thence  running  across  Twenty-sixth 
street  to  the  alley  way  running  east  and  west  through  the  north 
part  of  block  one  (1)  in  Houtz  Place,  and  thence  east  from  the 
east  line  of  Twenty-sixth  street  over  and  along  said  alley  way 
last  named  to  the  west  line  of  Twenty-seventh  street. 

§ 2.  That  said  railway  company  shall  make  all  drainage  that 
may  be  necessary  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  said  switches. 

§ 3.  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  rights  and  privileges 
hereby  granted  the  said  railway  company  agrees  to  save  and  keep 
said  city  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  dam- 
ages growing  out  of  the  rights  hereby  conferred  in  favor  of  any 
person  whomsoever. 

§ 4.  Said  railway  company  shall  build  and  maintain  suitable 
and  proper  crossings  over  all  its  tracks  where  the  same  cross 
any  street. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  a|)proval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  November  29,  1892.  Approved  December  16, 1892. 
Published  in  Call  December  16,  1892.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  allow  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Comj)aiiy  to 
put  in  a connecting  track  and  road-bed  connecting  said  company’s  track  with  the 
truck  ol' the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  on  X street,  and  across  Eighteenth  street, 
in  the  cdy  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  vacating  Eighteenth  street  from  the  north 
line  of  Kn'lton  street  to  the  worth  line  of  Vine  street,  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  and  to 
allow  its  road  to  be  operated  across  and  over  the  same. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1647.  § 1.  That  tlie  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway  Company  to  build  and 
operate  its  railroad  by  connecting  witli  its  main  line  at  a point 
about  tliree  hundred  (300)  feet  north  of  X street,  sometimes  des- 
ignated Washington  street,and  construct  its  line  in  a soutlieasterly 
direction  on  a sixteen  degree  curve,  across  Eigliteenth  street  and 
over  and  across  lot  five  (5),  in  Antelope  addition  to  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  through,  over,  and  acro.ss  part  of  X street  to  an  inter- 
section with  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Com[)any’s  road  and 
track,  and  operate  the  same  so  as  to  connect  with  said  company’s 
road. 

§ 2.  That  that  part  of  Eigliteentli  street  lying  between  the 
north  line  of  Fulton  street  and  the  north  line  of  Vine  street,  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  va- 
cated, and  said  company  is  granted  the  right  of  way  for  the  con- 
struction thereon  of  its  tracks  and  railroad:  Provided,  That  said 
railway  company  shall  provide  and  maintain  suitable  and  neces- 
sary crossings  and  ajiproaches  over  said  company’s  road  where 
it  crosses  any  of  said  streets  intersected  by  other  streets:  And 
Provided  further^  That  by  the  acceptance  of  the  rights  and  privi- 
leges hereby  granted,  the  said  railway  comj)any  agrees  to  save 
and  keep  said  ci(y  of  Lincoln  harmless  from  the  payment  of  any 
costs,  damages,  or  expenses,  growing  out  of  the  exercise  of.  the 
rights  and  franchises  liereby  conferred  and  granted,  in  favor  of 
any  ])erson  whomsoever. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  ap[)roval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  July  9,  1894.  Approved  July  11,  1894.  Published 
in  News  Jnly  16,  1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Omaha  and  Repul)Iican  Valley  Railway  Com]tany 
and  to  the  receivers  heretofore  appointed  hy  the  eirenit  court  of  the  United  States 
the  right  and  i)rivilege  to  erect  and  maintain  a certain  bridge  across  Salt  creek  at, 
in,  upon,  and  near  the  intersection  of  O and  Fourth  streets  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln ^ Nebraska: 

1648.  § 1.  There  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Omaha  and  Re- 

publican Valley  Railway  Company  and  to  the  receivers  of  the 
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said  railway  company  heretofore  appointed  as  receivers  by  the 
circuit  court  of  tlie  IJnited  States  for  the  district  of  Nebraska, 
in  a certain  suit  wherein  Oliver  Aine»,  second,  et  al.  are  com- 
plainants, and  the  Union  Pacific  Railway  Company  et  al.  are 
defendants,  the  right  and  privilege  to  erect,  construct,  maintain, 
and  operate  a pile  bridge  over  and  across  Salt  creek  where  the 
said  Salt  creek  passes  in,  upon,  along,  or  across  O street  and 
Fourth  street  at,  in,  upon,  or  near  to  the  intersection  of  said  O 
street  and  Fourth  street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln.  That  said  bridge 
m iy  be  owned,  used,  occupied,  and  operated  by  said  the  Omaha 
and  Republican  Valley  Railway  Company  and  its  receivers  as  a 
part  of  their  railroad  premises  in  the  city  of  Lincoln;  and  that 
the  same  is  and  shall  be  the  sole  property  of  said  railway  com- 
pany and  the  receivers,  and  used  and  occupied  as  an  approach  to 
or  an  entrance  upon  the  right  of  way,  premises,  and  property  of 
said  the  Omaha  and  Republican  Valley  Railway  Company;  and 
that  said  the  Omaha  and  Republican  Valley  Railway  Company 
and  its  receivers  shall  be  solely  charged  with  the  care,  custody, 
and  maintenance  of  such  bridge  and  responsible  for  any  damages 
caused  by  reason  of  the  erection  thereof  to  the  persons  or  prop- 
erty using  the  same.  That  the  Omaha  and  Republican  Valley 
Railway  Company  may  hereafter,  when  it  shall  regard  said  bridge 
as  no  longer  necessary  for  its  uses  and  purposes,  remove  the  same 
and  each  and  every  part  thereof. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  as  required  by  law. 

[Passed  July  23,  1894.  Approved  July  25, 1894.  Published 
in  Ca// July  26,  1894.] 


Article  XIII. 

Sidewalk  Districts. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  special  certificates  to  be  issued  to  the  sidewalk  con- 
tractor in  payment  of  the  construction  of  sidewalks  by  such  contractor  and  pre- 
scribing duties  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  Civil  Engineer,  Mayor  and  Council, 
City  Treasurer  and  Clerk,  in  relation  thereto. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska  : 

1653.  § 1.  That  the  contractor  for  the  construction  of  side- 

walks provided  under  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  shall 
be  required  to  lay  or  relay  all  sidewalks  as  ordered  by  the  Couu- 


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oil  of  said  city  in  accordance  with  the  ordinance  of  said  city, 
and  the  said  contractor  shall  receive  his  pay  for  such  work  from 
the  assessments  against  real  estate  in  front  of  which  the  said 
work  was  done. 

§ 2.  Such  assessments  or  special  taxes  against  real  estate  in 
front  of  which  the  said  work  was  done,  together  with  the  inter- 
est and  penalty  collected  thereon,  shall  in  each  case  be  full  com- 
pensation to  such  contractor  for  any  work  so  done  under  his  said 
contract  along  and  in  front  of  any  property  upon  which  said  as- 
sessment or  tax  shall  have  been  levied  and  collected. 

§ 3.  The  Street  Commissioner,  or  the  Assistant  Street  Commis- 
sioner, shall  keep  a record  of  all  sidewalks  ordered  built,  which 
shall  contain  the  date  the  same  were  ordered,  the  kind  of  mate- 
rial, upon  what  street,  and  in  front  of  what  lot  or  parcel  of 
ground  ; also,  the  name  of  each  owner,  as  appears  of  record  at 
the  time  the  assessment  is  made,  of  lot  or  piece  of  ground,  the 
date  of  inspection,  and  all  acceptances  of  the  work. 

§ 4.  All  material  furnished  or  work  performed  under  the  con- 
tract of  said  contractor  in  constructing  such  sidewalks  is  to  be  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  and  when  so  done 
and  completed,  the  sidewalks  so  constructed  or  repaired  shall  be 
measured  and  accepted  by  the  Street  Commissioner,  estimated  by 
the  City  Engineer  of  said  city,  and  the  acceptances  of  such  work 
shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  City  Council. 
Upon  ap|)roval  of  the  work  and  the  City  Engineer’s  estimates, 
by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council,  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall 
order  the  City  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Idncoln  to  issue  to  such  con- 
tractor certificates  entitling  the  contractor  to  all  assessments  or 
special  taxes  against  such  real  estate  whenever  such  asse-sments 
or  special  taxes  shall  be  collected,  together  with  the  interest  and 
penalty  collected  thereon,  each  certificate  giving  a description  of 
the  lot  or  lots  or  parcel  of  ground  against  which  the  assessments 
or  special  taxes  are  assessed.  Such  certificate  or  certificates  may 
be  assigned  and  transferred,  entitling  the  holder,  however,  only 
to  the  same  rights  as  if  held  by  such  contractor,  and  the  City 
Treasurer  of  said  city  shall  pay  over  to  such  contractor  or  other 
holder  of  such  certificate  or  certificates  all  assessments  or  special 
taxes  against  such  real  estate,  together  with  the  interest  and  pen- 
alty thereon,  at  any  time  upon  presentation  of  such  certificate  or 
certificates  after  such  assessments  or  special  taxes  against  such 
real  estate,  together  with  the  interest  and  penalty  thereon,  shall 
have  been  collected. 


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§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  lake  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  aj)provaI,  and  publication. 

[Passed  August  20,  1891.  Approved  August  21,  1891.  Pub- 
lished in  Laborer  August  22,  1891.] 


Article  XIV. 

Street  Railways. 

AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  to  the  construction  and  opera- 
tion of  a street  railroad  in  and  upon  the  streets  of  said  city  by  “ The  Capital  City 
Street  Railway  Company.” 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1655.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  ^‘An 

act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  street  railway  companies 
within  the  cities  of  this  state,’’  approved  February  15,  1877,  a 
special  election  is  hereby  called  and  ordered  to  be  held  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  on  the  15th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1883,  and 
the  Mayor  of  said  city  is  hereby  requested  to  properly  call  and 
give  notice  of  such  election,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  quali- 
fied voters  of  said  city  an  opportunity  to  grant  or  refuse  their 
consent  to  the  “Capital  City  Street  Railway  Company”  to  con- 
struct and  ojierate  a street  railroad  with  suitable  turnouts,  con- 
nections, and  turn-tables,  over  and  across,  in  and  along,  the  fol- 
lowing streets  in  said  city,  to-wit:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth, 
Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth, 
Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seventeenth,  Eigh- 
teenth, Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty-second, 
Twenty-third,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth, 
Twenty-seventh,  and  Grand  avenue;  also  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U, 
V,  and  W,  N,  M,  L,  K,  J,  H,  G,  F,  E,  D,  C,  B,  A,  Washing- 
ton, Wood,  Pine,  Rose,  Peach,  Plum,  and  South  streets.  The 
said  railway  to  have  termini  as  follows: 

One  at  a point  on  Seventh  street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  at  the 
corner  of  Seventh  and  Q,  streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  Grand  avenue  and  U street.  , 

One  at  or  near  the  State  Capitol. 

One  at  Lincoln  Park. 

One  at  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  and  South  streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  Seventeenth  and  A streets. 


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One  at  tlio  corner  of  Twentieth  and  D streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  South  streets. 

One  at  tlie  corner  of  Eighth  and  South  streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  and  U streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  Tenth  and  V streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  O and  First  streets. 

One  at  the  corner  of  O and  Twenty-seventh  streets. 

With  such  connecting  and  intersecting  lines  of  road  as  may 
from  time  to  time  be  constructed  by  it. 

§ 2.  Tlie  places  of  voting  shall  be  the  usual  voting  places  in 
said  city,  and  shall  be  named  in  the  notice  calling  such  election. 
The  returns  thereof  shall  be  made  to  the  City  Council.  The 
judges  and  clerks  of  election  shall  be  appointed  in  the  same 
manner  as  for  other  city  elections. 

§ 3.  The  form  in  which  said  question  shall  be  taken  shall  be 
as  follows: 

‘‘Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given  to  the 
‘Capital  City  Street  Railway  Company,^  to  construct,  maintain, 
and  operate,  a street  railroad  with  suitable  turnouts,  connections, 
and  turn-tables,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  over  and  across,  in  and 
along,  the  following  streets  in  said  city,  viz. : First,  Second,  Third, 
Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh, 
Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seven- 
teenth, Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first, Twenty- 
second,  Twenty-third,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty- 
sixth,  Twenty-seventh,  Grand  avenue,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V, 
W,  N,  M,  L,  K,  J,  H,  G,  F,  E,  D,  C,  B,  A,  Washington, 
Wood,  Pine,  Rose,  Peach,  Plum,  and  South  streets?  Yes.’^ 

“Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given  to  the 
‘Capital  City  Street  Railway  Company,’  to  construct,  maintain, 
and  operate,  a street  railroad  with  suitable  turnouts,  connections, 
and  turn-tables,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  over  and  across,  in  and 
along,  the  following  streets  in  said  city,  viz. : First,  Second,  Third, 
Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh, 
Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seven- 
teenth, Fighlecnth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty- 
second,  Twenty-third,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty- 
sixth,  Twenty-seventh,  Grand  avenue,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V, 
W,  N,  M,  L,  K,  J,  H,  G,  F,  E,  D,  C,  B,  A,  Washington, 
Wood,  Pine,  Rose,  Peach,  Plum,  and  South  streets?  No.” 

§ 4.  If  a majority  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of  liincoln  vote 
in  favor  of  giving  such  consent  and  granting  such  right  of  way 


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and  authority,  it  shall  vest  such  consent,  right  of  way,  and  au- 
thority, in  the  “Capital  City  Street  Railway  Company,^’  to  con- 
struct, maintain,  and  operate,  such  street  railroad  over  and  across, 
in  and  along  said  streets:  Provided^  That  the  franchise  hereby 
granted  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  exclusive:  And  Provided,  That 
said  company  shall  commence  the  actual  construction  of  said 
street  railroad  on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1883, 
and  shall  fully  construct  and  equip  at  least  two  miles  of  said 
railroad  track  on  or  before  October  1,  1884:  Provided  further, 
That  said  railway  track  shall  be  so  constructed  and  maintained  as 
to  present  the  least  practicable  obstruction  to  the  ordinary  and 
public  use  of  such  streets,  and  that  it  shall,  when  required,  con- 
form to  the  established  grade  of  the  streets  as  now  or  hereafter 
to  be  established  when  such  streets  are  brought  to  grade:  And 
further.  Said  railway  company  shall  be  subject  to  all  reasonable 
regulations  in  the  construction  and  use  of  said  railway,  which 
may  be  imposed  by  ordinances. 

§ 5.  That  the  center  of  track  of  said  railway  shall  be  the  cen- 
ter of  streets  (exce{)t  where  turnouts  are  constructed)  over  which 
said  railway  shall  be  constructed,  and  that  no  turnout  or  turn- 
table shall  be  constructed  on  O street  between  Tenth  and  Thir- 
teenth streets. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  pas- 
sage, approval,  and  publication,  according  to  law.  Passed  Au- 
gust 2,  1883.  Approved  August  2,  1883. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  electors  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  to  the  construction  and  operation  of  a 
street  railway  in  and  upon  the  streets  of  said  city  by  “ Lincoln  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany,” and  to  define  the  rights  and  privileges  of  such  railway  company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln : 

1656.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  “An 

act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  street  railway  companies 
within  the  cities  of  this  state,’^  approved  February  15,  1877,  a 
special  election  is  hereby  called  and  ordered  to  be  held  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln  on  the  21st  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1885,  and  the  Mayor 
of  said  city  is  hereby  requested  to  properly  call  and  give  notice 
of  such  election,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  qualitied  voters 
of  said  city  an  opportunity  (o  grant  or  refu.se  their  consent  to 
“Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company’^  to  construct  and  operate  a 
street  railway  with  suitable  turnouts,  connections,  and  turn-tables. 


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over  and  across,  in  and  along,  the  following  streets  in  said  city, 
to-wit:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh, 
Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  P^our- 
teenth.  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth, N ineteenth, 
Twentieth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty-second,  Twenty-third,  Twenty- 
fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth,  Twenty-seventh,  and  O,  P, 
Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V,  and  W streets,  and  N,  M,  L,  K,  J,  H,  G,  F, 
E,  D,  C,  B,  A,  Washington,  Wood,  Pine,  Rose,  Peach,  Plnm, 
and  South  streets.  Grand  avenue,  and  University  Place. 

The  said  railway  to  have  termini  as  follows  in  said  city; 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Q and  Seventh  streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Grand  avenue  and  Univer- 
sity Place. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Fourteenth  and  South  streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Seventeenth  and  A streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Twentieth  and  D streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Eleventh  and  South  streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Eighth  and  South  streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Fourteenth  and  U streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Tenth  and  V streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  First  and  O streets. 

One  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Twenty-seventh  and  O 
streets. 

One  at  the  eastern  terminus  of  R street. 

One  at  the  northern  terminus  of  Ninth  street. 

One  at  or  near  the  State  Capitol. 

One  at  or  near  Lincoln  Park  with  such  connecting  and  inter- 
secting lines  of  road  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  constructed 
by  it. 

§ 2.  The  places  of  voting  shall  be  the  usual  voting  places  in 
said  city,  and  shall  be  named  in  the  notice  calling  such  election. 
The  returns  thereof  shall  be  made  to  the  City  Council. 

§3.  The  form  in  which  said  question  shall  be  taken  shall  be 
as  follows: 

Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given  to ‘‘Lin- 
coln Street  Railway  Company,’^  to  construct,  maintain,  and  op- 
erate, a street  railway  with  suitable  turnouts,  connections,  and 
turn-tables,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  over  and  across,  in  and  along, 
the  following  streets  is  said  city,  viz.:  First,  Second,  Third, 
Fourth,  P^ifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh, 
Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  P'^oiirteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seven- 
teenth, Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty- 


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second,  Twenty-third,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty- 
sixth,  Twenty-seventh,  and  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V,  and  W,  N, 
M,  L,  K,  J,  H,  G,  F,  E,  D,  C,  B,  A,  Washington,  Wood,  Pine, 
Rose,  Peach,  Plum,  and  South  streets.  Grand  avenue,  and  Uni- 
versity Place?  Yes. 

Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given  to  Lin- 
coln Street  Railway  Company,^’  to  construct,  maintain,  and  op- 
erate, a street  railway  with  suitable  turnouts,  connections,  and 
turn-tables,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  over  and  across,  in  and  along, 
the  following  streets  of  said  city,  viz.:  First,  Second,  Third, 
Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh, 
Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seven- 
teenth, Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty- 
second,  Twenty-third,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty- 
sixth,  Twenty-seventh,  and  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,.  T,  U,  V,  and  W,  N, 
M,  L,  K,  J,  H,  G,  F,  E,  D,  C,  B,  A,  Washington,  Wood,  Pine, 
Rose,  Peach,  Plum,  and  South  streets.  Grand  avenue,  and  Uni- 
versity Place?  No. 

§ 4.  If  a majority  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  voting 
at  such  election  vote  in  favor  of  giving  such  consent  and  granting 
such  right  of  way  and  authority,  it  shall  vest  such  consent,  right 
of  way,  and  authority,  in  “Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company’^ 
to  construct,  maintain,  and  operate  such  street  railway  over  and 
across,  in  and  along,  said  streets:  Provided^  That  the  franchise 
so  granted  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  exclusive.  And  Provided, 
That  said  company  shall  commence  actual  construction  of  said 
street  railway  on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1885, 
and  shall  fully  construct  and  equip  at  least  one  mile  of  said  rail- 
way track  on  before  December  15,  1885:  Provided,  That  the 
powers  and  franchise  granted  said  company  shall  expire  in  ninety- 
nine  years  from  the  first  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1885: 

Provided  further.  That  said  railway  track  shall  be  so  con- 
structed and  maintained  as  to  j)resent  the  least  [)racticable  ob- 
struction to  the  ordinary  and  public  use  of  siich  streets,  and  that 
it  shall,  when  required,  conform  to  the  established  grade  of  the 
streets  as  now  or  hereafter  to  be  established  when  such  streets 
are  brought  to  grade.  And  further,  said  railway  company  shall 
be  subject  to  all  reasonable  regulations  in  the  construction  and 
use  of  said  railway  which  may  be  imposed  by  ordinances. 

§ 5.  That  the  center  of  the  track  of  said  railway  shall  as  nearly 
as  practicable  be  constructed  in  the  center  of  the  streets  over 
which  said  railway  shall  be  constructed  : Prorw/ec/,  That  when 


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the  center  of  the  street  is  oceupied  by  the  traek  of  any  otlier 
street  railway  company,  then  “Lincoln  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany^’ sliall  be  permitted  to  build  their  track  adjacent  to  that  of 
the  track  so  occupying  the  center  of  the  street.  No  turnout 
shall  be  constructed  on  O street  between  Eighth  and  Thirteenth 
streets,  or  on  Eleventh  street  between  Q and  M streets. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage, 
approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  March  10,  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of 

Lincoln  to  the  construction  of  a railroad  in  and  upon  the  streets  of  said  city  by  the 

Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  arid  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1657.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  “An 

act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  street  railway  companies 
within  the  cities  of  this  state/’  approved  February  15,  1877, ^a 
special  election  is  hereby  called  and  ordered  to  be  held  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  on  the  filth  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1887,  and  the  Mayor 
of  said  city  is  hereby  requested  to  properly  call  and  give  notice 
of  such  election  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  qualified  voters  of 
said  city  an  opportunity  to  grant  or  refuse  their  consent  to  the 
Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Company  to  construct,  own,  maintain,  and 
operate  a street  and  suburlian  railroad,  with  suitable  turnouts, 
turn-tables,  motors,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  over,  across,  in 
and  along,  the  following  streets  in  said  city,  to-wit:  First,  Sec- 
ond, Third,  Fourth,  Fifth, Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth, 
Eleventh,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth, 
or  Grand  avenue.  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twen- 
tieth, Twenty-first  or  Willard  street.  Twenty-second,  Twenty- 
third  or  East  avenue,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifi  h.  Twenty-sixth, 
Twenty -seventh  or  Front  street.  Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth, 
Thirtieth,  Thirty-first,  Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  South,  Plum, 
Peach,  Rose,  Pine,  Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G, 
H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  Y or  Vine  street,  W, 
X,  and  Y or  Washington,  North  or  Holdrege  street.  Potter 
street.  Fair  street,  and  Fit^erald  avenue. 

The  said  termini  of  said  railway  are  fixed  as  follows:  At  the 
several  railway  depots  in  said  city,  at  or  near  the  intersection  of 
Eleventh  and  N streets,  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  Twelfth 
and  N streets,  West  Lincoln,  the  Nebraska  exposition  grounds, 


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a point  near  the  Nebraska  Wesleyan  University  place,  Wynka 
cemetery,  the  penitentiary,  the  hospital  for  the  insane,  with  such 
connecting  and  intersecting  lines  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  by 
it  constructed  to  such  other  points  in  the  vicinity  of  Lincoln  as 
may  be  deemed  advisable  to  select  for  termini  of  said  lines. 

§ 2.  The  places  of  voting  shall  be  at  the  usual  voting  places 
in  said  city,  and  shall  be  named  in  the  notice  calling  such  elec- 
tion ; the  returns  of  such  election  shall  be  made  to  the  City 
Council,  and  the  judges  and  clerks  appointed  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  for  other  city  elections. 

§ 3.  The  form  of  the  ballots  at  such  election  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows : Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given  to 
the  Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Company,  to  construct,  own,  maintain, 
and  operate,  a street  and  suburban  railway  with  suitable  turn- 
outs, turn-tables,  motors,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  over,  across,  and  along,  the  following  streets  in  said 
city,  viz.;  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh, 
Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Four- 
teenth, Fifteenth,  Sixteenth  or  Grand  avenue.  Seventeenth, 
Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first  or  Willard 
avenue.  Twenty -second,  Twenty-third  or  East  avenue.  Twenty- 
fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth,  Twenty -seventh  or  Front 
street.  Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Thirtieth,  Thirty-first, 
Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  South,  Plum,  Peach,  Pine,  Rose, 
Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,0, 
P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V or  Vine  street,  W,  X,  Y or  Washington, 
North  or  lloldrege.  Potter  street.  Fair  street,  Fitzgerald  avenue? 
Yes. 

Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and.  authority,  be  given  to  the 
Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Company  to  construct,  own,  maintain, 
and  operate,  a street  and  suburban  railroad,  with  suitable  turn- 
outs, turn-tables,  motors,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  over,  across,  and  along,  the  following  streets  in  said 
city,  viz.:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh, 
Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Four- 
teenth, Fifteenth,  Sixteenth  or  Grand  avenue,  Seventeenth, 
Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first  or  Willard 
street.  Twenty-second,  Twenty-third  or  East  avenue.  Twenty- 
fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth,  Twenty-seventh  or  Front 
street.  Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Thirtieth,  Thirty-first, 
Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  South,  Plum,  Peacl),  Rose,  Pine, 
Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O, 


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P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V or  Vine,  W,  X,  Y or  Washinglon  street, 
North  or  Hoklrege  street.  Potter  street.  Fair  street,  Fitzgerald 
avenue?  No. 

§ 4.  If  a majority  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  voting 
at  such  election,  vote  in  favor  of  granting  such  consent,  authority, 
and  right  of  way,  it  sliall  vest  such  consent,  authority,  and  right 
of  way,  in  the  Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Company  to  construct,  own, 
maintain,  and  operate,  a street  and  suburban  railroad  over,  across, 
and  along,  said  streets:  Provided,  That  the  franchise  hereby 
granted  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  exclusive,  and  that  said  com- 
pany shall  commence  the  actual  construction  of  said  railroad  on 
or  before  the  first  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1887,  and  shall  fully  con- 
struct and  equip  at  least  one  mile  of  said  railroad  track  on  or 
before  November  1,  1887,  or  in  default  thereof  the  franchise 
hereby  and  by  such  election  granted  shall  lapse:  Provided  fur- 
ther, That  such  railway  track  shall  be  so  constructed  and  main- 
tained as  to  present  and  cause  the  least  practicable  obstruction  to 
the  ordinary  public  and  general  use  of  such  streets,  and  that  it 
shall,  when  required,  conform  to  the  established  grade  of  the 
streets  as  the  same  now  are  or  hereafter  may  be  established  when 
such  streets  are  brought  to  grade;  and  the  said  Lincoln  Rapid 
Transit  Company  shall  be  subject  to  all  reasonable  regulations  in 
construction  and  use  of  said  railway  which  may  be  imposed  by 
ordinances:  Provided,  All  expenses  of  such  election  shall  be  paid 
by  the  Rapid  Transit  Company,  and  that  said  company  shall  is- 
sue free  transportation  to  all  city  officers  on  written  request  of 
the  Mayor. 

§ 5.  The  center  of  the  track  of  said  railway  shall  as  nearly  as 
practicable  be  constructed  in  the  center  of  the  streets  over  which 
said  railway  shall  be  constructed,  except  where  the  center  of  the 
street  is  occupied  by  the  track  of  any  other  railway  company, 
then  the  Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Company  shall  be  permitted  to 
build  their  track  adjacent  to  that  of  the  track  so  occupying  the 
center  of  the  street.  No  turnout  shall  be  constructed  on  O 
street  between  Eighth  and  Thirteenth  streets,  nor  on  Eleventh 
street  between  Q and  M streets. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  it  passage, 
approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  March  22,  A.  D.  1887. 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


AN  ORl'lNANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  electors 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  to  the  construction  and  opera- 
tion of  a street  railroad  in  and  upon  the  streets  of  said  city,  by  “ The  Capitol 
Heights  Street  Railway  Company,”  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1660.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  ^‘An 

act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  street  railway  companies 
within  the  cities  of  this  state, approved  February  15,  1877,  a 
special  election  is  hereby  called  and  ordered  to  be  held  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  on  the  25th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1887,  and  the  Mayor 
of  said  city  is  hereby  requested  to  properly  call  and  give  notice 
of  such  election,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  qualified  voters  of 
such  city  an  opportunity  to  grant  or  refuse  their  consent  to  the 
“Capitol  Heights  Street  Railway  Company,’^  to  construct  and 
operate  a street  railroad,  with  suitable  turnouts,  connections,  and 
turn-tables,  over  and  across,  in  and  along,  the  following  streets  in 
said  city,  to-wit:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth, 
Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth  north  of  A street.  Tenth,  Twelfth, 
Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seventeenth, 
Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  d'wentieth.  Twenty-first,  Twenty-sec- 
ond, Twenty-third,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth, 
Twenty-seventh,  Twenty -eighth.  Twenty-ninth,  Thirtieth, 
Thirty-first,  Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  Grand  avenue,  Willard 
street.  East  avenue.  Front  street.  South,  Plum,  Peach,  Pine, 
Rose,  Wood,  Washington,  Van  Dorn,  Mango,  Saratoga,  A,  B, 
C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V,  W, 
X,  Y,  Vine,  Washington  avenue.  North,  Holdrege,  Potter, 
Fair,  aud  Randolph  streets,  Fitzgerald  avenue,  Garfield,  Sum- 
ner, and  Holmes  streets.  The  said  railway  shall  have  termini 
as  follows: 

At  or  near  the  several  railway  depots  in  said  city  of  Lincoln, 
as  the  company  may  direct,  with  such  connecting  and  intersect- 
ing lines  of  road  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  constructed,  and 
for  such  purpose  to  construct  such  lines  of  street  railway  over 
and  across,  on  and  along,  any  or  all  the  aforementioned  streets 
in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  and  each  and  every  other  street 
that  is  now  or  may  hereinafter  be  incorporated  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  said  street  railway  to  intersect  Randolph  street  not 
farther  east  than  Twenty-seventh  street,  thence  running  east  on 
said  Randolph  street  to  southwest  corner  of  the  northwest  quar- 
ter (J)  of  section  twenty-nine  (29),  in  township  ten  (10)  north, 
of  range  seven  (7)  east,  of  the  sixth  principal  meridian,  in  Lan- 


THE  CITY  OP  LINCOLN. 


637 


caster  comity,  Nebraska,  and  to  have  the  following  further  ter- 
mini at  such  other  points,  within  five  miles  of  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  as  the  company  may  desire  to 
build  to. 

§ 2.  Tlie  places  of  voting  shall  be  the  usual  voting  places  in 
said  city,  and  shall  be  named  in  the  notice  calling  such  election. 
The  returns  thereof  shall  be  made  to  the  City  Council.  The 
judges  and  clerks  of  election  shall  be  ajipointed  in  the  same 
manner  as  for  city  elections. 

§ 3.  The  form  in  which  said  question  shall  be  taken  shall  be 
as  follows:  Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given 
to  the  ‘‘Capitol  Heights  Street  Railway  Company, to  construct, 
own,  maintain,  and  operate,  a street  and  suburban  railroad,  with 
suitable  turnouts,  turn-tables,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  over,  across,  and  along,  the  following  streets  of 
said  city,  viz.:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth, 
Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Four- 
teenth, Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth,  Nine- 
teenth, Twentieth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty-second,  Twenty-third, 
Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth,  Twenty-seventh, 
Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Thirtieth,  Thirty-first,  Thirty- 
second,  Thirty-third,  Grand  avenue,  Willard  street.  East  avenue, 
Front  street.  South,  Plum,  Peach,  Pine,  Rose,  Wood,  Washing- 
ton, A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S, 
T,  U,  V or  Vine,  W,  X,  Y or  Washington,  North  or  Hold- 
rege.  Potter  street.  Fair  street,  Fitzgerald  avenue,  Van  Dorn, 
Mango,  Saratoga,  Randolph,  Garfield,  Sumner,  Holmes  street? 
Yes. 

Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority,  be  given  to  the 
“Capitol  Heights  Railway  Company,”  to  construct,  own,  main- 
tain, and  operate,  a street  and  suburban  railroad,  with  suitable 
turnouts,  turn-tables,  apparatus,  and  a[)pliances,  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  over,  across,  and  along,  the  following  streets  in  said 
city,  viz.:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh, 
Eighth,  Tenth,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Six- 
teenth, Seventeenth,  Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty- 
first,  Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth, 
Twenty-sixth,  Twenty-seventh,  Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth, 
Thirtieth,  Thirty-first,  Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  Grand  ave- 
nue, Willard  street.  East  avenue.  Front  street.  South,  Plum, 
Peach,  Rose,  Pine,  Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G, 
H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V or  Vine,  W,  X,  Y 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


or  Washington,  North  or  Holdrege  street,  Potter  street.  Fair 
street,  Fitzgerald  avenue.  Van  Dorn,  Mango,  Randolpli,  Gar- 
field, Snraner,  Holmes  street?  No. 

§ 4.  If  a majority  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  vote 
in  favor  of  giving  such  consent  granting  such  right  of  way  and 
authoi'ity,  it  shall  vest  such  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority, 
in  the  Capitol  Heights  Street  Railway  Company, to  construct, 
maintain,  and  operate,  such  street  railroad  over  and- across,  in 
and  along,  said  streets:  Fi'ovided^  That  said  company  shall  com- 
mence the  actual  construction  of  said  street  railroad  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1887,  and  shall  fully  construct  and 
fully  equip  at  least  one  mile  of  said  railroad  track  on  or  before 
July  1,  1888:  Provided  further^  That  said  railway  track  shall 
be  so  constructed  and  maintained  as  to  present  the  least  j)racti- 
cable  obstruction  to  the  ordinary  and  public  use  of  such  streets, 
and  that  it  shall,  when  required,  conform  to  the  established  grade 
of  the  streets  as  now  or  hereafter  to  be  established  when  such 
streets  are  brought  to  grade.  And  further,  said  railway  com- 
pany shall  be  subject  to  all  reasonable  regulations  in  the  con- 
struction and  use  of  said  railway  which  may  be  imposed  by 
ordinances. 

§ 5.  That  the  center  of  track  of  said  railway  shall  be  the  cen- 
ter of  streets,  (except  where  turnouts  are  constructed,)  over  which 
said  railway  shall  be  constructed,  and  that  no  turnout  or  turn- 
table shall  be  constructed  on  O street  between  Tenth  and  Thir- 
teenth streets. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  pas- 
sage, approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  31st  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln  to  the  construction  of  a railroad  in  and  upon  the  streets  of  said  city  by  the 
Standard  Street  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  07'dained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1662.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  ‘^An 

act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  street  railway  companies 
within  the  cities  of  this  slate,^’  approved  February  15,  1877,  a 
special  election  is  hereby  called  and  ordered  to  be  held  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln  on  the  25th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1887,  and  the  Mayor 
of  said  city  is  hereby  requested  to  properly  call  and  give  notice 
of  such  election  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  qualified  voters  of 


THE  CITY  ()E  EINCOLN. 


fi;]9 

said  city  an  opportunity  to  grant  or  refuse  their  consent  to  the 
'Standard  Street  Railway  Company  to  construct,  own,  maintain, 
and  operate,  a street  and  suburban  railroad,  witli  suitable  turn- 
outs, turn-tables,  motors,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  in  accord- 
ance with  its  articles  of  incorporation,  over,  across,  in,  and  along 
the  following  streets  in  said  city,  to-wit : First,  Second,  Third, 
Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Tenth,  Twelfth,  Thir- 
teenth, Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth  or  Grand  Avenue, 
Seventeenth,  Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first  or 
Willard  street.  Twenty -second.  Twenty-third  or  East  Avenue, 
Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty-sixth,  Twenty-seventh  or 
Front  street,  Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Thirtieth,  Thirty- 
first,  Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  Thirty-fourth,  South,  Plum, 
Peach,  Rose,  Pine,  Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C,  E,  F,  G,  H, 
J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V,  W,  X,  Y or  Wash- 
ington, North  or  Holdrege  street.  Potter  street.  Fair  street,  and 
Fitzgerald  avenue. 

The  termini  of  said  lines  are  fixed  at  or  near  the  several  rail- 
way depots  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  at  or  near  the  hospital  for  the 
insane,  and  such  other  points  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  and  vicinity 
as  it  may  be  deemed  advisable  to  select. 

§ 2.  The  places  of  voting  shall  be  the  usual  voting  places  in 
said  city,  and  shall  be  named  in  the  notice  calling  such  election  ; 
the  returns  of  such  election  shall  be  made  to  the  City  Council, 
and  the  judges  and  clerks  appointed  in  the  same  manner  as  for 
other  city  elections. 

§ 3.  The  form  of  the  ballot  at  such  election  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows: Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority  be  given  to  the 
Standard  Street  Railway  Company  to  construct,  own,  main- 
tain, and  operate,  in  accordance  with  its  articles  of  incorporation, 
a street  and  suburban  railroad,  with  suitable  turnouts,  turn-tables, 
motors,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  over,  across,  and  along  the  fol- 
lowing streets  in  said  city,  viz.:  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth, 
Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Tenth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth, 
Fifteenth,  Sixteenth  or  Grand  Avenue,  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth, 
Nineteenth,  Twentieth,  Twenty-first  or  Willard  street.  Twenty- 
second,  Twenty-third  or  East  Avenue,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty- 
fifth,  Twenty-sixth,  Twenty-seventh  or  Front  street,  Twenty- 
eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Thirtieth,  Thirty-first,  Thirty-second, 
Thirty-third,  Thirty-fourth,  South,  Plum,  Peach,  Pine,  Rose, 
Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P, 
Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V or  Vine,  W,  X,  Y or  Washington,  North  or 


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SPECIAL  ORDINAxNCES  OP 


Holdrege  street,  Potter  street,  Fair  street,  Fitzgerald  avenue? 
Yes. 

Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority  be  given  to  the 
Standard  Street  Railway  Company  to  construct,  own,  operate, 
and  maintain,  in  accordance  with  its  articles  of  incorpora- 
tion, a street  and  suburban  railroad,  with  suitable  turnouts, 
turn-tables,  motors,  apparatus,  and  appliances,  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln, over,  across,  and  along,  the  following  streets  in  said  city, 
viz. : First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth, 
Tenth,  Twelfth,  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth,  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth  or 
Grand  avenue.  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth,  Nineteenth,  Twentieth, 
Twenty-first  or  Willard  street.  Twenty-second,  Twenty-third  or 
East  avenue,  Twenty-fourth,  Twenty-fifth,  Twenty -sixth, Twenty- 
seventh  or  Front  street.  Twenty-eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Thir- 
tieth, Thirty-first,  Thirty-second,  Thirty-third,  Thirty-fourth, 
South,  Plum,  Peach,  Pine,  Rose,  Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C, 
D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V,  or  Vin^, 
W,  X,  Y or  Washington  street.  North  or  Holdrege  street. 
Potter  street.  Fair  street,  Fitzgerald  avenue?  No. 

§ 4.  If  a majority  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  vot- 
ing at  such  election  vote  in  favor  of  granting  such  consent,  au- 
thority, and  right  of  way,  in  the  Standard  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany to  construct,  own,  maintain,  and  operate,  in  accordance 
with  its  articles  of  incorporation,  a street  and  suburban  railroad, 
with  suitable  turnouts,  turn-tables,  motors,  and  apparatus  and 
appliances,  over,  across,  and  along  said  streets:  Provided,  That 
the  franchise  hereby  granted  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  exclusive, 
and  that  said  company  shall  commence  the  actual  construction 
of  said  railroad  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  October,  A.  D. 
1887, and  shall  fully  construct  and  equip  at  least  one  mile  of  said 
railroad  track  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1887, 
or  in  default  thereof,  the  franchise  by  such  election  granted  shall 
lapse:  Provided  further,  That  such  railway  track  shall  be  so 
constructed  and  maintained  as  to  present  and  cause  the  least 
practicable  obstruction  to  the  ordinary  public  and  general  use  of 
such  streets;  and  that  it  shall,  when  required,  conform  to  the 
established  grade  of  the  streets,  as  the  same  are  or  may  hereafter 
be  established  when  such  streets  are  brought  to  grade,  and  that 
said  Standard  Street  Railway  Company  shall  be  subject  to  all 
reasonable  regulations  in  the  construction  and  use  of  said  rail- 
way which  may  be  imposed  by  ordinances,  provided  ail  expenses 
of  such  election  shall  be  paid  by  said  railway  company. 


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641 


§ 5.  Tlie  center  of  I he  ti-ack  of  said  railway  shall  as  nearly 
as  practicable  be  constructed  in  the  center  of  the  streets  over 
which  said  railway  shall  be  constructed,  except  where  the  center 
of  the  street  is  occupied  by  the  track  of  any  other  railway  com- 
pany, then  the  Standard  Street  Railway  Company  shall  be  permit- 
ted to  build  adjacent  to  that  of  the  track  so  occupying  the  center 
of  the  street.  No  turnout  shall  be  constructed  on  O street  between 
Eighth  and  Thirteenth  streets,  nor  on  Eleventh  street  between  Q 
and  M streets. 

§ 6.  Provided^  however^  That  all  tracks  laid  between  South  and 
W streets,  and  between  First  and  Twenty-seventh  streets,  shall 
be  laid  of  chair  rails:  Provided,  also,  That  said  tracks  shall  not 
be  laid  on  any  street  where  two  tracks  are  already  laid,  running 
parallel,  and  no  track  shall  be  laid  on  O street  from  Eighth  to 
Twenty-seventh  streets. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  from  and  after 
its  passage,  approval,  and  publication,  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  13th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  an  election  to  secure  the  consent  of  a majority  of  the  elect- 
ors of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  to  the  construction  and 
operation  of  a street  railroad  in  and  upon  the  streets  of  said  city,  by  the  Lincoln 
Electric  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  arid  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1664.  § 1.  That  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  entitled  “An 

act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  street  railway  companies 
within  the  cities  of  this  state,^^  approved  February  15,  1877,  a 
special  election  is  hereby  called  and  ordered  to  be  held  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln  on  the  1st  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1890,  and  the  Mayor 
of  said  city  is  hereby  requested  to  properly  call  and  give  notice 
of  such  election,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  qualified  voters 
of  said  city  an  opportunity  to  grant  or  refuse  their  consent  to 
the  Lincoln  Electric  Railway  Company  to  construct  and  operate 
a street  railroad  and  to  generate  and  rent  power  and  light  with  suit- 
able poles,  wires,  turnouts,  connections,  and  turn-tables  over  and 
across,  in  and  along  the  following  streets  iii  said  city,  to-wit:  1st, 
2d,  3d,  4th,  5th,  6th,  7th,  8th,  9th,  10th,  and  11th  north  of  M 
street,  12th,  13th,  14th,  15th,  and  16th,  or  Grand  avenue,  except 
between  the  north  side  of  R street  and  south  side  of  Vine,  17th, 
18th,  19th,  20th,  21st,  or  Willard  avenue,  22d,  23d,  or  East  ave- 
nue, 24th,  25th,  26th,  27th  or  Front  street,  28th,  29th,  30th, 
31st,  32d,  33d,  South,  Plum,  Peach,  Rose,  Pine,  Wood,  Wash- 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


ington,  A,  B,  C,  and  D west  of  9th,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M, 
N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S,  T,  U,  V or  Vine  street,  W,  X,  Y or  Wash- 
ington, North  or  Holdrege  street.  Potter  street.  Fair  street,  and 
Fitzgerald  avenue,  and  such  other  streets  as  may  be  necessary, 
excepting  such  streets  as  are  herein  reserved.  The  termini  of  the 
lines  of  such  company  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  are  fixed  at  the  sev- 
eral railroad  depots,  at  or  near  the  intersection  of  9th  and  O streets, 
at  or  near  the  intersection  of  11th  and  O streets.  West  Lincoln, 
Nebraska  Exposition  Association  grounds,  a point  near  Univer- 
sity Place,  Bethany  Heights,  Wyuka  Cemetery,  the  State  Peni- 
tentiary, Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Stockwell,  Cushman  Park,  and 
such  other  points  in  the  vicinity  of  Lincoln  as  it  may  be  deemed 
advisable  to  select  for  termination  of  lines,  with  such  connection 
and  intersecting  lines  of  road  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  con- 
structed by  it. 

§ 2.  The  places  of  voting  shall  be  the  usual  voting  places  in 
said  city,  and  shall  be  named  in  the  notice  calling  such  election. 
The  polls  shall  continue  open  from  9 A.  M.  until  7 P.  M.  The 
returns  thereof  shall  be  made  to  the  City  Council.  The  judges 
and  clerks  of  election  shall  be  the  same  as  for  the  general  city 
election. 

§ 3.  The  form  in  which  said  question  shall  be  taken  shall  be 
as  follows : 

“Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority  be  given  to  the 
Lincoln  Electric  Railway  Company  to  construct,  maintain,  and 
operate  an  electric  street  railroad,  and  to  generate  and  rent  power 
and  light  with  suitable  poles,  wires,  turnouts,  connections,  and 
turn-tables  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  over  and  across,  in  and  along 
the  following  streets  in  said  city,  viz.:  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th,  6th, 
7th,  8th,  9th,  10th,  and  11th  north  of  the  south  side  of  J,  12th, 
13th,  14th,  15th,  and  16th  or  Grand  avenue,  except  between  the 
north  side  of  R and  south  side  of  Vine,  17th,  18th,  19th,  20th, 
21st  or  Willard  avenue,  22d,  23d  or  East  avenue,  24th,  25th, 
26th,  27th  or  Front  street,  28th,  29th,  30th,  31st,  32d,  33d, 
Soutli,  Plum,  Peach,  Rose,  Pine,  Wood,  Washington,  A,  B,  C, 
and  D west  of  9th,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q,  R,  S, 
T,  U,  V or  Vine  street,  W,  X,  Y or  Washington,  North  or 
Holdrege  street.  Potter  street.  Fair  street,  and  Fitzgerald  avenue, 
and  such  other  streets  as  may  be  necessary,  excepting  such  streets 
as  are  herein  reserved?  Yes.^^ 

“Shall  consent,  right  of  way,  and  authority  be  given  to  the 
Lincoln  Electric  Railway  Company  to  construct,  maintain,  and 


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operate  an  electric  street  railroad,  and  to  generate  and  rent  power 
and  light  with  suitable  [)()les,  wires,  turnouts,  connections,  and 
tnrn-tables  in  said  city  of  Lincoln,  over  and  across,  in  and  along 
the  following  streets  in  said  city,  viz.:  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th,  6lh, 
7th,  8th,  9th,  10th,  and  11th  north  of  the  south  side  of  J,  12th, 
13th,  14th,  15th,  and  16th  or  Grand  avenue,  except  between 
the  north  side  of  R and  south  side  of  Vine,  17th,  18th,  19th, 
20th,  21st  or  Willard  avenue,  22d,  23d  or  East  avenue,  24th, 
25th,  26th,  and  27th  or  Front  street,  28th,  29th,  30th,  31st,  32d, 
33d,  South,  Plum,  Peach,  Rose,  Pine,  Wood,  Washington,  A, 
B,  C,  and  D west  of  Ninth,  E,  F,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  O,  P,  Q, 
R,  S,  T,  U,  V or  Vine  street,  W,  X,  Y or  Washington,  North 
or  Holdrege  street.  Potter  street,  Thayer  and  Fitzgerald  avenue, 
and  such  other  streets  as  may  be  necessary?  No.^^ 

§ 4.  If  a majority  of  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  vote 
in  favor  of  giving  such  consent  and  granting  such  right  of  way 
and  authority,  it  shall  vest  such  consent,  right  of  way,  and  au- 
thority in  the  Lincoln  Electric  Street  Railway  Com[)any  to  gen- 
erate and  rent  power  and  light,  and  to  construct,  maintain,  and 
operate  such  street  railway  over  and  across,  in  and  along  said 
streets;  Provided,  That  the  franchise  hereby  granted  shall  not 
be  deemed  to  be  exclusive:  And  Provided  further,  That  not  more 
than  two  tracks  shall  be  laid  [)arallel  on  any  one  street,  and  that 
said  railway  tracks  shall  be  so  constructed  and  maintained  as  to 
prevent  the  least  practicable  obstruction  to  the  ordinary  and 
public  use  of  said  streets,  and  that  it  shall  when  required  con- 
form to  the  established  grade  of  the  streets  as  now  or  hereafter 
to  be  established  when  such  streets  are  brought  to  grade,  and 
further,  said  railway  c mpany  shall  be  subject  to  all  regulations 
in  the  construction  and  use  of  said  railway  which  may  be  im- 
posed by  ordinance;  Provided,  also.  That  if  said  comj)any  fail 
to  construct  and  put  in  operation  at  least  two  miles  of  track 
within  two  years  from  the  date  of  the  franchise,  the  said  fran- 
chise shall  be  forfeited. 

§ 5.  That  the  center  of  the  track  of  said  railway  shall  be 
the  center  of  the  street  (except  where  turnouts  are  constructed) 
over  which  said  railway  shall  be  constructed. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  })as- 
sage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Approved  March  11,  1890, 


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AN  ORDINANCE  granting  right  of  way  to  the  North  Thncoln  Street  Railway  Company, 

and  providing  for  the  protection  of  the  property  thereof  in  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoluj 
Nebi'aska : 

1666.  § 1.  That  the  North  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company 

and  its  successors  and  assigns  be  and  are  hereby  granted  right  of 
way  for  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  poles  and  wires,  with 
all  the  appurtenances  thereto,  for  the  purpose  of  transmitting 
electrical  power  with  which  to  propel  street  cars  with  what  is 
known  as  the  overhead  system  upon,  over,  and  along  the  streets 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  under  the  supervision  and  direction  of 
the  Council. 

§ 2.  The  North  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company  is  l>ereby 
granted  the  right  to  erect  and  maintain  poles  and  wires  over  and 
along  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  as  aforesaid, 
for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  and  renting  power  to  drive  electric 
motors  for  others:  Provided^  That  such  poles  and  wires 

shall  be  erected  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  ordinary  travel 
through  such  streets  and  alleys,  and  that  said  poles  and  wires 
shall  be  temporarily  removed  whenever  necessary  to  allow  the 
grading  of  a street  or  alley. 

§ 3.  Any  person  who  shall  interfere  with,  cut,  injure,  remove, 
break,  destroy,  deface,  or  post  bills  upon  any  of  the  poles,  wires, 
fixtures,  or  other  property  of  the  North  Lincoln  Street  Railway 
Company,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  nor  less  than 
ten  dollars. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
[Passed  June  16,  1890.  Approved  June  19,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company  the  right  to  generate 
and  use  electric  light,  heat,  and  power  for  propelling  its  cars  and  lighting  the  same 
and  lighting  its  buildings  and  stations,  erect  poles,  wires,  and  power  stations,  to 
make  all  necessary  connections,  and  to  operate  and  light  its  cars  by  electricity. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  3Iayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1667.  § 1.  That  the  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company,  its  suc- 

cessors and  assigns,  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  generate  and  use 
electric  heat,  light,  and  power  for  propelling  its  cars  and  lighting 
the  same  and  lighting  its  buildings  and  stations,  and  to  erect  and 
maintain  all  necessary  poles  or  ducts^  wires  or  conductors,  and 


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make  all  necessary  connections  for  all  purposes  by  means  of  well- 
insulated  mains  and  auxiliary  feeders  from  the  power  station  or 
stations  to  the  necessary  points  on  its  line  of  railroad,  and  to 
0[)erate  the  cars  on  all  lines  now  owned  or  controlled  or  to  be 
hereafter  acquired,  leased,  or  controlled  by  said  company,  by 
means  of  electric  energy  conveyed  by  overhead  conductors  or  by 
means  of  any  other  improved  electric  system  now  or  hereafter 
invented  or  devised:  Pro?;^c?e(i,  That  said  company  shall  begin 
on  the  work  of  putting  in  this  system  within  six  mouths  from 
this  date. 

§ 2.  All  poles  erected  in  the  business  or  thickly  settled  por- 
tions of  the  city  shall  be  hexagonal  or  octagonal  in  shape,  well 
finished,  and  painted;  those  in  outlying  districts  to  be  smooth, 
well  finished,  and  painted,  and  wherever  a double  track  is  now 
or  may  hereafter  be  constructed,  said  Lincoln  Street  Railway 
Company  shall  erect  a single  line  of  iron  poles  in  the  space  be- 
tween said  tracks,  where  ordered  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council, 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  its  wires,  but  no  such  poles  shall  be 
set  within  ten  feet  of  any  intersection. 

§ 3.  The  said  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company  may  also  con- 
struct, erect,  and  maintain  one  or  more  power  station  buildings, 
and  place  therein,  boilers,  engines,  pumps,  dynamos,  and  all  nec- 
essary machinery  for  the  purpose  of  generating  electric  power  and 
light  for  the  propulsion  and  lighting  of  its  cars  and  buildings  on 
all  lines  now  or  which  may  hereafter  be  owned,  leased,  or  operated 
by  said  company. 

§ 4.  The  cars  shall  be  of  the  latest  pattern,  provided  with 
suitable  guards  or  fenders,  and  at  night  a headlight  shall  be  af- 
fixed to  the  front  dash  or  roof,  and  they  shall  be  in  charge  of  a 
motorman  and  a conductor,  and  shall  not  be  propelled  at  a danger- 
ous rate  of  speed. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  15,  1890.  Approved  October  17,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Standard  Street  Railway  Company  the  right  to  gen- 
erate and  nse  electric  light,  heat,  and  power  for  propelling  its  cars  and  lighting  the 
same  and  lighting  its  buildings  and  stations,  erect  poles,  wires,  and  poAver  stations, 
to  make  all  necessary  connections,  and  to  operate  and  light  its  cars  by  electricity. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayo7'  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1668.  § 1.  That  the  Standard  Street  Railway  Comjiany,  its 

successors  and  assign,  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  generate 


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and  use  electric  heat,  light,  and  power  for  propelling  its  cars  and 
lighting  the  same  and  lighting  its  buildings  and  stations,  and  to 
erect  and  maintain  all  necessary  poles  or  ducts,  wires,  and  con- 
ductors, and  make  all  necessary  connections  for  all  purposes,  by 
means  of  well-insulated  main  and  auxiliary  feeders  from  the 
power  station  or  stations  to  the  necessary  points  on  its  lines  of 
railroad,  and  to  operate  the  cars  on  all  lines  now  owned  or  con- 
trolled or  to  be  hereafter  acquired,  leased,  or  controlled  by  said 
company,  by  means  of  electric  energy  conveyed  by  overhead  con- 
ductors or  by  means  of  any  other  improved  electric  system  now 
or  hereafter  invented  or  devised  : Pr'ovided^  That  said  company 
shall  begin  on  the  work  of  putting  in  this  system  within  six 
months  from  this  date. 

§ 2.  All  poles  erected  in  the  business  or  thickly  settled  por- 
tions of  the  city  shall  be  hexagonal  or  octagonal  in  shape,  well 
finished  and  painted;  those  in  outlying  districts  to  be  smooth, 
w^ll  finished,  and  painted,  and  wherever  a double  track  is  now 
or  may  hereafter  be  constructed,  said  Standard  Street  Railway 
Company  shall  erect  a single  line  of  iron  poles  in  the  space  be- 
tween said  tracks,  where  ordered  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Coun- 
cil, for  the  purpose  of  carrying  its  wires,  but  no  such  poles  shall 
be  set  within  ten  feet  of  any  intersection. 

§ 3.  The  said  Standard  Street  Railway  Company  may  .also 
construct,  erect,  and  maintain  one  or  more  power  station  build- 
ings, and  place  therein  boilers,  engines,  pumps,  dynamos,  and 
all  necessary  machinery  for  the  purpose  of  generating  electric 
])Ower  and  light  for  the  propulsion  and  lighting  of  its  cars  and 
buildings  on  all  lines  now  or  which  may  hereafter  be  owned, 
leased,  or  operated  by  said  company. 

§ 4.  The  cars  shall  be  of  the  latest  pattern,  provided  with 
suitable  guards  or  fenders,  and  at  night  a headlight  shall  be  af- 
fixed to  the  front  dash  or  roof,  and  they  shall  be  in  charge  of  a 
motorman  and  a conductor,  and  shall  not  be  propelled  at  a dan- 
gerous rate  of  speed. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  approval,  passage,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  27,  1890.  Approved  October  28,  1890.] 


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AN  ORDINANCP]  sranting'  to  the  Capital  Heights  Street  Railway  Company  i)erraission 
to  erect,  use,  and  maintain  poles  and  wires  and  generating  stations  for  the  purpose 
of  generating  electric  light  and  power. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  Lincoln^  Ne- 
braska : 

1669.  First — That  the  Capital  Heights  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to 
establish,  construct,  maintain,  and  operate  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  the  necessary  buildings  and  power 
stations,  with  all  necessary  machinery,  for  the  purpose  of  gener- 
ating and  using  electricity  for  illuminating  and  power  purposes, 
and  to  erect  and  maintain  within  said  city  and  upon  the  streets 
thereof  poles  and  wires  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  electricity 
to  be  used  in  propelling  and  lighting  street  cars  by  what  is  known 
as  the  overhead  system,  all  poles  to  be  set  under  the  supervision 
of  the  City  Engineer  and  in  accordance  with  the  city  ordinance. 

This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage,  apjiroval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Parsed  December  8,  1890.  Approved  December  9,  1890.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  to  the  Lincoln  City  Electric  Railway  Company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  the  ri.i'ht  to  erect,  maintain,  and  operate  in  the  streets  and  alleys,  and 
I)ublic  grounds  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  posts,  ])oles,  wires,  and  other  structures  and 
appliances  necessary  or  proper  for  conducting  electricity  for  power  purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln ^ 
Nebraska : 

1670.  §.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Lincoln  ('ity 
Electric  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right 
and  authority  to  erect,  maintain,  and  operate  on  and  in  all  the 
streets,  alleys,  and  public  grounds  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  as  said  limits  are  now  or  may  hereafter  be 
prescribed,  posts,  poles,  wires,  and  other  structures  and  appliances 
necessary  or  proper  for  conducting  electricity  for  power  purposes. 

§ 2.  Snch  posts,  poles,  wires,  and  other  structures  and  ap[)li- 
ances  shall  be  so  placed,  erected,  and  maintained  as  to  offer  the 
least  obstruction  to  the  ordinary  use  of  said  streets,  alleys,  and 
])ublic  grounds  for  travel,  as  provided  by  ordinance. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
[Passed  April  27,  1891.  Approved  April  30,  1891.] 


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AN  ORDINANCE  f^ranting  to  the  Lincoln  City  Electric  Railway  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  the  riglit  to  erect,  maintain,  and  operate  in  the  streets  and  alleys,  and 
])nblic  grounds  of  the  city  of  Idncoln,  posts,  poles,  wires,  and  other  structures  and 
appliances  necessary  or  proper  for  conducting  electricity  for  lighting  and  illumi- 
nating purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Nebraska : 

1671.  § 1.  That  there  is  lierehy  granted  to  tlie  Lincoln  City 

Electric  Railway,  its  successors  and  assigns,  tlie  right  and  au- 
thority to  erect,  maintain,  and  operate  on  and  in  all  the  streets, 
alleys,  and  pubic  grounds  within  the  corponite  limits  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  as  said  limits  are  now  or  may  be  hereafter  [irescribetl, 
j)Osts,  poles,  wires,  and  other  structures  and  ajipliances  necessary 
or  proper  for  conducting  electricity  for  lighting  and  illuminating 
purposes. 

§ 2.  Such  posts,  poles,  wires,  and  other  structures  and  appli- 
ances shall  be  so  placed,  erected,  and  maintained  as  to  offer  the 
least  obstruction  to  the  ordinary  use  of  said  streets,  alleys,  and 
jiublic  grounds  for  travel,  as  provided  by  ordinance. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
[Passed  April  27,  1891.  Approved  April  30,  1891.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  sections  2 and  4 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance 
granting  to  the  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company- the  right  to  generate  and  use  elec- 
tric light,  heat,  and  power  for  propelling  its  cars  and  lighting  the  same  and  light- 
ing its  buildings  and  stations,  erect  poles,  wires,  and  power  stations,  to  make  all 
necessary  connections,  and  to  operate  and  light  its  cars  by  electricity.” 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1672.  § 1.  Tluit  section  2 of  an  ordinance  entitled  ^‘An  or- 

dinance granting  to  the  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Company  the 
right  to  generate  and  use  electric  light,  heat,  and  power  for  pro- 
pelling its  cars  and  lighting  the  same  and  lighting  its  buildings 
and  stations,  erect  poles,  wires,  and  power  stations,  to  make  all 
necessary  connections,  and  to  operate  and  light  its  cars  by  elec- 
tricity,^’ be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows:  ^^All  poles  erected 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  wires  shall  be  of  wood  and  round  in 
shape,  well  finished  and  painted.  Hereafter  no  poles  shall  be 
erected  or  maintained  in  the  space  between  the  tracks  where  a 
double  track  is  now  or  hereafter  may  be  constructed,  but  all  poles 
shall  be  set  one  foot  inside  of  the  curb  line  as  at  that  time  located 
by  the  City  Engineer.” 


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§ 2.  That  section  4 of  said  ordinance  be  so  amended  to  read 
as  follows:  “Tlie  cars  shall  be  of  the  latest  pattern,  provided 
with  suitable  guards  or  fenders,  and  at  night  a headlight  shall 
be  fixed  to  the  front  dash  or  roof,  and  all  cars  operated  on  the 
lines  commonly  and  usually  designated  as  the  Ninth  and  West 
A street  lines,  the  Twelfth  street  line,  the  R street  and  Bethany 
Heights  line,  the  P,  Sixteenth,  and  Vine  street  line,  the  West 
Lincoln  line  north  of  the  Burlington  & Missouri  railroad  tracks, 
and  the  Wyuka  Cemetery  line  east  of  the  intersection  of  Twenty- 
seventh  and  O streets  shall  be  in  charge  of  a conductor  or  motor- 
man;  and  all  cars  operated  on  all  other  lines  shall  be  in  charge 
of  two  men,  a conductor  and  motormau,  as  follows;  On  all 
north  and  south  lines  the  cars  shall  be  in  charge  of  a conductor 
and  motorman  as  far  south  as  the  point  where  such  line  intersects 
A street  and  on  O street,  West  Lincoln  line  from  O street  to  the 
crossing  of  the  B.  & M.  R.  R.,  from  Seventh  to  Twenty-seventh 
streets,  and  on  Twenty-seventh  street,  and  such  cars  shall  not  be 
propelled  at  a dangerous  rate  of  speed.  The  motorman  or  con- 
ductor, as  the  case  may  be,  in  charge  of  said  cars  shall  at  all  times 
be  prepared  to  make  change  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  twodol- 
lars.^^ 

§ 3.  Sections  2 and  4 of  said  ordinance  as  heretofore  existing 
are  hereby  repealed. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  })ublication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  August  2,  1892.  Approved  August  9,  1892.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  Lincoln  and  Salt  Lake  Railway  Company  to  con- 
struct its  railway  over  and  across  the  viaduct  to  be  constructed  on  O str  eet  from 
about  3d  street  to  the  east  side  of  8th  street,  and  to  regulate  the  use  thereof  and  the 
compensation  therefor. 

1673.  Whereas,  The  Lincoln  and  Salt  Lake  Railway  Com- 
pany has  constructed  and  is  operating  a line  of  railway  from 
Burlington  Beach,  on  said  Salt  Lake,  to  and  by  authority  of  the 
City  Council,  upon  and  over  Q and  3d  streets  to  O street  in  the 
city  of  Lincoln;  and 

Whereas,  The  city  of  Lincoln  is  about  to  construct  or  cause 
to  be  constructed  a viaduct  upon  O street  from  about  3d  street, 
the  present  terminus  of  said  company's  line  of  road,  to  8th 
street,  over  the  railway  tracks  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad  Company  and  the  Omaha  & Republican  Val- 
ley Railway  Company;  and 

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Whereas,  For  the  accoinraoclation  of  the  people  wlio  wish  to 
visit  the  said  lake,  and  for  the  successful  operation  of  said  rail- 
way, it  is  necessary  that  said  company  should  have  some  reason- 
able facilities  for  getting  into  the  city  at  such  place  as  to  be  rea- 
sonably convenient  for  the  people  to  reach  said  road,  and  that 
there  is  no  way  of  accomplishing  that  purpose  except  by  way  of 
the  viaduct  as  in  this  ordinance  provided  ; therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

§ 1.  That  the  Lincoln  & Salt  Lake  Railway  Company  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  authorized  to  construct,  operate,  and  maintain 
a double  track  street  railway  u[)on  and  over  the  viaduct  to  be 
constructed  on  O street  from  about  3d  street  to  the  east  side  of 
8th  street  in  said  city,  together  wdth  a reasonable  and  convenient 
landing  place  in  O street  east  of  the  east  approach  of  said  via- 
duct, with  the  right  to  locate  wires  for  the  proper  operation 
thereof  by  electricity,  under  and  in  pursuance  of  the  conditions 
of  this  ordinance  and  subject  to  the  reasonable  regulations  of  the 
City  Council  hereafter:  That  this  ordinance  shall  not 

be  construed  as  granting  an  exclusive  franchise,  but  any  and  all 
lines  shall  use  the  tracks  over  said  viaduct  jointly  by  each  bear- 
ing their  share  of  the  exj)ense  of  same. 

§ 2.  Before  the  said  company  shall  commence  the  construc- 
tion of  any  part  of  said  road  upon  said  viaduct,  it  shall  notify 
the  Council  thereof  and  pay  the  city  the  cost  of  the  pavement 
between  the  rails  of  its  tracks  upon  said  viaduct,  and  enter  into 
an  agreement  to  keep  at  its  own  expense  that  part  of  the  paving 
between  the  rails  of  its  said  tracks  in  good  repair,  and  to  repave 
the  same  from  time  to  time  as  the  same  may  become  necessary  ; 
and  in  repairing  said  paving  and  repaving  such  materials  shall 
be  used  as  the  City  Council  may  direct. 

§ 3.  Under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  the  said  company 
shall  have  the  right,  if  it  so  elects,  to  construct  its  tracks  at  the 
same  time  and  with  the  construction  of  the  said  viaduct,  but  it 
shall  not  interfere  in  any  way  with  the  construction  thereof,  any 
more  than  may  be  necessary  for  the  construction  of  its  said  rail- 
way, and  shall  in  no  event  cause  any  delay  in  the  construction 
of  the  viaduct. 

§ 4.  In  the  operation  of  said  road  the  same  shall  be  done  at 
the  least  possible  inconvenience  to  the  public,  and  can  only  be 
operated  by  electric  power,  except  by  special  permission  of  the 
Mayor  and  City  Council;  but  in  no  event  can  the  cars  thereon 


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be  propelled  by  steam  power.  The  rate  of  speed  on  said  viaduct 
shall  never  exceed  four  (4)  miles  an  hour. 

§ 5.  Th  is  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  Januury  10, 1893.  Approved  January  17, 1893  Pub- 
lished in  News  January  19,  1893.] 


Article  XV. 

Telephone  and  Telegraphs. 

AN  ORDINANCE  granting  certain  privileges  to  the  Lincoln  Telephone  Exchange  Com- 
pany, and  for  the  protection  of  the  property  thereof. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1674.  § 1.  Lines  and  Apparatus,  how  Constructed, 

ETC. — That  the  Lincoln  Telephone  Exchange  Company  is  hereby 
authorized  to  build,  erect,  and  maintain  and  operate,  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  a telephone  exchange  line, 
and  for  this  purpose  the  right  is  hereby  granted  said  company 
to  build,  erect,  and  maintain,  in  the  streets  and  alleys  of  said  city, 
all  necessary  poles,  wires,  and  apparatus,  for  the  operation  of 
such  line:  Provided,  That  all -telephone  [)oIes  shall  be  erected  in 
said  streets  at  a distance  of  twenty  feet  from  the  line  of  the 
street  adjoining  the  lots,  and  all  poles,  wires,  and  apparatus,  shall 
be  erected  at  such  distance  apart,  and  of  such  height,  that  the 
free  use  of  the  streets  for  ordinary  purposes  shall  not  be  inter- 
fered with  nor  obstructed,  and  that  said  telephone  wires  shall 
be  temporarily  removed,  or  taken  down,  when  so  directed  by  a 
resolution  of  the  City  Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  upon  a 
reasonable  notice  being  given  therefor;  And  Provided  further, 
That  when  any  street  improvement  is  being  made  under  the  au- 
thority of  the  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  that  at  the 
request  of  the  Overseer  of  Streets,  or  [)erson  in  charge  of  such 
improvement,  the  said  Lincoln^  Telephone  Exchange  Company 
shall  at  once  remove  the  poles,  wires,  and  apparatus,  to  such 
place  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Overseer  of  Streets,  pending 
the  completion  of  such  improvement;  And  Provided  further. 
That  the  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  may  at  any  time 
hereafter,  from  time  to  time,  amend  this  ordinance,  leaving  the 
franchise  herein  granted  unimpaired. 

§ 2, — Protection  of. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 


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to  cut,  chop,  injure,  destroy,  or  cut  down,  any  telephone  pole  in 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  or  to  break,  cut,  tear  down,  injure,  or  destroy, 
any  tele[)hone  wire  or  apparatus  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  or 
to  paste,  tack,  or  to  put  up,  on  any  telephone  pole  within  the 
city  of  Lincoln  any  bill,  notice,  or  advertisement  of  any  kind. 

§ 3. — Penalty. — Whoever  shall  be  convicted  of  a violation 
of  any  of  the  provisions  of  section  two  of  this  ordinance,  shall 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  two  dollars  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  dollars,  and  costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall  stand 
committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

§ 4. — When  to  Take  Effect. — This  ordinance  shall  be  in 
force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  ac- 
cording to  law. 

Passed  February  28,  1881.  Approved  March  2, 1881.  Pub- 
lished March  4,  1881. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  certain  rights  and  privileges  to  the  Nebraska  Telephone 
Company,  and  providing  for  the  protection  of  the  property  thereof  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincohiy 
Nebraska: 

1675.  § 1.  That  the  Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  suc- 

cessors or  assigns,  be  and  are  hereby  granted  right  of  way  for 
the  erection  and  maintenance  of  poles  and  wires,  with  all  the 
appurtenances  thereto,  for  the  purpo.se  ot  transacting  a general 
telephone  and  telegraph  business,  through,  upon,  and  over,  the 
streets,  alleys,  and  public  grounds,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Provided  y fir  sty  That  said  company  shall,  at  all  times,  when 
requested  by  the  city  authorities,  permit  their  poles  and  fixtures 
to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  jilacing  and  maintaining  thereon 
any  wires  which  may  be  necessary  for  the  use  of  the  police  or 
fire  departments  of  the  city,  without  compensation ; and 

Providedy  secondy  That  all  telephone  poles  shall  be  erected  so 
that  the  outside  of  the  pole  will  be  nineteen  feet  from  the  lot 
lines  in  the  business  portion,  and  twenty-four  feet  in  the  resi- 
dence portion  of  the  city,  and  such  poles  and  wires  shall  be 
erected  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  ordinary  travel  through  such 
streets  and  alleys;  and 

Providedy  thirdy  That  wires  shall  in  no  part  be  nearer  than 
twenty  feet  to  the  surface  of  the  ground;  and 

Providedy  fourth y That  when  any  street  improvement  is  being 


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made  under  the  authority  of  the  City  Council  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  at  the  request  of  the  Council,  or  of  the  committee  hav- 
ing charge  of  the  streets  and  grades,  the  said  telephone  company 
shall  at  once  remove  the  poles  and  wires  to  such  places  as  may 
be  directed  by  the  said  Council,  or  committee,  pending  the  com- 
pletion of  such  improvement;  and 

Provided,  fifth,  Whenever  it  shall  be  necessary  for  any  author- 
ized person  to  move  along  or  across  any  of  said  streets  or  alleys, 
any  vehicle  or  structure  of  such  height  or  size  as  to  interfere 
with  any  poles  or  wires  so  erected,  the  company  using  and  oper- 
ating such  poles  and  wires  shall,  upon  receiving  twenty-four 
hours’  notice  in  writing,  served  upon  agent  or  manager,  tempo- 
rarily remove  such  poles  and  wires  from  such  places  as  must 
necessarily  be  crossed  by  such  vehicle  or  structure;  and 

Provided,  sixth.  In  case  the  said  wires  and  poles  shall  not  be 
moved  by  said  telephone  company,  as  required  by  this  ordinance, 
the  removing  of  the  same  may  be  caused  and  directed  by  the 
Committee  on  Streets  and  Grades,  at  the  expense  of  said  company. 

§ 2.  Any  j)erson  who  shall  interfere  with,  cut,  injure,  remove, 
break,  or  destroy,  any  of  the  poles,  wires,  fixtures,  instruments, 
or  other  property  of  any  telephone  company  or  association,  or 
who  shall  paste,  tack,  or  put  up,  on  any  poles  or  fixtures  of  any 
telephone  company  within  the  city  of  Lincoln,  any  bill,  notice, 
or  advertisement  of  any  kind,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and  on  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  ($100). 

§ 3.  The  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  may,  at  any  time 
hereafter,  amend  this  ordinance,  leaving  the  franchise  herein 
granted. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

Passed  October  12,  A.  D.  1885.  Approved  October  14,  A. 
D.  1885. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  certain  privileges  to  the  Lincoln  District  Telegraph  Com 
pany,  and  providing  for  the  protection  of  the  property  thereof  in  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln, 
Nebraska : 

1676.  § 1.  That  the  Lincoln  District  Telegra[)h  Company, 

successors,  or  assigns,  be  and  are  hereby  granted  right  of  way 
for  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  poles  and  wires,  with  all  the 


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appurtenances  thereto,  for  the  purpose  of  transacting  a general  dis- 
trict telegraph  business  through,  upon,  and  over,  the  streets,  alleys, 
and  public  grounds,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln:  Provided,  firsts  That 
said  company  shall  at  all  times,  when  requested  by  city  authori- 
ties, permit  their  poles  and  fixtures  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of 
placing  and  maintaining  thereon  any  wires  which  may  be  neces- 
sary for  the  use  of  the  police  or  fire  department  of*  the  city, 
without  compensation;  and  providing  said  company  are  to  use 
telegraph  and  telephone  poles  as  far  as  j)racticable ; and  the  city 
shall  have  the  use  of  said  company’s  wires  and  apparatus  for 
use  of  police  and  fire  department  free  of  charge;  and 

Provided,  second,  That  all  telegraph  poles  shall  be  so  erected 
that  the  outside  of  the  pole  will  be  two  feet  less  than  one-fourth 
the  width  of  the  street  from  the  lot  lines,  and  such  poles  and 
wires  shall  be  erected  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  ordinary  travel 
through  such  streets  and  alleys;  and 

Provided,  third,  That  wires  shall  in  no  part  be  nearer  than 
twenty  feet  to  the  surface  of  the  ground;  and 

Provided,  fourth.  That  when  any  street  improvement  is  being 
made  under  the  authority  of  the  City  Council  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  at  the  request  of  the  Council  or  of  the  committee  hav- 
ing charge  of  the  streets  and  grades,  the  said  Lincoln  District 
Telegraph  Company  shall  at  once  remove  thb  poles  and  wires  to 
such  places  as  may  be  directed  by  said  Council  or  committee, 
pending  the  completion  of  such  improvement;  and 

Provided,  fifth,  Whenever  it  shall  be  necessary  for  any  au- 
thorized person  to  move  along  or  across  any  of  said  streets  or 
alleys,  any  vehicle  or  structure  of  sucli  height  or  size  as  to  inter- 
fere with  any  poles  or  wires  so  erected,  the  company  using  and 
operating  such  poles  and  wires  shall,  upon  receiving  twenty-four 
hours’  notice  in  writing  served  u])on  agent  or  manager,  tempo- 
rarily remove  such  poles  and  wires  from  such  places  as  must 
necessarily  be  crossed  by  such  vehicle  or  structure;  and, 

Provided,  sixth,  In  case  the  said  wires  and  poles  shall  not  be 
moved  by  said  Lincoln  District  Telegraph  Company,  as  required 
by  this  ordinance,  the  removal  of  the  same  may  be  caused  or  di- 
rected by  the  Committee  on  Streets  and  Grades  at  the  expense 
of  said  company;  and, 

Provided,  seventh,  That  this  franchise  is  granted  subject  to 
all  ordinances  now  or  hereafter  to  be  in  force  relating  to  tele- 
graph and  telephone  companies : 

And  Provided  further.  That  said  corporation  or  company 


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shall  not  sell,  transfer,  assign,  or  lease,  the  franchise,  or  any  part 
thereof,  to  any  coi'poration,  persoii,  or  [)ersons,  without  the  con- 
sent of  the  Mayor  anil  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 2.  Any  person  who  shall  interfere  with,  cut,  injure,  remove, 
break,  or  destroy,  any  of  the  poles,  wires,  fixtures,  instruments, 
or  other  property  of  any  Lincoln  District  Telegraph  Company 
or  association,  or  who  shall  paste,  tack,  or  put  up,  on  any  poles 
or  fixtures  of  any  Lincoln  District  Telegraph  Company  within 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  any  bill,  notice,  or  advertisement  of  any 
kind,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  convic- 
tion thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  ($100). 

§ 3.  The  City  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  may,  at  any  time 
hereafter,  amend  this  ordinance,  leaving  the  franchise  herein 
granted. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  })ublication  according  to  law. 

Approved  this  4th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1887. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  right  of  way  to  the  Pacific  Telegraph  Company,  and 
regulating  the  same. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  the  City  of  Lin- 
coln,  Nebraska: 

1677.  § 1.  The  Pacific  Telegraph  Company,  its  successors 

and  assigns,  are  hereby  granted  the  right  of  way  for  the  erection 
and  maintenance  of  poles  and  wires  with  all  the  appurtenances 
thereto,  for  the  purpose  of  transacting  a general  telegraph  busi- 
ness through,  upon,  and  over,  the  streets,  alleys,  and  public 
grounds,  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  under  such  reasonable  regula- 
tions as  may  be  provided  by  ordinance:  Provided^  Such  poles 
and  wires  shall  be  erected  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  ordinary 
travel  through  such  streets  and  alleys : And  Provided  fm'ther. 
That  said  poles  and  wires  shall  be  temporarily  removed  when- 
ever necessary  to  allow  the  grading  of  a street  or  alley. 

§ 2.  Any  person  who  shall  interfere  with,  cut,  injure,  remove, 
break,  or  destroy,  any  of  the  poles,  wires,  fixtures,  instruments, 
or  other  property  of  the  Pacific  Telegraj)h  Company,  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

§ 3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 
Passed  September  21,  1885.  Approved  September  25,  1885. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Ne- 
braska Telephone  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  the  right  to  lay  and  maintain 
underground  conduits,  cables,  and  wires,  with  necessary  appliances,  in  the  streets 
and  alleys  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Neb.” 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln^ 
Neb.: 

1679.  § 1.  The  right  and  privilege  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  a corporation  organized  and  ex- 
isting under  the  laws  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  to  construct,  lay  down,  maintain,  and  operate  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  including  all  the  streets,  alleys,  avenues,  and  thor- 
oughfares thereof,  underground  conduits,  with  the  necessary 
manholes  and  other  appliances,  and  the  wires  or  other  conductors 
to  be  contained  therein,  for  the  transmission  of  electricity  for 
“telegraphic,  telephonic’^  and  other  purposes  for  which  electricity 
may  be  used  to  transmit  intelligence  by  signals  or  sounds.  Such 
wires  or  conductors  may  be  laid  in  pipes  or  conduits,  or  other- 
wise protected,  and  such  other  apparatus  and  appliances  may  be 
used  as  may  be  necessary  or  proper  to  maintain  or  operate  the 
same;  and  the  necessary  connections  to  subscribers,  stations,  and 
other  points  may  be  made  from  such  wires  or  conductors  in 
localities  where  the  same  may  be  required,  in  such  manner  as 
may  be  best  adapted  to  the  location,  and  with  such  means,  ap- 
paratus, and  appliances  as  may  be  necessary  or  convenient. 
8uch  underground  conduits,  with  the  necessary  manholes  and 
other  appliances,  and  the  works  or  other  conductors  contained 
therein,  shall  be  laid,  as  far  as  practicable,  in  the  alleys  of  said 
city,  under  the  supervision  of  the  City  Engineer:  And  Provided 
further,  That  in  all  cases  where  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Com- 
pany commence  their  conduits  on  any  street,  the  same  side  of  the 
street  shall,  where  practicable,  be  occujiied  by  said  company  for 
the  entire  distance  in  which  their  conduits  are  built  on  said 
street:  And  Provided  further,  That  this  section  shall  not  be  con- 
strued as  authorizing  the  laying  of  such  conduits  or  works 
through  or  over  any  private  property. 

§ 2.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  construed  as  granting 
unto  the  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  the  exclusive  right,  or  to  prevent  the  granting  of  similar 
or  other  rights  to  other  companies  or  individuals  for  like  pur- 
poses. 

§ 3.  Before  constructing  any  portion  of  the  work  hereby 
authorized,  the  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company  shall  file  with 


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the  City  Engineer  a plan  and  map  of  said  work,  which  shall  be 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  City  Engineer,  whose  approval 
shall  be  in  writing  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  showing  the 
location  and  character  of  its  proposed  work,  and  all  such  work 
shall  be  performed  under  the  supervision  of  the  City  Engineer 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln  : Provided^  That  said  Nebraska  Telephone 
Company  shall  not  be  allowed  to  enter  upon  or  interfere  with 
more  than  two  blocks  of  any  one  street  or  alley  at  one  time  for 
the  purpose  of  constructing  said  underground  conduits. 

§ 4.  In  every  underground  conduit  constructed  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  there  shall  be  provided,  if  required,  - 
free  of  cost  or  rent,  during  the  continuance  of  this  franchise,  all 
the  room  required  for  laying  therein  the  electrical  wires  of  the 
fire  department  and  the  police  telephone  and  telegraph  wires  now 
belonging  or  that  may  belong  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  for  their 
exclusive  use,  and  the  police  and  fire  departments,  by  their  elec- 
trical superintendents,  shall  be  allowed  access  to  said  wires  at  all 
times. 

§ 5.  The  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  shall  accept  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  within 
thirty  days  from  the  date  of  its  passage,  and  shall  within  one 
year  thereafter  construct  one  mile  of  undergronnd  conduit. 

§ 6.  That  before  exercising  any  of  the  privileges  granted  by 
this  ordinance  the  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors and  assigns,  shall  file  a bond  in  the  sum  of  twenty  thou- 
sand dollars  ($20,000),  with  two  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the 
Mayor,  conditioned  that  it  will  fill  all  openings  and  relay  all 
curbing,  paving,  or  guttering  which  may  be  disturbed  in  laying 
said  conduits,  and  that  it  will  assume  and  pay  all  damage  for 
personal  and  other  injuries  that  may  occur,  either  to  private  in- 
dividuals or  to  corporations,  as  well  as  to  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
resulting  from  or  growing  out  of  the  negligence  or  want  of  care 
on  the  part  of  the  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  in  the  construction  of  any  of  its  conduits  as 
herein  provided  for,  and  that  it  will  preserve  harmless  the  city 
of  Lincoln  from  any  liability  or  expense  which  may  be  placed 
upon  it  or  for  which  it  may  be  liable  on  account  of  any  injury 
resulting  from  such  negligence  on  the  part  of  the  Nebraska  Tele- 
phone Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  as  aforesaid.  Said 
Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  in  addition  to  above  bond,  shall 
be  compelled  to  keep  on  deposit  with  the  City  Treasurer  not  less 
than  two  hundred  dollars  ($200),  subject  to  the  order  of  the  city. 


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to  be  used  for  any  purpose  iu  the  restoration  of  pavement  and 
other  city  improvements  after  excavation.  Tlie  said  company 
shall  not  be  liable  for  damage  for  personal  or  other  injuries  aris- 
ing from  or  growing  out  of  any  negligence  or  want  of  care  on 
the  part  of  the  said  city,  its  agents  or  servants,  in  the  use  of  said 
conduits. 

§ 7.  The  location  of  said  conduits  in  the  streets,  alleys,  ave- 
nues, and  thoroughfares  must  not  interfere  with  sewers  previously 
constructed,  or  iu  the  progress  of  construction,  or  with  gas  and 
water  pipes  ju’eviously  laid  ; and  must  be  located  without  any 
unnecessary  injury  or  public  inconvenience:  And  be  it  further 
Provided^  That  after  the  location  of  the  conduits  have  been  fixed 
and  determined  as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  the  city  shall  not, 
by  subsequent  grant  or  franchise  to  other  parties,  permit  the  same 
to  be  interfered  with,  except  by  the  permission  of  the  said  Ne- 
braska Telephone  Company,  granted  in  writing  and  filed  with 
the  City  Engineer. 

§ 8.  And  in  consideration  of  the  rights  and  privileges  granted 
to  the  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company,  by  this  and  prior 
ordinances,  the  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company  shall,  so  long 
as  it  exercises  such  rights  and  privileges,  pay  into  the  city  treas- 
ury of  the  city  of  Lincoln  annually,  as  a privilege  tax,  the  sum 
of  $500,  said  sum  to  be  paid  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  April 
in  each  year. 

§ 9.  The  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue 
for  the  term  of  fifty  years,  and  shall  extend  to  and  be  confined 
to  all  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  and  to  all  ex- 
tensions of  the  same,  under  the  terms  and  provisions  of  this 
ordinance. 

§ 10.  The  said  Nebraska  Telephone  Company  shall  give  a 
bond,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  $10,000,  that 
it  will  within  one  year  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this 
ordinance  construct  not  less  than  one  mile  of  underground  con- 
duits, and  if  said  work  is  not  done  the  bond  declared  forfeited. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage.  Approved  and  published  according  to  law, 

[Passed  May  15,  1894.  Approved  May  16,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  News  May  16,  1894.] 


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Article  XVII. 

Viaducts, 

AN  ORDINANCE  declaring  the  necessity  lor  the  construction  of  a viaduct  on  O street 
from  a point  at  or  near  the  west  line  of  Eighth  street,  westwardly  to  a point  near 
or  upon  Third  street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the  approaches  thereto  ; also  pro- 
viding for  the  vacation  of  O street  from  the  middle  of  Seventh  street  to  the  west 
side  of  Fourth  street,  in  said  city,  and  providing  for  the  appointment  of  appraisers 
and  the  assessment  of  damages,  if  any,  which  may  be  caused  to  any  property  by 
reason  of  the  construction  of  such  \daduct  and  its  approaches. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1709.  § 1.  That  it  is  deemed  and  is  hereby  declared  to  be 

necessary  for  tlie  safety  and  convenience  of  the  public,  and  for 
the  protection  of  life  and  property,  to  build,  construct,  and 
maintain  in  and  upon  O street  from  a point  at  or  near  the  west 
line  of  Eighth  street,  westwardly  to  a point  in  or  upon  Third 
street,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  a viaduct,  with  a width  of  road- 
way of  twenty-five  feet,  with  a space  for  foot  travel  on  each  side 
thereof,  and  with  proper  approaches  thereto,  and  across  the 
tracks  of  the  railroads  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy 
Railroad  Company  and  of  the  Omaha  & Republican  Valley 
Railway  Company,  and  over  any  railroad  track  or  tracks  leased 
or  operated  by  said  companies  or  either  of  them. 

§ 2.  The  plans  and  specifications  for  such  viaduct  and  its  ap- 
proaches, together  with  the  estimated  cost  of  the  whole  work, 
are  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Engineer  of  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  bearing  the  approval  of  the  said  City  Engineer,  as  well 
as  the  approval  of  the  engineering  officers  of  the  Chicago,  Bur- 
lington & Quincy  Railroad  Company  and  of  the  Omaha  & Re- 
publican Valley  Railway  Company;  and  the  said  plans  and 
specifications  and  estimates  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  approved 
and  adopted:  Provided^  That  all  minor  details  and  specifications 
for  this  work  shall  be  prepared  by  the  City  Engineer,  and  the 
same  are  hereby  adopted  as  a part  thereof,  and  cost  thereof  to  be 
added  to  cost  of  viaduct. 

§ 3.  The  proposition,  undertaking,  and  agreement  of  the  said 
Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company  and  of  the 
Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railway  Company  is  hereby  rati- 
fied and  confirmed,  and  the  said  proposition  and  undertaking  on 
the  part  of  the  said  railroad  companies  is  hereby  accepted;  the 
same  being  in  words  and  figures  following: 

Whereas,  There  is  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  En- 


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gineer  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  certain  plans  and  specifications  for 
the  construction  of  a viaduct  in  and  along  O street  in  the  city 
of  Lincoln,  from,  at,  or  near  the  west  side  of  Eighth  street  to  a 
point  at  or  near  Third  street  in  said  city,  and  certain  estimates 
of  the  cost  of  such  work;  now,  therefore,  the  Chicago,  Burling- 
ton & Quincy  Railroad  Company  and  the  Omaha  & Republican 
Valley  Railway  Company  do  hereby  jointly  propose  and  under- 
take to  the  city  of  Lincoln: 

First — That  they  will,  upon  the  passage  of  an  ordinance  of 
said  city  to  carry  out  this  proposition,  assume  the  payment  to 
the  city  of  Lincoln  of  three-fifths  of  the  entire  cost  of  said 
structure,  and  three-fifths  of  all  damages  to  abutting  property, 
if  any,  on  account  of  the  construction  of  said  viaduct,  and  they 
will  pay  to  the  city  the  necessary  funds  to  meet  it,  as  the  work 
progresses. 

Second — They  further  undertake  and  agree  that  they  will  pay, 
in  addition  to  said  sums  above  named,  the  full  one-fifth  cost  of 
the  said  structure,  as  a donation  to  the  said  city  of  Lincoln. 

Third — The  said  companies  further  undertake  and  agree  that 
they  will,  including  the  sums  named  in  the  above  proposition, 
coniribute  a sum  equal  to  the  entire  cost  of  the  said  viaduct  and 
approaches.  All  sums  to  be  paid  from  time  to  time,  as  required 
by  the  city  and  on  demand  thereof. 

The  above  proposition  is  subject  to  the  conditions  below  writ- 
ten, as  tbllows: 

1.  No  part  of  the  cost  of  such  structure,  or  its  approaches, 
nor  any  sums  for  benefits  growing  out  of  the  construction  thereof, 
shall  be  assessed  by  special  assessment  against  the  property  of 
said  railroads,  or  either  of  them. 

2.  In  no  event  shall  said  railroad  companies  be  called  upon  to 
pay  any  money  in  excess  of  the  total  cost  of  said  structure  and 
its  approaches;  and  said  city  shall,  in  consideration  of  said  do- 
nation by  said  railroad  companies,  save  and  protect  them  and  each 
of  them  from  the  payment  of  any  sum  of  money  whatever  in 
excess  of  the  amount  of  the  cost  of  work,  labor,  and  material  in 
and  on  said  structure  and  approaches. 

3.  There  shall  be  granted  to  the  Omaha  & Republican  Valley 
Railway  Company  the  right  to  build,  on  either  or  both  the  north 
or  south  sides  of  said  viaduct,  approaches  thereto  from  its  prop- 
erty upon  such  plans  and  specifications  as  to  the  length,  construc- 
tion, location,  and  material  thereof,  as  it  may  hereafter  elect; 
subject  to  the  condition  that  the  plans  and  method  of  construe- 


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tion,  and  of  the  connection  of  such  approaches  to  and  with  the 
body  of  the  structure  of  said  viaduct,  shall  be  first  approved  by 
the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  city  of  Lincoln:  And  Fro- 
vided,  That  said  Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railway  Com- 
pany shall  pay  all  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  of  such  ap- 
proach or  approaches,  and  of  the  making  of  such  connection  or 
connections. 

4.  All  the  part  of  O street  lying  between  the  middle  of  Sev- 
enth street  and  the  west  line  of  Fourth  street,  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  shall  be  vacated  as  a street,  and  set  apart  to  the  use  of 
said  railroad  companies  for  railroad  purposes;  reserving  the  right 
to  the  city  to  enter  and  re-enter  thereon  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
pairs upon  or  reconstruction  of  said  viaduct. 

5.  When  the  said  viaduct  is  completed  the  same  shall  be  used 
and  maintained  by  the  city  of  Lincoln  as  a street  in  lieu  of  and 
instead  of  O street,  as  the  same  has  heretofore  existed,  at  the  sole 
cost  and  charge  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  : Provided,  That  no  au- 
thority or  permission  shall  hereafter  be  granted  by  the  city  of 
Lincoln  to  any  one  or  more  street  railway  companies  to  laydown 
or  use  upon  said  viaduct  street  railway  tracks,  or  to  operate  over 
or  across  said  viaduct  any  street  railway  until  there  shall  be  paid 
to  the  city  of  Lincoln  by  such  street  railway  company  or  com- 
panies a sum  equal  to  the  paving  between  the  rails  of  the  tracks 
of  said  street  railway  over  and  across  said  viaduct  with  such 
material  as  the  city  may  designate;  such  sum  of  money  to  be 
so  received  by  the  city  of  Lincoln  in  trust  as  a fund  to  keep  said 
viaduct  in  repair  and  maintain  the  same,  or  reconstructing  such 
viaduct. 

All  ordinances  necessary  to  the  carrying  out  of  this  proposi- 
tion shall  be  passed  and  enforced  by  the  city  of  Lincoln. 

Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railway  Company, 

E.  Dickinson,  A.  G.  M. 

The  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad 
Company, 


By  T.  M.  Marquett. 

Dated  this  3d  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1893. 

1.  The  Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railway  Company  and  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company  hereby  consent 
and  agree  that  the  plans  and  specifications  for  the  viaduct  on  O 
street  may  be  modified  so  as  to  show  on  O street  an  approach 
to  said  viaduct  from  the  west  in  all  respects  similar  to  the  ap- 
proach shown  on  said  plans  on  Third  street  turning  or  turned 


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towards  the  north,  and  consent  that  the  details  of  sncli  amend- 
ment to  the  plans  aforesaid  may  be  endorsed  or  drawn  upon  the 
original  plans  now  filed  with  the  city. 

2.  They  further  agree  that  the  estimate  of  the  City  Engineer 
may  be  changed  to  include  the  cost  of  the  additional  work  caused 
by  the  construction  of  such  approach. 

3.  They  agree  that  they  will  pay  the  cost  of  the  removal  of 
the  bridge  now  on  O street  at  or  near  Fourth  street  from  its 
present  location  to  a point  on  O street  west  of  Third  and  the  cost 
of  re-erecting  the  said  bridge  in  a new  site  thereof  at  the  cross- 
ing of  Salt  creek  over  said  O street. 

4.  They  further  agree  that  the  cost  of  the  additional  approach 
mentioned  in  the  first  and  second  clauses  hereof  shall  be  included 
in  and  m ide  a part  of  the  total  cost  of  the  structure  to  be  paid 
by  them  according  to  the  terms  of  their  proposition  heretofore 
submitted  to  you. 

Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railway  Company, 

By  E.  Dickinson,  A.  G.  M. 

Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company, 
By  T.  M.  Marquett,  Attorney  in  Fact. 

§ 4.  At  any  time  during  or  after  the  construction  of  said  via- 
duct the  said  Omaha  & Republican  Valley  Railway  Company 
is  hereby  granted  the  right  to  build  and  maintain  at  its  own  cost 
and  charge,  on  either  or  both  the  north  or  south  sides  of  said 
viaduct,  an  approach  or  approaches  thereto  for  its  own  use  from 
its  own  property,  or  from  Fourth  street,  upon  such  })lans  and 
specifications  as  to  the  length,  construction,  location,  and  material 
thereof  as  it  may  elect,  subject  to  the  condition  that  the  plans  for 
and  the  method  of  construction  of  the  connection  of  such  ap- 
proach to  and  with  the  body  of  the  structure  of  said  viaduct 
shall  be  first  approved  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  city 
of  Lincoln.  The  city  of  Lincoln  undertakes  and  agrees  to  cause 
the  present  bridge  over  Salt  Creek,  on  O street,  to  be  removed 
and  re-erected  over  Salt  creek  across  O street  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln  west  of  Third,  and  the  said  Omaha  & Republican  Valley 
Railway  Company  and  the  Chicago  Burlington  & Quincy  Rail- 
road Company  will,  in  order  to  obtain  the  benefits  of  this  ordi- 
nance, pay  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  the  cost  of  the  removal  of  said 
bridge  from  said  point  on  O street  to  and  its  erection  on  the 
new  site  thereof  at  the  point  where  the  same  shall  be  re-erected 
on  O street  west  of  Third  street. 

§ 5.  When  said  viaduct  is  completed  according  to  plans  and 


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specifications  thereof  now  as  aforesaid  on  file  in  the  proper  office 
of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  according  to  the  provisions  hereof, 
the  said  viaduct  shall  be  used  and  maintained  by  the  city  of 
Lincoln  as  a street,  in  lieu  of  and  instead  of  O street  as  the  same 
has  heretofore  existed,  at  the  sole  charge  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  : 
Provided^  That  no  authority  or  permission  shall  hereafter  be 
granted  by  the  city  of  Lincoln  to  any  one  or  more  street  rail- 
way companies  to  lay  down  or  use  upon  said  viaduct,  railway 
tracks,  or  to  operate  over  and  across  the  said  viaduct,  any  street 
railway,  until  there  shall  be  paid  to  the  city  of  Lincoln  by  such 
street  railway  company  or  companies,  a sum  equal  to  the  cost  of 
paving  between  the  rails  of  the  tracks  of  such  railway  over  and 
across  the  said  viaduct,  with  such  material  as  the  city  may  desig- 
nate; such  sum  of  money  to  be  so  received  by  the  city  of  Lin- 
coln in  trust,  and  that  any  money  derived  from  such  viaduct  by 
the  crossing  thereon  of  street  railway  lines,  or  otherwise,  shall 
constitute  a special  fund  and  shall  be  applied  in  making  repairs 
to  such  viaduct  or  the  approaches  thereto,  or  re-constructing  such 
viaduct. 

§ 6.  All  of  that  part  of  O street  which  lies  between  the  mid- 
dle of  Seventh  street  and  the  west  line  of  Fourth  street  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  vacated  as  a street  and  set  apart  to  the  use  of 
said  railroad  companies  for  railroad  purposes,  subject  to  the 
right  of  the  city  and  its  agents  to  enter  or  re-enter  thereon  for 
the  purpose  of  repairing  or  reconstructing  such  viaduct,  and 
for  laying  and  relaying,  reconstructing  or  repairing  any  of  the 
water  mains,  sewers,  sewer  pipes,  or  gas  mains  within  such  street: 
Provided^  That  this  section  shall  not  take  effect  or  have  any 
force  until  said  viaduct  and  the  approaches  thereto  are  fully  com- 
pleted, nor  until  the  Council  shall  acce])t  the  sune  by  resolution 
from  the  contractor  : And  Provided  further,  That  said  city  in  the 
performance  of  any  such  work  in  or  upon  said  street  shall  so  do 
and  perform  the  same  in  such  manner  as  to  least  interfere  with 
the  operation  and  management  of  the  said  railroads  or  either  of 
them  over  and  across  the  same. 

§ 7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  to  appoint  three  dis- 
interested freeholders  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  each  of  whom  shall 
be  approved  by  the  City  Council,  who  shall  bo  known  as  a board 
of  appraisers,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  carefully  inspect  and 
view  all  real  estate,  and  assess  the  damages,  if  any,  which  the 
owner  thereof  shall  sustain  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  such 
viaduct  and  its  approaches,  and  make  re[)ort  in  writing  to  the 


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Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city.  Either  party  or  any  taxpayer 
ot  said  city  shall  have  the  right  to  appeal  from  such  assessment, 
or  any  part  thereof,  to  the  district  court  of  Lancaster  county, 
Nebraska,  by  filing  notice  of  such  appeal  with  the  City  Clerk 
within  ten  days  from  the  filing  of  such  report,  in  the  manner 
provided  for  appeals  from  justice  of  the  peace;  but  if  neither 
party  appeals,  such  report  and  each  part  thereof  shall  have  the 
force  and  effect  of  a judgment.  Before  said  appraisers  shall  enter 
upon  the  discharge  of  their  duties,  they  shall  make  and  file  with 
the  City  Clerk  an  oath  that  they  will  fairly  and  impartially  and 
carefully  in  person  inspect  and  view  all  real  estate,  and  assess  the 
damages,  if  any,  to  which  the  owner  thereof  shall  be  entitled,  or 
which  he  may  sustain  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  such  via- 
duct and  its  approaches. 

§ 8.  Before  the  said  board  of  appraisers  shall  have  authority 
to  act,  the  owner  of  the  property,  if  a resident  of  the  city,  shall 
have  at  least  ten  days^  notice  in  writing,  stating  the  time  and 
place  that  such  appraisement  will  take  place,  either  by  personal 
service  or  by  leaving  a copy  thereof  at  his  usual  place  of  resi- 
dence. If  any  property  affected  by  the  construction  of  such 
viaduct  be  owned  by  a non-resident,  upon  whom  service  of  said 
notice  cannot  be  had  in  this  county,  then  twenty  days’  service  of 
said  notice  may  be  made  personally  wherever  such  owner  may  be 
found,  or  by  publication  thereof  in  some  newspaper  ])ublished 
in  this  city  four  consecutive  weeks,  said  notice  to  fix  time  of 
appraisement  not  less  than  twenty  days  after  the  last  publication 
thereof;  whereupon,  and  at  said  time,  the  said  board  shall  act, 
and  report  thereafter  as  soon  as  convenient.  Copies  of  all  no- 
tices, with  the  manner  of  service,  shall  be  attached  to  and  returned 
with  their  report. 

§ 9.  By  acting  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  the  said 
railroad  companies  expressly  waive  any  and  all  claims  of  dam- 
ages they,  or  either  of  them,  may  have  or  suffer  by  reason  of  the 
construction,  maintenance,  or  repair  of  such  viaduct  and  the 
approaches  thereto,  and  the  city  will  hold  the  said  railroad  com- 
panies harmless  from  the  payment  of  any  damages  to  property 
by  reason  of  the  construction  of  such  viaduct  and  the  approaches 
thereto  ; but  this  shall  not  ap[)ly  to  any  damages  which  may  arise 
by  or  through  the  negligence  of  either  of  said  companies  in  the 
operation  of  their  roads  respectively,  or  any  way  connected 
therewith,  whether  said  last  mentioned  damages  be  in  the  nature 
of  personal  injuries  or  otherwise,  or  injuries  to  said  viaduct. 


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§ 10.  Tluit  ail  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  declaring  llie 
necessity  for  the  construction  of  a viaduct  on  O street  from  a 
point  at  or  near  tlie  west  line  of  Eighth  street,  westwardly  to  a 
point  near  or  upon  Tiiird  street,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  and  the 
approaches  thereto;  also  [)roviding  for  the  vacation  of  O street 
from  the  middle  of  Third  street  to  the  west  side  of  Fourth 
street,  in  said  city,  and  providing  for  the  appointment  of  ap- 
praisers and  the  assessment  of  damages,  if  any,  which  may  he 
caused  to  any  property  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  such 
viaduct  and  its  approaches,’’  a})proved  January  17,  1893,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed,  and  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect 
and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  j)ubli- 
cation  according  to  law. 

[Passed  January  24,  1893.  Approved  January  25,  1893. 
Published  in  News  January  26,  1893.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  calling  a special  election  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county. 
Nebraska,  to  enable  the  electors  of  said  city  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  Council  to 
borrow  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds, 
to  the  amount  not  exceeding  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  (jfF200,00U),  for  the  pur- 
pose of  constructing  a viaduct  on  Ninth  (9th)  street  in  the  city  over  the  tracks  of 
the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company,  Fremont,  Elkhorn  and  Missouri  Valley 
Railroad  Company,  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company, 
and  to  levy  a tax  on  all  the  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  principal  and  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  be- 
come due  and  payable. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln : 

1712.  § 1.  A special  election  is  hereby  called  to  be  held  in 

the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster  and  slate  of  Ne- 
braska, on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1894,  at  the  places  herein- 
after specified  in  the  several  elect’on  districts  in  said  city,  to  vote 
upon  the  following  proposition,  that  is  to  say: 

Shall  the  Mayor  and  the  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lan- 
caster county,  Nebraska,  have  the  power  to  borrow  money,  and 
, pledge  the  pro})erty  and  credit  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  upon  its 
negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  two  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  ($200,000),  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  a viaduct 
and  approaches  thereto,  including  damages  resulting  from  the 
construction  thereof,  on  Ninth  (9th)  street  in  said  city  over  the 
tracks  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company,  the  Fremont, 
Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company,  and  the  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company,  said  amount  be- 
ing the  estimated  cost  of  the  construction  of  said  viaduct,  ap- 
proaches thereto,  and  damages  resulting  from  the  construction 


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SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


thereof;  and  shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  said  city  have  the 
power  to  levy  a tax-on  all  taxable  property  of  said  city,  in  ad- 
dition to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  principal  and  in- 
terest on  said  bonds  as  the  same  become  due  and  payable;  but 
no  tax  shall  be  levied  for  any  portion  thereof  that  can  be  col- 
lected from  the  railroad  companies  by  assessment  or  otherwise. 

§ 2.  The  bonds  proposed  by  the  proposition  contained  in  sec- 
tion one  hereof  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent 
per  annum  from  the  date  of  their  delivery,  payable  semi-annually, 
said  interest  to  be  evidenced  by  coupons  thereto  attached.  Said 
bonds  shall  be  drawn  payable  to  bearer  five  years  after  date,  but 
redeemable  at  the  option  of  the  city  at  any  time,  and  shall  be 
dated  the  date  of  their  delivery,  and  the  interest  and  principal 
of  said  bonds  shall  be  payable  at  the  fiscal  agency  of  the  state 
of  Nebraska  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

§ 3.  That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  bonds  shall  be  paid 
to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city,  and  shall  be  by  said  City  Treasurer 
kept  in  a separate  fund,  to  be  known  as  a viaduct  fund,  and  used 
only  for  the  purposes  herein  indicated. 

§ 4.  The  judges  and  clerks  of  the  election  herein  called  shall 
be  the  judges  and  clerk  of  the  general  election  held  on  the  same 
day,  and  the  places  for  voting  hereon  shall  be  the  same  as  for 
said  general  election.  The  rules  and  regulations  of  said  general 
election  shall  govern  as  to  this  election,  so  far  as  the  same  are 
applicable. 

§ 5.  Should  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  at  said  election  upon 
the  above  proposition  be  in  favor  thereof,  then  the  Mayor  and 
Council  shall  be  authorized  to  issue  and  sell  the  bonds  hereinbe- 
fore described  and  to  use  the  money  therefor  for  the  purposes 
designated  in  this  ordinance. 

§ 6.  The  ballots  voted  at  such  election  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon,  or  partly  written  and  partly  printed  thereon,  the 
words:  ^‘Shall  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  have  power  to  borrow  money,  and 
pledge  the  property  and  credit  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  upon  its 
negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  two  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  ($200,000),  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  a viaduct 
on  Ninth  (9th)  street,  commencing  forty  feet  south  of  south  line 
of  U street,  running  north  eighteen  hundred  seventy-five  feet 
(1875)  to  a point  one  hundred  twenty  feet  (120)  north  of  north 
line  of  Y street,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  over  the  tracks  of  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company,  the  Fremont, 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


667 


Elkliorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company,  and  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific  Railway  Company,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  all  taxable 
property  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes, 
sufficient  to  pay  the  princi})al  and  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the 
same  may  become  due  and  payable?  Yes.  Or,  Shall  the  Mayor 
and  Council  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska, 
have  power  to  borrow  money,  and  pledge  the  property  and  credit 
of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  upon  its  negotiable  bonds,  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  ($200,000),  for  the 
purpose  of  constructing  a viaduct  on  Ninth  (9th)  street,  com- 
mencing forty  feet  south  of  the  south  lijie  of  U street,  running 
north  eighteen  hundred  seventy-five  (1875)  feet  to  a point  one 
hundred  twenty  feet  (120)  north  of  north  line  of  Y street  over 
the  tracks  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Com- 
pany, the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  & Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Com- 
})any,  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  and  to  levy  a tax  on  all  taxable  property  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  in  addition  to  all  other  taxes,  sufficient  to  pay  the  prin- 
cipal and  interest  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  become  due  and 
j)ayable?  No. 

§ 7.  The  proposition  herein  submitted  for  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds  and  levying  the  tax  herein  provided  shall  be  published  for 
thirty  days,  or  four  weeks,  as  the  law  indicates  in  a newspaper 
published  and  of  general  circulation  in  said  city. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Approved  October  3,  1894.  Published  in  News  October  6, 
1894.] 


AN  ORDINANCE  declaring  the  necessity  for  the  construction  of  a viaduct  on  Ninth 
street  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  over  the  tracks  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
Railroad  Company,  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  and  Missouri  Valley  Railroad  Company, 
and  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company,  with  proper  approaches  thereto,  tlie 
building  of  said  viaduct,  regulating  the  use  thereof,  and  assessing  the  cost  of  such 
viaduct  to  the  railroad  companies  over  which  the  same  is  constructed. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Lincoln: 

1713.  § 1.  That  it  is  deemed,  and  is  hereby  declared  to  be, 

necessary  for  the  safety,  convenience,  and  protection  of  the  pub- 
lic to  construct  and  maintain  in  and  upon  9th  street,  commencing 
40  feet  south  of  south  line  of  U street,  running  north  1,875  feet  to 
a point  120  feet  north  of  north  line  of  Y street,  in  the  city  of 
Lincoln,  a viaduct  with  a road-way  of  twenty-five  feet  in  width, 
with  a space  for  foot  travel  on  one  or  both  sides  thereof,  and  of 


SPECIAL  ORDINANCES  OF 


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such  width  as  the  Mayor  and  Council  may  by  resolution  deter- 
mine, with  proper  approaches  at  the  ends  and  sides  thereof,  as 
the  Mayor  and  Council  may  determine,  said  viaduct  to  extend 
across  the  tracks  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 
Company,  the  Fremont,  Elkhorn  and  Missouri  Valley  Railroad 
Company,  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company,  and  over 
any  railroad  track  or  tracks  leased,  operated,  or  under  the  ex- 
clusive use  of  or  by  said  companies,  or  either  or  any  of  them. 
Said  viaduct  to  be  constructed  with  steel,  iron,  stone,  on  proper 
footing  or  concrete  foundation,  lumber,  paved  with  proper  pav- 
ing blocks;  the  approaches  to  be  constructed  with  earth  in  proper 
retaining  walls  and  pavement;  the  plans  and  specification 
therefor,  and  the  manner  and  time  for  doing  the  work  shall  be 
adopted,  directed,  and  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and  Council  by  reso- 
lution or  ordinance,  and  the  same  may  be  changed  from  time  to 
time  as  may  be  determined. 

§ 2.  The  plans  and  s})ecifications  which  the  City  Engineer  of 
said  city  has  now  prepared  for  the  construction  of  such  viaduct 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  adopted  and  approved  and  made  a 
part  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  the  working  plans  and 
specifications  therefor,  unless  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall  here- 
after determine  to  change  the  same,  and  shall  so  change  the  same 
either  by  ordinance  or  resolution. 

§ 3.  That  the  construction  of  said  viaduct  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  ordered,  and  the  Mayor  and  Council  authorized,  by  reso- 
lution or  otherwise,  to  do  any  and  all  things  necessary  therefor. 

§ 4.  That  when  said  viaduct  is  completed  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  and  the  directions  of  the  Mayor 
and  Council,  the  same  shall  be  used  and  maintained  as  a street. 
That  no  street  railway  or  other  company  shall  have  any  right  or 
authority  to  lay  tracks,  or  in  any  way  to  occupy  said  viaduct  or 
any  part  thereof,  until  so  authorized  by  the  Mayor  and  Council, 
and  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  give  such 
authority. 

§ 5.  No  expense  shall  be  incurred  or  contract  made  under  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  except  the  appraisement  of  damages 
under  the  general  ordinances  of  the  city,  until  the  funds  for  the 
construction  thereof  shall  be  in  the  hands  of  the  City  Treasurer, 
or  authorized  by  a vote  of  the  people.  The  cost  of  the  con- 
struction of  such  viaduct  and  its  approaches,  including  whatever 
damages  private  property  may  sutfer  by  reason  of  the  construc- 
tion thereof,  shall,  after  the  completion  thereof,  be  by  the  Mayor 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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and  Council  levied  and  assessed  upon  the  railroad  companies, 
and  the  pr()j)erty  thereof,  owning  and  using  said  tracks  in  pro- 
portion to  the  length  of  the  viaduct  made  necessary  by  the 
tracks  of  each  company,  as  may  be  determined  by  the  City  En- 
gineer to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Council. 

§ 6.  Tliis  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to  law. 

[Passed  October  1,  1894.  Approved  October  3,  1894.  Pub- 
lished in  Journal  October  8,  1894.] 


670 


SPECIAL  OPDINANCES  OF 


Be  and  the  same  are  hereby  declared  to  be  the  ordinances  and 
laws  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

1716.  § 2.  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in 

conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  be  and  they  are 
hereby  repealed. 

§ 3.  That  this  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage,  approval,  and  publication  according  to 
law. 

Passed  August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

Approved  August  26,  A.  D.  1895.  F.  A.  Graham,  Mayor. 

Attest:  J.  W.  Bowe?^,  City  Clerk,  [seal.] 


State  of  Nebraska,  1 ^ 

County  OF  Lancaster. 

I,  J.  W.  Bowen,  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  do  hereby 
certify  that  the  above  and  foregoing  is  a true  copy  of  an  ordi- 
nance entitled  ^^An  ordinance  for^revising  and  consolidating  the 
general  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  and  arranging  the 
special  ordinances,  the  charter,  and  the  rules  of  the  Excise  Board 
for  publication  in  book  form,’’  passed  by  the  City  Council  of 
said  city  August  26,  A.  D.  1895,  and  approved  by  the  Mayor 
August  26,  A.  D.  1895. 

I further  certify  that  the  original  ordinance,  of  which  the 
foregoing  is  a certified  copy,  is  by  law  intrusted  to  my  custody 
for  safe  keeping,  and  is  on  file  in  my  office. 

Witness  ray  hand  and  the  corporate  seal  of  said  city  this  26th 
day  of  August,  A.  D.  1895. 

[seal.] 


J.  W.  Bowen,  City  Clerk. 


THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


671 


1717.  CERTIFICATE  OF  PUBLICATION. 

State  of  Nebraska,  1 ^ 

County  of  Lancaster.  / 

I,  A.  H.  Mendenhall,  being  first  duly  sworn,  on  oath  say  that 
I am  the  chief  business  manager  and  one  of  the  proprietors  of 
the  State  Journal  Company,  a printing  and  publishing  company 
in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  said  county  and  state;  that  the  above 
and  foregoing  Revised  Ordinances  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,’’  being  a 
revision  of  the  ordinances  of  said  city,  and  the  above  and  fore- 
going ordinance,  were  printed  and  published  in  book  and  pam- 
phlet form,  in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  pursuance  of 
the  provisions  of  the  statutes  of  the  state  of  Nebraska  and  the 
ordinances  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  by  said  State  Journal  Com- 
pany on  the  26th  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1895,  and  duly  deliv- 
ered to  the  Clerk  of  said  city. 

* A.  H.  Mendenhall. 

Subscribed  in  my  presence  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  26th 
day  of  August,  A.  D.  1895. 

[seal.] 


P.  F.  Greene, 
Notary  Public. 


ZPOUI^. 


Organization  of  the  'lowii  and  City  of  Lincoln. 


30 


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ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  LINCOLN- 
ORIGINAL  INCORPORATION. 


[limits  defined.] 

INCORPORATION  OF  LINCOLN. 

Petition  for  the  incorporation  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  Lancaster  comity,  Nebraska. 

To  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  in  and  for  the  County  of 
Lancaster^  State  of  Nebraska: 

1718.  We,  tlie  undersigned,  a majority  of  the  taxable  inhabit- 
ants of  the  town  of  Lincoln, Lancaster  county.  State  of  Nebraska, 
humbly  petition  your  honorable  body  that  all  of  section  twenty-six, 
(26),  the  west  half  of  section  twenty-five,  (25,)  the  southwest 
quarter  of  section  twenty-four,  (24,)  and  the  south  half  of  sec- 
tion twenty-three,  (23,)  in  accordance  with  exhibit  A,^^  hereto 
annexed,  all  of  wliich  lands  are  situated  in  town  ten  north, 
range  six  east,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  state  of  Nebraska, 
may  be  incorporated  as  a town,  under  the  name  and  style  of 
Lincoln  ; and  we  further  petition  your  honorable  body  that  a 
police  may  be  established  for  our  local  government,  and  that  the 
town  of  Lincoln  may  be,  by  your  order,  declared  a body  politic 
and  corporate,  by  the  name  and  style  of  Lincoln,  as  by  the  stat- 
ute in  such  case  made  and  provided,  and  your  petitioners  will 
ever  pray. 

S.  B.  GALEY. 

J.  R.  DeLAND. 

SETH  ROBINSON. 

S.  B.  POUND. 

W.  W.  CARDER. 

WM.  MONTGOMERY. 

11.  B.  BEEBE. 

BEEBE  & POTTER. 

A.  C.  RUDOLPH. 

JULIEN  DEETOR. 

GEORGE  I).  SMITH. 

D.  A.  SHERWOOD. 

SAMUEL  D.  DUTTON. 

A.  J.  CROPSEY. 

A.  M.  GHOST. 

A.  .1.  GUTHRIDGE. 

GEO.  C.  McKAY. 

WM.  RUME. 

D.  S.  SMITH. 

A.  STEWART. 

M.  M.  CULVER. 

.lOSEPH  JOHNSON. 

R.  R.  TINGLEY. 

O.  PARKER. 

F.  G.  FULLER. 


D.  P.  BOWEN. 

M.  LANGDON. 

J.  11.  HAWKS. 

J.  CADMAN. 

H.  T.  DAVIS. 

GEO.  L.  WILLIAMS. 

P.  ROBERTS. 

C.  N.  WAY. 

JOHN  MORRIS. 

JOHN  G.  MORRIS. 

R.  P.  CODY. 

PETER  NORMAN. 
JOHN  NEIL. 

ADAM  BAX. 

B.  RINGER. 

H.  L.  BROWN. 

J.  N.  RANSOM. 

P.  S.  ALLEN. 

A.  C.  TK'HENOR. 

G D.  HYATT. 

D.  M.  HILLIARD. 

A.  L.  CULVER. 

JACOB  HILLARD. 
HIRAM  M MONTIETH. 
DONALD  STEWART. 

(675) 


AUG.  F.  HARVEY. 

ROBERT  OWEN. 

JOHN  I.  DUN  KEN. 

GEO.  S.  MCGREGOR. 

R.  J.  ROSEMOND. 

SAMUEL  WARFIELD. 
JOSEPH  KPIOPETZKY. 

A.  TINGLEY. 

T.  S.  GANTER. 

I).  H.  TINGLEY. 

CHARLES  LITTLE. 
CHARLES  B.  BROWN. 

O.  NORTON. 

CHARLES  NORTON. 
ROGER  MULLIN. 

K.  C.  SMITH. 

NAT.  BROWN. 

THOMAS  J.  KENEY. 

S.  RYMAL. 

JOHN  R.  PATRICK. 

GEO.  M.  LATTIN. 

A.  C.  SHIRLY. 

G.  W.  BALLANTINE  & CO. 
JOHN  M.  BRADFORD. 

WM.  C.  CLOYD. 


676 

ORGANIZATION  OF 

THE 

W.  C.  JIEDOLESON. 

C.  M.  MILLER. 

C.  C.  BURR. 

R.  M.  MANLEY. 

JOHN  MONTIETH. 

JACOB  PFLUG. 

S.  T.  McCORD. 

ROBERT  MONTIETH. 

PETER  M(CORMIC. 

H.  L.  RECKIIAM. 

N.  ATWOOD. 

PHILETUS  PE(JK. 

S.  A.  cox. 

J.  E.  ATWOOD. 

JAS.  E.  PHILPOTT. 

S.  B.  LINBERMAN. 

H.  PETZER. 

.JOSEPH  HODGES. 

R.  F.  BONN. 

THOMAS  WHITE. 

THOS.  MEDAHILL. 

E.  I.  HUDSON. 

HERM.  POPPLEBAUM. 

DAN  ELROD. 

I.  N.  CASSELL. 

WM.  SHIRLEY. 

S.  M.  ROOD. 

.J.  P.  lANTZ. 

PA  REN  ENGLAND. 

GEO. BENTON. 

J.  DRUM,  .JR. 

WALTER  J.  LAMB. 

JOHN  N.  TOWNLEY. 

A.  M.  McELHINNEY. 

S.  M.  BOYD. 

N.  T.  BROWNSON. 

T.  S.  S.\UNDERS. 

A.  M.  McCANDLESS. 

JOHN  L.  McConnell. 

ANNUMOT  ANDREWS. 

M.  G.  BOHANAN. 

J.  C.  STIRE. 

C.  M.  LEIGHTON. 

F.  H BOHANAN. 

R.  H.  TOWNLEY. 

H.  N.  BROWN. 

PHILIP  MOLL. 

W]M.  B.  BOLMAN. 

•J.  N.  PARKER. 

M.  RICH. 

H.  KENNEDY. 

J.  D.  PARKER. 

M.  OPPENHEIMER. 

H.  D.  GILBERT. 

R.  A.  BAIN. 

O.  N.  HUMPHREY. 

V.  K.  TOUT. 

JOHN  D.  BAIN. 

C.  N.  BAIRD. 

THOS.  H.  HYDE. 

L.  B.  WILKINSON. 

W.  D.  KERR. 

W.  W.  HOLMES. 

FRANK  SCOLLAN. 

J.  D.  MINSHALL. 

CARL  RICHARDSON. 

SAMUEL  Z.  CULVER. 

J.  N.  RUFFNER. 

JAMES  H.  WHITE. 

F.  B HARTZELL. 

A.  HUMPHREY. 

JOHN  STEWART. 

PALMER  WAY. 

JAS.  F.  BURT. 

J.  I).  MON  ELL. 

JOHN  CARR. 

JESSE  CAMPION. 

D.  H.  LASHLEY. 

S.  S.  ROYCE. 

A.  M.  STEVENS. 

J.  A.  POOL. 

TOPNEY  Q.  POMBREY. 

JOSEPH  CAMERON. 

J.  M.  HAAST. 

MORRIS  WAUL. 

I.  N.  ATKINSON. 

H.  N.  HKJvOX. 

H.  S CHILDS. 

L.  E.  CROPSEY. 

G.  H.  BRYAN. 

H.  SWARTZ. 

W.  H.  ROOT. 

J.  N.  HENY. 

L.  A.  SCOGGIN. 

JOSEPH  H.  KNOX. 

A.  L.  PALMER. 

J.  F.  KIMBLE. 

SAMUEL  McCLAY. 

B.  F.  COZAD. 

C.  B.  KIMBLE. 

JAMES  A.  BAILEY. 

CHARLES  H.  GERE. 

J.  D.  BEACH. 

ALBERT  BILES. 

H.  S.  JENNINGS. 

H.  H.  FREEMAN. 

E.  STOZLEY. 

Dated:  Lincoln^  3Iarch  13 , 1860. 


State  of  Nebraska,  ) ^ 

County  of  Lancaster,  j 

James  R.  DeLaud,  of  said  county,  being  by  me  duly  sworn, 
on  oath  says  that  he  is  a resident  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  Lan- 
caster county,  Nebraska,  and  that  he  procured  the  signatures  to 
the  foregoing  petition,  and  that  the  |)ersons  who  signed  the  fore- 
going petition  are  more  than  one-half  of  all  the  taxable  inhab- 
itants residing  in  said  town  of  Lincoln,  and  further  he  saith  not. 

J.  R.  DeLand. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  first  day  of  April, 
1869. 

[u.  s.]  S.  B.  Galey,  County  Clerk. 

State  of  Nebraska,  1 

V SS 

County  of  Lancaster,  j 

County  Clerk^s  Office  for  said  County, 

Wednesday,  April  7,  1869.  j 

Board  of  County  Commissioners  met  pursuant  to  adjournment, 
at  the  office  of  the  County  Clerk  of  said  county,  it  being  the 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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usual  place  of  the  meeting  of  said  board.  Present:  John  W. 
Pray,  chairman ; W.  R.  Field,  and  Silas  Pratt,  County  Com- 
missioners; J.  11.  Hawk,  County  Sheriff;  and  S.  B.  Galey, 
County  Clerk. 

James  R.  DeLand,  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  in  said  county, 
came  before  said  Board  of  County  Commissioners  and  presented 
to  said  board  the  petition  of  A.  J.  Cropsey,  N.  Atwood,  John 
L.  iVlcConnell,  and  one  hundred  and  eighty  other  persons,  resi- 
dents of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  j)raying  that  section  twenty-six, 
(26,)  the  west  half  of  section  twenty-hve,  (25,)  the  southwest 
quarter  of  section  twenty-four,  (24,)  and  the  south  half  of  sec- 
tion twenty-three,  (23,)  all  in  town  ten  (10)  north,  range  (6) 
east,  in  said  county  of  Lancaster  may  be  incorporated  as  a 
town  under  the  name  and  style  of  Lincoln;  and  said  Board  of 
County  Commissioners  being  satisfied  by  the  affidavit  of  James 

R.  DeLand,  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  that  the  majority  of  all  the 
taxable  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Lincoln  have  signed  said  pe- 
tition, it  is  ordered  now  here  by  said  Board  of  County  Commis- 
sioners that  section  twenty-six,  (26,)  the  west  half  of  section 
twenty- five,  (25,)  the  southwest  quarter  of  section  twenty-four, 
(24,)  and  the  south  half  of  section  twenty-three,  (23,)  all  in  town 
ten  (10)  north,  range  six  (6)  east,  in  said  county  of  Lancaster 
aforesaid,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  declared  an  incorporated 
town,  under  the  name  and  style  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  and  it 
is  further  ordered  that  from  and  after  this  date  the  inhabitants 
residing  upon  said  described  lands  shall  be  a body  politic  and 
corporate,  by  the  name  and  style  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  and 
they  and  their  successors  shall  be  known  by  that  name,  in  law, 
and  have  perpetual  succession,  sue  and  be  sued,  defend  and  be 
defended,  in  all  courts  of  law  and  equity  ; and  may  grant,  pur- 
chase, hold,  and  receive  property,  both  real  and  personal,  within 
said  town,  and  lease,  sell,  and  dispose  of  same  for  the  benefit  of 
said  town;  and  may  have  a common  seal,  and  may  alter  the 
same  at  pleasure;  and  further,  may  do  any  and  all  acts  that  it  is 
lawful  for  incorporated  towns  to  do  under  and  by  virtue  of  the 
laws  of  this  state  in  relation  to  incorporated  towns;  and  it  is 
further  ordered  by  said  Board  of  County  Commissioners  that  H. 

S.  Jennings,  8.  B.  Linderrnan,  H.  D.  Gilbert,  J.  L.  McConnell, 
and  D.  W.  Tingley,  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed  Trustees 
in  and  for  said  town  of  Lincoln  ; and  it  is  further  ordered,  that 
Seth  Robinson,  A.  J.  Cropsey,  and  J.  N.  Townley,  of  the  town 
of  Lincoln,  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed  judges  of  election 
for  the  said  town  of  Lincoln. 


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ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


In  witness  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  on  this 
7th  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1869. 

John  W.  Pray, 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners. 

S.  B.  Galey, 

County  Clerk. 

State  of  Nebraska,  1 

/ > ss 

County  of  Lancaster.  / 

This  is  to  certify  that  the  foregoing  exhibit  “A,’^  hereunto 
annexed,  is  a true  copy  of  the  original  exhibit  on  file  in  my  office 
annexed  to  the  petition  accompanying  the  same,  and  I further 
certify  that  the  annexed  petition,  dated  Lincoln,  March  13, 1869. 
signed  by  S.  B.  Galey,  J.  R.  DeLand,  Seth  Robinson,  and  by 
one  hundred  and  eighty-five  other  persons,  is  a true  copy  of  the 
original  on  file  in  my  office;  and  I do  further  certify  that  the 
foregoing  order  made  by  the  County  Commissioners  on  the  sev- 
enth day  of  April,  A.  D.  1869,  is  a true  copy  of  the  original  as 
the  same  is  on  file  in  my  office;  and  further,  that  said  foregoing 
order  is  a true  copy  of  the  original  record  as  the  same  appears 
in  my  office  on  pages  twenty  (20)  and  twenty-one  (21)  of  the  rec- 
ord of  the  Board  of  Commissioners  kept  by  me  in  my  office  as 
Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners. 

In  witness  whereof,  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  the  seal 
of  said  county.  Done  at  Lincoln  this  eighth  day  of  April,  1869. 
[l.  s.]  S.  B.  Galey,  County  Clerk. 


ORGANIZATION  AS  A CITY  OF  SECOND  CLASS. 

[Under  Act  op  1871.] 

AN  ORDINANCE 

Declaring  and  organizing  the  town  of  Lincoln  as  a city  of  second  class, 
approved  March  18,  1871. 

Whereas,  On  the  sixth  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1868,  tlie  town 
of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  Nebraska,  was  duly  or- 
ganized by  and  under  the  provisions  of  chapter  53  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  entitled  Towns, and  has 
ever  since  remained,  and  now  is  so  organized;  therefore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Town  of  Lincoln : 

Section  1. — Name  of  Town. — That  the  said  town  of  Lin- 
coln be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  incorporated  as  a city  of  the 


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second  class,  by  and  under  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  entitled  ^‘An  act  to  incorporate 
cities  of  the  second  class,  and  to  define  their  power,^’  approved 
March  1,  A.  D.  1871. 

§ 2. — Name  of  City. — The  name  by  which  said  city  shall 
hereafter  be  known  is,  The  city  of  Lincoln. 

§ 3. — Repealed. 

§ 4. — When  Takes  Effect. — This  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  alter  the  date  of  its  publication 
in  the  Nebraska  State  Journal  according  to  law. 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN  AS  A 

city  of  the  second  class  having  more 

THAN  TEN  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS. 

[Under  the  Act  of  1883.] 

MAYOR’S  CERTIFICATE. 

State  of  Nebraska,  1 
Lancaster  County.  J 

To  his  Excellency  the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Neb^'aska : 

I,  John  Doolittle,  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  of  the  county 
of  Lancaster,  and  state  of  Nebraska,  do  hereby  certify  that  as 
shown  by  the  certificate  of  the  County  Clerk  of  the  county  of 
Lancaster,  and  state  of  Nebraska,  hereto  attached  and  made  a 
part  hereof,  the  city  of  Lincoln,  according  to  the  Government 
census  of  1880,  ])ossessed  a population  of  thirteen  thousand  five 
hundred  and  ninety-eight ; that  since  said  date  the  population  of 
said  city  of  Lincoln  has  largely  increased,  and  now  possesses  an 
estimated  population  of  not  less  than  fifteen  thousand. 

Done  in  pursuance  of  section  two  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature 
of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  entitled  ^^A  bill  for  an  act  to  provide 
for  the  organization,  government,  and  powers  of  the  cities  of  the 
second  class  having  more  than  ten  thousand  inhabitants,^’  ap- 
proved March  first,  A.  D.  1883. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  said  city  of  Lincoln,  this 
first  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1883. 

[seal.]  John  Doolittle,  Mayor, 

Attest:  R.  C.  Manley,  City  Clerk. 


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ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


Lincoln,  Nebraska,  March  1,  1883. 

I,  J.  H.  McClay,  County  Clerk  of  Lancaster  county,  Ne- 
braska, do  hereby  certify  that,  as  appears  from  the  records  of  this 
office,  according  to  Government  census,  1880,  the  pojiulation  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln  is  13,598. 

In  witness  whereof,  I hereunto  set  my  hand  and  official  seal, 
at  Lincoln,  this  first  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1883. 

[seal.]  J.  H.  McClay,  County  Cleric, 

By  O.  C.  Bell,  Deputy. 


PROCLAMATION  OF  THE  GOVERNOR. 


Whereas,  A certificate  has  this  day  been  filed  in  the  execu- 
tive office  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  state  of 
Nebraska,  wherein  it  is  certified  that  said  city  of  Lincoln  con- 
tains a population  of  13,598  inhabitants,  as  shown  by  the  United 
States  census  of  1880,  and  that  the  population  of  said  city  has 
largely  increased  since  that  date,  and  is  now  estimated  at  fifteen 
thousand  inhabitants. 

Therefore^  In  accordance  with  section  two  of  act  entitled  ^‘An 
act  to  provide  for  the  organization,  government,  and  }>owers,  of 
cities  of  the  second  class  having  more  than  ten  thousand  inhabit- 
ants,’’ approved  March  1,  1883,  I,  James  W.  Dawes,  Governor 
of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  do  hereby  issue  my  proclamation,  and 
declare  said  city  of  Lincoln  a city  of  the  second  class,  and  subject 
to  all  the  provisions  of  said  act. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand,  and 
caused  to  be  affixed  the  great  seal  of  the  state  of 
[seal.]  Nebraska.  Done  at  Lincoln,  this  first  .day  of 

March,  A.  D.  1883. 

James  W.  Dawes. 


By  the  Governor: 

E.  P.  Roggen,  Secretary  of  State. 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


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OFFICERS  OF  THE  TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LIN- 
COLN. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1868. 

Trustees  of  the  town  of  Lincoln,  appointed  by  the  County 
Commissioners  of  Lancaster  county,  Nebraska,  April  6,  1868: 


L.  A.  ScoGGiN.  B.  F.  CozAD.  L.  H.  Potter. 

W.  W.  Carder.  A.  L.  Palmer. 

Nelson  C.  Brock Clerk. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1869. 


Trustees  of  the  town  of  Lincoln  appointed  by  the  County 
Commissioners  of  Lancaster  County,  Nebraska,  April  7,  1869  : 
H.  S.  Jennings.  II.  D.  Gilbert.  S.  B.  Linderman. 

J.  L.  McConnell.  D.  W.  Tingley. 

J.  R.  DeLand Clerk. 


Trustees  of  the  town  of  Lincoln  elected  the  3d  of  May,  1869: 


C.  H.  Gere.  William  Rowe.  H.  D.  Gilbert. 

Philetus  Peck.  John  L.  McConnell. 

J.  R.  DeLand  Clerk. 

James  E.  Philpott Attorney. 

Carl  Richardson Marshal. 

Nelson  C.  Brock Treasurer. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1870. 

Trustees  of  the  town  of  Lincoln  from  May  13,  1870,  to  April 


18,  1871: 

C.  H.  Gere.  C.  N.  Baird.  D.  A.  Sherwood. 

H.  J.  Walsh.  D.  S.  Smith. 

R.  O.  Phillips Clerk. 

Nelson  C.  Brock Treasurer. 

Carl  Richardson Marshal. 

Jas.  E.  Philpott Attorney. 


682 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


OFFICERS  FOR  1871. 


Officers  for  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  18,  1871,  to  April 
13,1872: 

Hon.  W.  F.  Chapin Mayor. 

Hon.  J.  Gosper Pres.  Council. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  L.  A.  Scoggin,  two  years. 

First  ward,  C.  C.  Burr,  one  year. 

Second  ward,  D.  A.  Sherwood,  two  years. 
Second  ward,  J.  M.  Creamer,  one  year. 
Third  ward,  J.  J.  Gosper,  two  years. 

Third  ward,  J.  L.  McConnell,  one  year. 


Thos.  j.  Cantlon 

C.  H.  Street 

Geo.  W.  Ballantine, 

R.  E.  Moore 

A.  G.  Hastings 

C.  C.  Radmore 

T.  T.  Murphy. 


.Clerk. 

Police  Judge. 
.Treasurer. 
Police  Judge. 
.Marshall. 

.City  Physician. 
. Engineer. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1872. 

Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  13,  1872,  to  April 
11, 1873: 

Hon.  E.  E.  Brown Mayor. 

Hon.  j.  j.  Gosper Pres.  Council. 

Councilmen, — First  ward,  L.  A.  Scoggin,  one  year. 

First  ward,  J.  R.  Fairbanks,  two  years. 

Second  ward,  Wm.  McLaughlin,  two  years. 
Second  ward,  D.  A.  Sherwood,  one  year. 

Third  ward,  S.  G.  Owen,  two  years. 

Third  ward,  J.  J.  Gosper,  one  year. 


Thomas  J.  Cantlon Clerk. 

Wm.  a.  Coleman Treasurer. 

John  A.  McManigal Marshal 

J.  O.  Carter City  Physician. 

R.  E.  Moore Police  Judge. 

Tom  I.  Atwood Engineer. 


OFFICERS  FOR  187:l 

Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  11,  1873,  to  April 
11,  1894: 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


683 


Hon.  Rohelt  D.  Hilvers...  Mayor. 

Hon.  L.  a.  Scoggin Pres.  Council. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  L.  A.  Scoggin,  two  years. 

First  ward,  J.  R.  Fairbanks,  one  year. 
Second  ward,  T.  P.  Quick,  two  years. 
Second  ward,  Wm.  McLaughlin,  one  year. 
Third  ward,  N.  S.  Scott,  two  years. 

Third  ward,  S.  G.  Owen,  one  year. 


R.  N.  Vedder,  resigned  Sept.  2,  1874 City  Clerk. 

Edward  P.  Roggen,  to  fill  vacancy. City  Clerk. 

Wm.  a.  Coleman City  Treasurer. 

Brad  Ringer , City  Marshal. 

Tom  I.  Atwood Engineer. 

S.  W.  Robinson Physician. 

Hon.  Lewis  A.  Groff Police  Judge. 

Hon.  C.  Green,  to  fill  vacancy Police  Judge. 

Hon.  G.  B.  Skinner St.  Commissioner. 

Hon.  G.  B.  Skinner..  Fire  Warden. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1874. 


Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  11,  1874,  to  April 
15,  1875: 

QouneilmeM. — First  ward,  John  Eaton,  two  years. 

First  ward,  L.  A.  Scoggin,  one  year. 

Second  ward,  Wm.  McIiAUGHLiN,  two  years. 
Second  ward,  T.  P.  Quick,  one  year. 

Third  ward,  W.  P.  Phillips,  two  years. 

Third  ward,  N.  S.  Scott,  one  year. 


Hon.  Samuel  W.  Little 

Hon.  L.  a.  Scoggin 

Edward  P.  Roggen 

Wm.  a.  Sharrar.  

P.  H.  Cooper 

A.  Roberts 

Hon.  Jeff.  Fox  worthy.. 

Hon.  G.  B.  Skinner.. 

Hon.  G.  B.  Skinner 

Hon.  T.  P.  Quick 

Granville  Ensign 


. Mayor. 

.Pres.  Council. 

.City  Clerk. 
.Treasurer. 

.City  Marshal. 

.City  Engineer. 
.Police  Judge. 

St.  Commissioner. 
.Fire  Warden. 
.Chief  Fire  Dept. 
.Asst.  Chf.  F.  Dept. 


684 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


OFFICERS  FOR  1875. 


Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  15,  1875,  to  April 
15,  1876. 


Hon.  Am  as  a Cobb 

B.  F.  Fisher 

R.  W.  Tayeor 

R.  W.  Charters... 

P.  H.  Cooper 

A.  Roberts 

Philetus  Peck.... 


.Mayor. 

Treasurer. 

Police  Judge. 

City  Clerk. 

City  Marshal. 
.City  Engineer. 
.Cemetery  Trustee. 


Board  of  Education. — L.  W.  Billingsley,  short  term. 

P.  A.  Smith,  short  term. 

Paren  England,  long  term. 

H.  W.  Hardy,  long  term. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  James  Ledwith. 

First  ward,  J.  R.  Fairbank,  to  fill  vacancy. 
Second  ward,  Fred  Krone. 

Third  ward,  O.  Kingman. 

W.  P.  Phillips Pres.  Council. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1876. 

Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  15,  1876,  to  April 
15,  1877: 


Hon.  R.  D.  Silvers 

P.  H.  Cooper 

John  McLean 

Geo.  Y.  Kent 

Jas.  McConnell 

Jas.  P.  Walton 

Israel  Putnam 

...Police  Judge. 
...City  Clerk. 

...City  Engineer. 
...Cemetery  Trustee. 

Board  of  Education. — H.  W.  Hardy. 

John  H.  Ames. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  John  Montieth. 

Second  ward,  L.  AV.  Billingsley. 

Third  ward,  C.  M.  Leighton,  long  term. 

Third  ward,  E.  W.  Morgan,  short  term. 

L.  AV.  Billingsley 

T.  P.  Quick 

..  Pres.  Council. 
...Chief  Fire  Dept. 

TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


685 


OFFICERS  FOR  1877. 


Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  15,  1877,  to  April 
15,  1878: 

Hon.  H.  W.  Hardy.., Mayor. 

R.  C.  Manley City  Clerk. 

Jas.  McConnell Treasurer. 

Tnos.  Carr Marshal. 

J.  S.  Dales,  to  fill  vacancy Police  Judge. 

J.  P.  Walton City  Engineer. 

Board  of  Education. — O.  W.  Webster. 

Lewis  Gregory. 


J.  J.  Turner Cemetery  Trustee. 

Councilman. — First  ward,  James  Ledwith. 

Second  ward,  PuFUS  Yard. 

Second  ward,  John  B.  Wright,  elected  to  fill 
vacancy,  September  22,  1877. 

Third  ward,  J.  K.  Honeywell. 

L.  W.  Billingsley Pres.  Council. 

G.  Ensign,  appointed  to  fill  vacancy  April  21,  1877. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1878. 


Officers  of  the  city  of  Lincoln  from  April  15,  1878,  to  April 


15,  1879: 

Hon.  H.  W.  Hardy Mayor. 

Jas.  McConnell Treasurer. 

Thos.  Carr Marshal. 

J.  S.  Dales,  two  years Police  Judge. 

R.  W.  Jacobs City  Clerk. 

J.  P.  Walton City  Engineer. 


Board  of  Ed.ucation. — H.  D.  Hathaway,  two  years. 

C.  O.  Whedon,  two  years. 


A.  M.  Davis Cemetery  Trustee. 

Councilman. — First  ward,  James  H.  Dailey. 

Second  ward,  R.  P.  R.  Millar. 

Third  v/ard,  Austin  Humphrey. 

Jas.  Ledwith Pres.  Council. 

Isaac  M.  Ray'mond Chief  Fire  Dept. 


686 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


OFFICERS  FOR  1879. 

S.  B.  Galey Mayor. 

Myron  Nelson Clerk. 

D.  B.  Cropsiiy  Treasurer. 

I.  L.  Lyman Marshal. 

E.  J.  Cartledge Engineer. 

J.  S.  Dales Police  Judge. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 

School  Board. — Lewis  Gregory,  three  years. 

O.  W.  Webster,  three  years. 

1.  Putnam Cemetery  Trustee. 

Coiincilmen. — First  ward,  James  Ledwith,  two  years. 

Second  ward,  J.  B.  Wright,  two  years. 

Third  ward,  J.  K.  Honeywell. 


OFFICERS  ELECTED  1880. 

John  B.  Wright Mayor. 

R.  C.  Manley  Clerk. 

J.  S.  Dales Police  Judge. 

D.  B.  Cropsey ..Treasurer. 

J.  P.  Walton Engineer. 

J.  J.  Turner Cemetery  Trustee. 

Counciimen. — First  ward,  Joseph  Hunter,  one  year. 

First  ward,  James  Ledwith,  held  over  to  fill 
vacancy. 

First  ward,  R.  Grimes,  two  years. 

Second  ward,  J.  L.  Caldwell,  one  year. 

Second  ward,  F.  W.  Krone,  two  years. 

Third  ward,  H.  J.  Walsh,  one  year. 

Third  ward,  John  Doolittle,  two  years. 

School  Board. — J.  R.  Webster,  three  years. 

Guy  a.  Brown,  three  years. 

I.  L.  Lyman Marshal. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 


J.  B.  Wright  . 
R.  C.  Manley" 

A.  C.  Cass 

N.  S.  Scott  .... 
J.  S.  Dales  .... 


OFFICERS  ELECTED  1881. 


.Mayor. 
.Clerk. 
.Treasurer. 
Engineer. 
.Police  Judge. 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


687 


L.  J.  Byer,  long  term... Cemetery  Trustee. 

A.  M.  Davis,  to  fill  vacancy Cemetery  Trustee. 

Councllmen. — First  ward,  0.  C.  Munson. 

Second  ward,  S.  B.  Linderman. 

Third  ward,  J.  H.  Harley. 

School  Board. — Guy  A.  Brown. 

J.  R.  Webster. 

P.  S.  Sheldon. 

Jacob  North. 

E.  A.  Church. 

J.  M.  Burks. 

N.  C.  Abbott City  Attorney. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 

I.  L.  Lyman Marshal. 


OFFICERS  ELECTED  1882. 


John  Doolittle. 
R.  C.  Manley  ... 

A.  C.  Cass 

B.  F.  Cobb 

J.  P.  Walton.... 


Mayor. 
.Clerk. 
Treasurer. 
Police  Judge. 
Engineer. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  H.  H.  Shaberg. 

Second  ward,  F.  W.  Krone. 
Third  ward,  C.  L.  Baum. 


School  Board. — J.  R.  Webster. 

AV.  A.  Fletcher. 
L.  B.  Treeman. 


L.  J.  Byer 

A.  C.  Ricketts. 
T.  P.  Quick 


.Marshal. 

City  Attorney. 
Chief  Fire  Dept. 


OFFICERS  FOR  1883. 


R.  E.  Moore Mayor. 

R,  C.  Manley Clerk. 

J.  T.  Jones..... Treasurer. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  W.  C.  Lane. 

Second  ward,  S.  B.  Linderman. 

Third  ward,  Charles  West;  A.  S.  Raymond, 
to  fill  vacancy. 

Fourth  ward,  W.  J.  Cooper. 

Fourth  ward,  J.  H.  Harley. 


688 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THI] 


A.  C.  Ricketts City  Attorney. 

I.  L.  Lyman Chief  Fire  Dept. 

L.  J.  Byer Marshal. 

Lewis  Gregory Cemetery  Trustee. 

School  Board. — A.  C.  Ricketts. 

Henry  Brugmann. 

C.  G.  Bullock. 

J.  P.  Walton Engineer. 

Ij.  J.  Byer St.  Commissioner. 

OFFICERS  FOR  1884. 

M.  Montgomery Police  Judge. 

H.  J.  Walsh Cemetery  Trustee. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  N.  C.  BiiOCK. 

Second  ward,  H.  P.  Lau. 

Third  ward,  J.  W.  Winger,  resigned;  C.  M. 

Leighton,  to  fill  vacancy. 

Fourth  ward,  J.  R.  Webster. 

School  Board. — Jacob  North. 

L.  B.  Treeman. 

Lewis  Gregory. 

L.  J.  Byer,  resigned Marshal. 

C.  B.  Beach,  to  fill  vacancy Marshal. 

Geo.  P.  Tucker Water  Commr. 

OFFICE  FiS  FOR  1885. 

C.  C.  Burr Mayor. 

R.  C.  Manley Clerk. 

Jno.  T.  Jones Treasurer. 

M.  Montgomery Police  Judge. 

A.  M.  Davis Cemetery  Trustee. 

I.  L.  Lyman Water  Commr. 

N.  S.  Scott Engineer. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 

A.  W.  Field Attorney. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  J.  H.  Dailey. 

Second  ward,  L.  W.  Billingsley. 

Third  ward,  A.  E.  Hargreaves,  two  years. 
Third  ward,  H.  H.  Dean,  one  year. 

Fourth  ward,  W.  J.  Cooper. 

School  Board. — M.  B.  Cheney. 

A.  C.  Ricketts. 

C.  B.  Beach Marshal. 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  I.INCOLN. 


689 


OFFICERS  FOR  188G. 


Albert  F.  Parsons Police  Judge. 

Lewis  Gregory Cemetery  Trustee. 

I.  L.  Lyman... Water  Commr. 

N.  S.  Scott Engineer. 

T.  P.  Quick Chief  Fire  Dept. 

Councilmen, — First  ward,  Nelson  C.  Brock. 

Second  ward,  John  Fra  as. 

Third  ward,  H.  H.  Dean. 

Fourth  ward,  Robert  B.  Graham. 


School  Board. — H.  H.  Shaberg. 

E.  H.  Chapin. 

C.  B.  Beach Marshal. 

L.  J.  Byer St.  Commissioner. 


OFFICERS  ELECTED  FOR  1887. 


A.  J.  Sawyer Mayor. 

R.  C.  Manley Clerk. 

J.  T.  Jones Treasurer. 

H.  J.  Whitmore,  to  fill  vacancy Police  Judge. 

L.  J.  Byer Cemetery  Trustee. 

I.  L.  Lyman Water  Commr. 

O.  N.  Gardner Engineer. 

W.  H.  Newbury Chief  Fire  Dept. 

C.  A.  Atkinson Attorney. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  James  H.  Dailey. 

Second  ward,  L.  W.  Billingsley. 

Third  ward,  J.  M.  Burks. 

Fourtli  ward,  W.  J.  Cooper. 

Fifth  ward,  J.  Z.  Briscoe,  one  year. 

Fifth  ward,  Gran.  Ensign,  two  years. 

Sixth  ward,  Fred  A.  Hovey,  one  year. 
Sixth  ward,  L.  C.  Pace,  two  years. 

School  Board. — Lewis  Gregory,  three  years. 

Miss  Phcebe  Elliott,  three  years. 

F.  D.  Reeves,  two  years. 

W.  Q.  Bell,  two  years. 

S.  D.  Cox,  one  year. 

P.  H.  Cooper Marshal 

Thomas  Heelan Street  Commr. 


690 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


OFFICERS  ELECTED  FOR  1888. 


A.  J.  Sawyer 

R.  C.  Manley 

John  T.  Jones 

William  J.  Houston. 

A.  M.  Davis 

I.  L.  Lyman 

O.  N.  Gardner 

W.  H.  Newbury 

G.  M.  Lamijertson  . . . . 


.Mayor. 

.Clerk. 

.Treasurer. 

.Police  Judge. 
.Cemetery  Trustee. 
Water  Commr. 
.Engineer. 

.Chief  Fire  Dept. 
.Attorney. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  A.  Halter. 

Second  ward,  John  Fraas. 
Third  ward,  H.  H.  Dean. 
Fourth  ward,  R.  B.  Graham. 
Fifth  ward,  Louie  Meyer. 
Sixth  ward,  H.  M.  Rice. 

School  Board, — W.  J.  Marshall. 

J.  A.  Wallingford. 

S.  D.  Cox. 


P.  H.  Cooper Marshal. 

Thomas  Heelan Street  Commr. 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF  LINCOLN  AS  A 
CITY  OF  THE  FIRST  CLASS  HAVING  LESS 
TflAN  SIXTY  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS. 

[Under  the  Act  of  1887.] 

THE  MAYOR’S  CERTIFICATE. 

To  His  Excellency  J Hon,  John  M,  Thayer,  Governor  of  the  State 
of  Nebraska : 

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section  two  of  an  act  of  the 
Legislature  of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  entitled,  ^‘An  act  to  in- 
corporate cities  of  the  first  class  having  less  than  60,000  in- 
habitants, and  regulating  their  duties,  powers,  and  govern- 
ment,’^ approved  March  25,  1887,  I,  C.  C.  Burr,  Mayor  of  the 
city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  of  Lancaster,  and  state  of  Ne- 
braska, do  hereby  certify  that  on  the  21st  day  of  June,  A.  I). 
1886,  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  county  and  state  aforesaid,  had 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


691 


a population  of  29,030  inhabitants,  according  to  a census  of  said 
city  taken  under  and  by  virtue  of  an  ordinance  of  said  city  ap- 
proval May  18,  A.  D.  1886,  and  that  since  said  date  said  popu- 
lation has  largely  increased,  so  that  on  the  date  hereof  the  city 
of  Lincoln  aforesaid  has  inhabitants  within  its  limits  of  not  less 
than  40,000  people. 

I have  the  honor,  therefore,  to  respectfully  request  that  Your 
Excellency  will,  by  public  proclamation,  as  provided  by  section 
two  of  the  act  above  referred  to,  declare  the  said  city  of  Lincoln 
to  be  a city  of  the  first  class  under  the  provisions  of  said  act. 

In  witness  whereof  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
P 1 caused  to  be  affixed  the  seal  of  the  city  of  Lincoln, 
[SEAL.j  25j-|^  qP  March,  A.  D.  1887. 

C.  C.  Burr,  Mayor. 
Attest:  R.  C.  Manley,  City  Clerk. 


PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  A certificate  has  this  day  been  filed  in  the  execu- 
tive office  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Lincoln,  in  the  state  of 
Nebraska,  wherein  it  is  certified  that  said  city  of  Lincoln  con- 
tains a population  of  29,030  inhabitants,  as  shown  by  the  census 
of  said  city  taken  in  June,  1886,  and  that  the  population  of  said 
city  has  largely  increased  since  said  date,  and  is  now  estimated  at 
not  less  than  40,000  inhabitants; 

Therefore,  In  accordance  with  section  two  of  an  act  entitled 
^‘An  act  to  incorporate  cities  of  the  first  class  having  less  than 
60,000  inhabitants,  and  regulating  their  duties,  powers,  and  gov- 
ernment,^’ approved  March  25,  1887,  I,  John  M.  Thayer,  Gov- 
ernor of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  do  hereby  issue  my  proclamation, 
and  declare  said  city  of  Lincoln  a city  of  the  first  class,  and  sub- 
ject to  all  the  provisions  of  said  act. 

In  testimony  whereof  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
caused  to  be  affixed  the  great  seal  of  the  state  of 
[seal.]  Nebraska. 

Done  at  Lincoln,  this  25th  day  of  March,  A. 
D.  1887. 

By  the  Governor:  John  M.  Thayer. 

G.  I7.  Laws,  Secretary  of  State. 


692 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1 88  9. 


ELECTIVE  OFFICERS. 


R.  B.  Graham Mayor. 

Elmer  B.  Stephenson City  Treasurer. 

D.  C.  Van  Duyn City  Clerk. 


Excise  Board, — R.  B.  Graham,  President. 

C.  J.  Daubach. 

John  Doolittle. 

Cemetery  Trustees. — L.  J.  Byer,  President. 

A.  M.  Davis,  Treasurer. 

A.  G.  Hastings,  Secretary. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  P.  Hayden. 

First  ward,  A.  Halter. 

Second  ward,  J.  C.  Salsbery. 

Second  ward,  John  Fraas. 

Third  ward,  H.  H.  Dean,  President  of  Council. 
Third  ward,  William  McLaughlin. 

Fourth  ward,  F.  A.  Boehmer. 

Fourth  ward,  W.  S.  Hamilton. 

Fifth  ward,  L.  Meyer. 

Fifth  ward,  H.  M.  Bushnell. 

Sixth  ward,  L.  C.  Pace. 

Sixth  ward,  H.  M.  Rice. 

Board  of  Education, — J.  A.  Wallingford,  President. 

W.  W.  W.  Jones. 

Lewis  Gregory. 

Miss  Phcebe  Elliott. 

A.  G.  Greenlee. 

O.  E.  Goodell. 

W.  A.  Lindley. 

S.  D.  Cox. 

W.  J.  Marshall. 

appointive  officers. 

G.  M.  Lambertson  City  Attorney. 

O.  N.  Gardner  City  Engineer. 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


693 


I.  L.  Lyman Water  Commissioner. 

L.  J.  Byel Street  Commissioner. 

W.  H.  Newbury  Chief  Fire  Department. 

W.  C.  Rohde Inspector  Meats  and  Live  Stock. 

W.  W.  Carder City  Marslial. 


Board  of  Public  Works. — A.  Humphrey,  Chairman. 

M.  B.  Cheney. 

J.  H.  Miller. 

Board  of  Public  Works. — Appointed,  June,  1889. 

A.  Humphrey,  Chairman. 

W.  J.  Marshall. 

R.  C.  AIanley. 

A.  M.  Bartram Health  Officer. 

V.  H.  Dyer Sewer  Inspector. 

i Gas  Inspector. 

Eugene  J.  Fi.aherty < Sealer  of  Weights 

( and  Measures. 


694 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1890. 


R.  B.  Graham 

E.  B.  Sterhenson 

D.  C.  Van  Duyn...  

W.  J.  Houston 

Excise  Board. — R.  B.  Graham,  President. 

C.  J.  Daubach. 

John  Doolittle. 

Cemetery  Trustees. — L.  J.  Byer. 

A.  M.  Davis. 

A.  G.  Hastings. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  Alexis  Halter. 

Second  ward,  Henry  Veith. 

Tliird  ward,  Jos.  Burns. 

Fourth  ward,  J.  B.  AiiCiiiBALD. 
Fifth  ward,  S.  S.  Royce. 

Sixth  ward,  H.  M.  Rice. 

Seventh  ward,  G.  A.  Bush. 

Seventli  ward,  H.  W.  Orr. 

L.  C.  Pace,  President  of  tlie  Council. 

School  Board. — C.  W.  Wickersham. 

S.  J.  Kent. 

J.  H.  Edson. 


E.  P.  Holmes City  Attorney. 

0.  N.  Gardner City  Engineer. 

1.  L.  Lyman ATater  Commissioner. 

L.  J.  Byer Street  Commissioner. 

W.  H.  Newbury Chief  Fire  Department. 

T.  C.  Rohde Inspector  Meats  and  Live  Stock. 


M.  Melick Marshal. 

J?oard  of  Public  Works. — W.  J.  Marshall. 

R.  C.  Manley. 

S.  McConiga. 

Health  Officer. — A.  M.  Bart  ram. 


Mayor. 

Treasurer. 

Clerk. 

.Police  Judge. 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  lANCOLN. 


695 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1891. 


A.  H.  Weir 

E.  B.  Stephenson 

D.  C.  Van  Duyn 

W.  J.  Houston 

Excise  Boa7'd. — A.  H.  Weir,  Presideut. 

James  Kelly. 

John  Doolittle. 

Cemetery  Trustee. — L.  J.  Byer. 

A.  M.  Davis. 

A.  G.  Hastings. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  J.  A.  O’Shea. 

Second  ward,  Jos.  Wittmann. 

Third  ward,  G.  B.  Chapman. 

Fourth  ward,  F.  A.  Boehmer. 

Fifth  ward,  R.  P.  R.  Millar. 

Sixth  ward,  Geo.  K.  Brown. 

Seventh  ward,  F.  C.  Smith. 

F.  A.  Boehmer,  President  of  the  Council. 

School  Board. — Phcebe  Elliott. 

J.  Stuart  Dales. 

Susan  C.  O.  Upton. 


A.  W.  Scott City  Attorney. 

G.  A.  Adams Deputy  City  Attorney. 

Adna  Dobson City  Engineer. 

C.  G.  Bullock Water  Corumissioner. 

S.  S.  McKenney Street  Commissioner. 

W.  H.  Newbury Chief  Fire  Department. 

W.  C.  Rohde Inspector  Meats  and  Live  Stock. 

O.  P.  Dinges Marshal. 


Board  of  Public  Works. — L.  E.  Hicks. 

E.  Kern. 

S.  McConiga. 

Health  Officer. — A.  M.  Bartram. 


Mayor. 

Treasurer. 

Clerk. 

Police  Judge. 


696 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1892. 


A.  H.  Weir 

E.  B.  Stephenson 

N.  C.  Abbott 

D.  C.  Van  Duyn 

F.  R.  Waters 

Adna  Dobson 

J.  W.  Percival... 

Excise  Board. — A.  H.  Weir,  President. 

James  Kelly. 

John  Doolittle. 

Cemetery  Trustee. — A.  G.  Hastings. 

Councilmen. — First  ward,  J.  H.  Dailey. 

Second  ward,  Henry  Veith. 

Third  ward,  F.  A.  Graham. 

Fourth  ward,  O.  W.  Webster. 

Fifth  ward,  D.  W.  Moseley. 

Sixth  ward,  E.  L.  Holyoke. 

Seventh  ward,  H.  H.  Meyer. 

George  K.  Brown,  President  of  the  Council. 

S.  S.  McKenney Street  Commissioner. 

Robert  Malone Chief  Fire  Department. 

W.  C.  Rohde Inspector  Meats  and  Live  Stock. 

Louis  Otto Marshal. 

Board  of  Public  Works. — L.  E.  Hicks. 

S.  McConiga. 

O.  P.  Dinges. 

School  Board. — H.  S.  Bowers. 

O.  V.  Eaton. 

Lewis  Gregory. 

F.  E.  Lewis. 

Health  Officer — A.  M.  Bartram. 


Mayor. 

.Treasurer. 

Attorney. 

Clerk. 

Police  Judge. 

.City  Engineer. 
Water  Commissioner. 


TOWN  AND  (^ITY  OF  LIN(X)I,N. 


697 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1893. 


A.  H.  Weir 

E.  B.  Stephenson 
J.  W.  Bowen.  ..... 

Adna  Dobson 

N.  C.  Abbott.. 

W.  A.  Selleck 

J.  W.  Percival... 

F.  R.  Waters 

Excise  Boa7'd. — A.  H.  Weir,  President. 

A.  D.  Burr. 

F.  W.  Brown. 

Cemetei'y  Trustee. — L.  J.  Byer. 

Councilme^i. — First  ward,  J.  A.  O’Shee. 

Second  ward,  J.  D.  Parker. 

Third  ward,  R.  S.  Young. 

Fourth  ward,  C.  J.  Roman. 

Fifth  ward,  L.  P.  Young. 

Sixth  ward,  Geo.  J.  Woods. 

Seventh  ward,  F.  C.  Smith. 

, President  of  the  Council. 

S.  S.  McKenney Street  Commissioner. 

Robert  Malone Chief  Fire  Deparnment. 

P.  H.  Cooper Marshal. 

Board  of  Public  Woi'ks. — L.  E.  Hicks. 

O P.  Dinges. 

W.  E.  Kirker. 

School  Board. — N.  C.  Brock. 

C.  J.  Ernst. 

L.  Fossler. 

Health  Officer. — A.  M.  Bart  ram. 

31 


.Mayor. 

Treasurer. 

Clerk. 

Engineer. 

Attorney. 

,De[)uty  Attorney. 

■ Water  Commissioner. 
.Police  Judge. 


698 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1894. 


A,  H.  Weir 

N.  C.  Abbott 

W.  A.  Selleck 

E.  B.  Stephenson 

J.  W.  Bowen 

Adna  Dobson 

F.  R.  Waters 

J.  W.  Perot VAL... 
John  Fa  well 


Mayor. 

Attorney. 

.Deputy  Attorney. 
Treasurer. 

Clerk. 

Engineer. 

Police  Judge. 

AVater  Commissioner. 
Cemetery  Trustee. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  Ja.aies  Dailey. 

Second  ward,  William  Lawlor. 

Third  ward,  F.  A.  Graham. 

Fourth  ward,  O.  W.  Webster. 

Fifth  ward,  Barr  Parker. 

Sixth  ward,  H.  B.  Sawyer. 

Seventh  ward,  H.  H.  Meyer. 

George  J.  Woods,  President  of  the  Council. 


Excise  Board. — A.  H.  Weir,  President. 
A.  D.  Burr. 

F.  W.  Brown. 


Board  of  Public  Works. — O.  P.  Dinges,  Chairman. 

W.  E.  Kirker. 


Boar'd  of  Education. — W.  A.  Hackney. 

L.  P.  Ludden. 

J.  C.  Stire. 


S.  S.  McKenney Street  Commissioner. 

M.  R.  Beman Assistant  Street  Commissioner. 

Robert  Malone Chief  Fire  Department. 

P.  H.  Cooper Marshal. 

James  Malone City  Detective. 

Mart  Howe Health  Officer. 


TOWN  AND  CITY  OF  LINCOLN. 


699 


CITY  OFFICERS,  1895. 


F.  A.  Graham  .. 

N.  C.  Abbott 

W,  S.  Hamilton 

M.  I.  Aitken 

J.  W.  Bowen 

Adna  Dobson.... 
F.  R.  Waters  ... 
J.  W.  Percival. 
R.  H.  Oakley  ... 


.Mayor. 

.Attorney. 

•Deputy  Attorney. 
Treasurer. 

.Clerk. 

.Engineer. 

•Police  Judge. 

Water  Commissioner. 
Cemetery  Trustee. 


Councilmen. — First  ward,  Thomas  Draper. 

Second  ward,  J.  D.  Parker, 
S.  Young, 


Third  ward,  K.  Kerman. 

Fourth  ward,  A.  H.  Hutton. 

Fifth  ward,  John  Giesler. 

Sixth  ward,  E.  R.  Guthrie. 

Seventh  ward,  H.  D.  Ewan. 

O.  W.  Webster,  President  of  the  Council. 


Excise  Board. — F.  A.  Graham,  President. 
H.  B.  Vaill. 

R.  S.  Grimes. 


Board  of  Public  Works. — 

Board  of  Education. — A.  W.  Field. 

O.  y.  Eaton. 

C.  W.  Spear. 

L.  L.  Lindsay Street  Commissioner. 

Gustav  C.  Brinkman  Assistant  Street  Commissioner. 

Robert  Malone  Chief  Fire  Department. 

S.  M.  Melick Marshal. 

A.  C.  Langdon City  Detective. 

Thomas  Smith Health  Officer. 

William  Rohde  Health  Officer,  to  fill  vacancy. 


^ZPIFElItTZDZX:. 


(701) 


1720. 


RULES  OF  THE  EXCISE  BOARD. 


Rule  1. — Organization. — Tlie  Mayor  shall  be  Piesident  of 
and  the  Ciiy  Clerk  shall  be  Clerk  of  said  Board.  Tlie  Board 
shall  elect  a president  tern.,  who  shall  act  in  the  absence  of 
the  President.  A majority  ol  the  board  shall  constitute  a 
quorum. 

Rule  2.  Said  board  shall  hold  a public  session  at  the  council 
chamber  in  the  city  of  Lincoln  on  the  second  Monday  of  each 
month.  Special  meetings  may  be  held  at  any  time  at  the  call  of 
the  chairman  or  of  any  two  members. 

Rule  3.  Any  person  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a license  to  sell 
malt,  spirituous,  vinous,  or  intoxicating  liquors  in  the  said  city 
of  Lincoln  shall  file  with  the  clerk  of  the  Excise  Board  a writ- 
ten application  therefor,  stating  therein  the  full  name  or  names 
of  the  applicant  or  applicants  and  place  where  it  is  proposed  to 
sell  sucli  liquors,  and  a full  and  accurate  description  of  the  room 
wherein  it  is  proposed  to  sell  such  liquors,  with  the  location  of 
the  bar  therein,  and  also  a petition  signed  by  at  least  thirty  resi- 
dent freeholders  of  the  ward  wherein  the  sale  of  such  liquors  is 
to  take  place,  together  with  the  bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  five 
thousand  dollars,  payable  to  the  state  of  Nebraska,  executed  by 
the  principal  thereof,  with  at  least  two  good  and  sufficient  sure- 
ties, resident  and  freeholders  of  the  county  of  Lancaster,  to  be 
approved  by  said  board,  conditioned  that  the  applicant  will  not 
violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  statutes  of  the  state  of  Ne- 
braska, or  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations  adopted  or  to  be 
adopted  by  the  Excise  Board  of  said  city,  or  any  of  the  ordi- 
nances of  said  city  pertaining  to  said  business,  and  that  said  ap- 
plicants will  pay  all  damages,  fines,  penalties,  and  forfeitures 
which  may  be  adjudged  against  the  same  under  the  provisions 
of  the  statutes  of  the  said  city  and  the  rules  of  this  board. 

Rule  4.  Before  the  petition  or  bond,  as  provided  in  rule 
three  hereof,  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk,  the  applicant  shall  be 
required  to  procure  a certificate  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  of  the 
county  of  Lancaster,  to  be  indorsed  on  said  petition,  certifying 

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tliat  each  of  the  persons  signing  the  same  is  a resident  and  free- 
holder within  the  ward  where  the  sale  of  such  liquors  is  to  take 
place;  also  a like  certificate  that  the  sureties  on  said  bond  are 
residents  of  the  county  of  Lancaster.  The  same  person  will  not 
be  accepted  as  surety  on  more  than  one  such  bond. 

Rule  5.  After  the  filing  of  said  application,  petition,  and 
bond,  as  provided  in  rule  three  hereof,  the  applicant  shall  cause 
notice  thereof  to  be  published  in  the  newspaper  published  in  the 
said  county  of  Lancaster  having  the  largest  circulation  therein, 
for  at  least  two  weeks,  and  said  board  will  not  take  action  on 
said  application,  petition,  or  bond  until  after  said  notice  has  been 
given.  Proof  of  such  publication,  together  with  an  affidavit  of 
the  publisher  or  manager  of  the  paper  in  which  such  publication 
is  made,  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  and  made  a })art  of  the 
records  of  said  office.  After  the  completion  of  said  publication 
and  filing  the  proof  as  herein  provided,  if  there  be  no  objection, 
protest,  or  remonstrance  in  writing  made  and  filed  with  said 
clerk  to  the  issuance  of  a license  to  such  applicant,  and  all  other 
provisions  of  the  statutes  of  said  state  and  the  rules  of  this 
board  have  been  complied  with,  such  license  may  be  granted  or 
denied,  as  said  board  may  determine. 

Rule  6.  If  there  is  any  objection,  protest,  or  remonstrance 
filed  with  said  clerk  against  the  issuance  of  said  license,  the 
board  will  appoint  a time  for  the  hearing  of  said  application, 
objection,  protest,  or  remonstrance,  and  notice  thereof  shall  be 
given  to  the  applicant,  and  at  least  one  of  the  persons  signing 
such  objection,  protest,  or  remonstrance,  or  their  attorney.  For 
good  cause  shown  the  said  board  may  continue  the  hearing  upon 
such  application,  objection,  protest,  or  remonstrance,  from  time 
to  time  as  said  board  may  order.  The  testimony  on  such  hear- 
ing shall  be  reduced  to  writing  and  filed  with  said  clerk.  If  it 
shall  be  satisfactorily  proven  that  the  applicant  has  been  guilty 
of  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  statutes  of  the 
state  of  Nebraska,  any  rule  of  the  Excise  Board,  or  any  ordi- 
nance governing  the  traffic  in  liquors,  within  the  space  of  one 
year  prior  to  the  filing  of  said  application,  or  if  any  former 
license  shall  have  been  revoked  for  any  reason,  then  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  and  this  board  will  refuse  such  application. 

Rule  7.  On  the  hearing  of  any  such  application,  objection, 
protest,  or  remonstrance,  any  person  interested  shall  have  all 
necessary  process  to  compel  the  attendance  of  witnesses,  and  all 
witnesses  may  be  compelled  to  testify.  All  witnesses  shall  be 


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entitled  to  tlie  same  compensation  as  is  now  provided  by  law  in 
the  district  courts  of  said  state,  to  be  paid  by  tlie  party  calling 
the  same. 

Rule  8.  No  license  will  be  issued  to  a non-resident  of  the 
county,  a minor,  a corporation,  a person  as  agent,  trustee,  or 
other  fiduciary  capacity,  or  a partnership,  but  may  be  issued  to 
more  than  one  person,  in  which  event  the  license  will  run  in  the 
names  of  the  several  persons.  Before  license  is  authorized  the 
applicant  or  applicants  shall  personally  appear  before  the  board, 
unless  the  board  shall  at  the  time  direct  otherwise. 

Rule  9.  The  applicant,  or  some  one  of  them,  shall  be  the  man- 
ager and  have  control  of  the  business  authorized  by  such  license. 
If  the  applicant,  or  all  the  applicants,  after  the  issue  of  the 
license,  shall  become  non-residents  of  the  county  of  Lancaster, 
the  board  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized  to  revoke  such 
license;  but  no  such  license  shall  be  revoked  without  first  noti- 
fying such  licensee  by  service  thereof  on  any  servant  or  agent  in 
control  of  such  business. 

Rule  10.  If  the  applicant  signing  the  objection,  protest,  or 
remonstrance  shall  feel  aggrieved  by  the  decision  of  the  board, 
appeal  therefrom  may  be  taken  to  the  District  Court  of  said 
county  as  provided  by  law.  Notice  of  such  appeal  will  be  given 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  decision  is  made,  and  the  ap- 
peal shall  be  effected  without  unnecessary  delay.  In  case  such 
notice  is  given  and  appeal  taken,  the  clerk  shall  at  once  trans- 
mit the  testimony  and  papers  in  the  case  to  the  Clerk  of  the 
District  Court,  and  the  filing  thereof  shall  constitute  such  appeal. 
No  action  shall  be  taken  by  the  board  in  such  case  for  twenty- 
four  hours  after  the  decision  has  been  rendered ; and  if  the  notice 
of  appeal  shall  be  filed  as  hereby  provided,  then  no  action  will 
be  taken  by  this  board  until  such  a[)peal  is  finally  determined. 

Rule  11.  No  license  shall  be  ordered  except  upon  the  order 
of  a majority  of  the  Excise  Board,  and  before  any  license  shall 
be  issued  the  applicant  shall  pay  into  the  city  treasury  the  sum 
of  one  thousand  dollars  and  shall  file  the  Treasurer’s  receipt 
therefor  with  the  clerk  of  this  board,  whereupon  said  clerk  shall 
issue  a license  to  such  applicant,  which  license  shall  continue  in 
force  from  the  date  thereof  until  the  end  of  the  current  munici- 
pal year  in  which  the  same  is  issued,  unless  sooner  revoked  as 
herein  by  law  provided. 

Rule  12.  Such  license  shall  be  signed  by  the  City  Clerk  and 
attested  by  the  seal  of  the  city  of  Lincoln;  and  it  shall  state  the 


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RULES  OF  THE  EXCISE  BOARD. 


time  for  which  granted,  the  place  where  the  liquor  is  to  be  sold, 
and  shall  not  be  transferable.  Any  license  granted  by  this  board 
shall  be  revoked  whenever  the  person  licensed  shall  be  convicted 
of  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  chapter  thirty  (30)  of 
the  Compiled  Statutes  of  Nebraska,  1893,  or  of  any  law,  ordi- 
nance, rule,  or  regulation  pertaining  to  the  sale  of  any  such 
liquors,  and  proceedings  in  error  or  appeal  taken  to  review  the 
judgment  or  decision  of  any  court  shall  in  nowise  affect  or  pre- 
vent the  revocation  of  such  license. 

Rule  13.  Such  license  shall  be  in  the  following  form  as  near 
as  practicable: 

State  of  Nebraska,  Lancaster  Couxty, 

City  of  Lincoln. 

To  all  who  shall  see  these  presents,  know  ye: 

That having  filed  his  petition  according  to  law, 

and  paid  into  the  treasury  of  said  city  of  Lincoln  the  sum  of 
one  thousand  dollars,  imposed  upon  him  as  a vendor  of  malt, 

spirituous,  or  vinous  liquors,  therefore  the  said is, 

by  order  of  the  Excise  Board  of  said  city,  hereby  authorized  to 

sell  malt,  spirituous,  or  vinous  liquors  at  No street, 

in  the  city  of  Lincoln,  from  the  date  hereof  until  the  hour  fixed 
by  the  Excise  Board  for  the  closing  of  places  for  vending  such 
liquors  on  the  Monday  night  preceding  the  second  Tuesday  in 
April,  189... 

In  testimony  whereof,  I,  , Clerk  of  the  city  of 

Lincoln,  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  affixed  the  seal  of  said 
city,  this  day  of , A.  D.  189... 

City  Clerk, 

Rule  14.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licen.sed  saloon-keeper, 
whether  by  himself,  clerk,  or  servant,  to  keep  his  place  of  busi- 
ness open  on  the  day  of  any  general  or  special  election  held  in 
said  city  of  Lincoln;  or  between  the  hours  of  11:30  P.  M.  on 
any  day  and  6:30  A.  m.,  central  standard  time,  on  the  following 
morning;  or  between  the  hours  of  11:30  on  each  Saturday  and 
6:30  A.  M.,  central  standard  time,  on  the  following  Monday,  ex- 
cept during  the  days  of  the  state  fair  as  the  same  is  in  session  in 
said  city  of  Lincoln,  on  which  days  the  licensee  is  authorized  to 
keep  his  place  of  business  open  until  12  o’clock,  midnight,  on 
each  week  day  ; and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensee  to  vend, 
sell,  or  give  away  any  malt,  spirituous,  or  vinous  liquors  under 
his  license  within  the  hours  which  the  place  of  business  of  such 
licensee  is  herein  required  to  be  closed. 


RULES  OF  THF  EXCISE  BOARD. 


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Rule  15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  liceused  saloon-keeper 
to  permit  the  premises  wherein  he  is  licensed  to  sell  liipior  to  he 
in  any  manner  or  form  connected  with  any  room  or  rooms 
wherein  or  connected  with  which  any  prostitution  or  lewd  prac- 
tices are  indulged  in  or  permitted;  or  wherein  any  prostitutes 
are  permitted  to  visit  for  any  purpose;  or  wherein  any  women 
are  permitted  for  any  unlawful  purpose.  Under  this  rule  any 
room  or  rooms  into  or  from  which  there  shall  be  any  means  of 
entrance  or  communication  with  the  place  of  business  of  such 
licensee,  whether  that  entrance  or  communication  be  by  stairway, 
elevator,  speaking  tubes,  electric  apparatus,  or  other  means  of 
communication,  shall  be  deemed  connected  with  the  place  of  busi- 
ness of  the  licensee,  whether  such  rooms  are  under  control  of 
such  licensee  or  not. 

Rui.e  16.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper 
to  have  or  maintain  any  wine  room  or  card  room  or  rooms  in  or 
connected  with  his  place  of  business  in  any  way  for  women  to 
enter  for  any  purpose  whatever,  and  there  shall  be  no  enclos- 
ures of  any  kind  or  character  in  which  persons  can 'secrete  them- 
selves from  public  view  from  the  front  or  any  part  of  said  sa- 
loon; the  intent  of  this  rule  being  that  the  saloon  business  shall 
be  conducted  in  one  room,  without  subdivisions  of  any  kind  or 
character.  No  licensed  saloon-keeper  shall  sell  or  give  away  any 
liquor  to  any  woman  in  any  other  room  or  rooms  connected  in 
any  way  with  his  place  of  business. 

Rule  17.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper 
to  permit  minors,  male  or  female,  Indians,  idiots,  habitual 
drunkards  or  insane  persons  to  be  or  remain  in  or  about  his 
place  of  business. 

Rule  18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper 
to  permit  prostitutes  to  be  in  or  visit  the  room  or  rooms  wherein 
such  license  is  granted  to  sell  liquor,  or  in  any  room  or  rooms 
connected  therewith;  or  to  sell  any  liquor  of  any  kind  whatever 
to  prostitutes  to  be  drunk  on  the  piemises;  to  permit  any  pros- 
titution or  lewd  or  indecent  practices  to  take  place  or  be  indulged 
in  or  on  the  premises  for  which  the  license  is  granted,  or  in  any 
way  connected  therewith,  over  which  the  licensee  has  any  con- 
trol. 

Rule  19.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper, 
after  the  granting  of  such  license,  to  change  the  location  of  the 
bar,  if  there  is  any;  put  in  or  take  out  any  partitions  in  the 
room  or  rooms  described  in  the  application,  and  for  which  license 


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RULES  OF  THE  EXCISE  BOARD. 


is  granted,  or  make  any  changes  in  the  manner  of  ingress  or 
egress  to  the  room  or  rooms  for  which  tlie  license  is  granted; 
make  any  change  in  the  location  of  the  windows  or  doors  in  his 
place  of  business;  or  sell  liquor  under  such  license  at  any  other 
place  than  that  for  which  the  license  was  granted,  without  first 
making  application  to  and  getting  the  consent  of  the  Excise 
Board,  and  each  twenty-four  hours^  continued  violation  ol  this 
rule  shall  be  deemed  a new  offense  and  the  licensee  punished 
therefor. 

Rule  20.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper 
to  allow  or  permit  any  gambling  or  gaming  in  any  room,  cabin, 
or  subdivision  of  any  room,  in  or  connected  with  the  room  in 
which  liquor  is  kept,  or  in  any  otlier  place,  cellar,  outhouse,  or 
other  place  over  which  the  licensee  shall  have  any  control  or  au- 
thority; or  to  allow  the  view  through  windows  or  doors  of  his 
place  of  business  to  be  obstructed  by  screens,  blinds,  paint,  par- 
tition, or  other  article. 

Rule  21.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper, 
whether  by  himself,  clerk,  or  servant,  to  permit  any  one  to  re- 
main in  the  saloon  after  the  hour  of  closing.  But  at  11:30 
o’clock  p.  M.,  and  at  all  other  times  when  the  saloon  should  be 
closed,  shall  require  all  persons  to  at  once  vacate  the  premises 
and  see  that  the  doors  are  securely  closed  and  locked. 

Rule  22.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  saloon-keeper 
to  transfer  the  exclusive  management  of  such  business  to  another, 
by  contract  of  agency  or  otherwise,  without  first  making  appli- 
cation therefor  to  this  board,  and  being  authorized  so  to  do.  Any 
such  attempt  without  the  authority  aforesaid  shall  be  deemed  a 
transfer  of  the  license  and  void. 

Rule  23.  Any  licensee,  by  himself,  agent,  servant,  or  other 
employe,  or  the  agent,  servant,  or  other  employe  of  such  licensee, 
who  shall  violate  or  fail  to  perform  any  of  the  provisions  of 
these  rules  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  and  stand  committed  until 
such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Rule  24.  That  all  rules  heretofore  adopted  by  the  board  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed,  and  these  rules  shall  take  effect 
and  be  in  force  from  and  after  their  passage  and  publication  ac- 
cording to  law. 

Rule  25.  Any  resident  of  the  city  may  file  with  clerk  of  the 
Excise  Board  a complaint  in  writing,  duly  sworn  to,  against  any 
licensee  charging  such  licensee  with  the  violation  of  any  statute 


RIJI.ES  OF  THE  EXCISE  HOARD. 


709 


of  the  state  of  Nebraska,  ordinance  of  tlie  city  of  Lincoln,  or 
rule  of  the  Excise  Board  pertaining  to  tlie  selling  or  giving  away 
of  malt,  spirituous,  or  vinous  liquors,  stating  therein  the  time 
and  place  and  nature  of  such  violation.  Upon  the  filing  thereof 
the  board  shall  fix  a time  for  the  hearing  of  such  complaint  and 
cause  the  clerk  of  said  board  to  notify  the  licensee  against  whom 
such  com})laint  is  made.  The  chairman  of  said  board  shall  issue 
any  and  all  subpoenas  for  witnesses  that  either  party  may  desire, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  Chief  of  Police,  or  any  police  officer 
of  the  city,  or  such  person  as  the  board  may  appoint,  to  serve 
any  and  all  subpoenas.  The  party  calling  in  witnesses  shall  be 
liable  for  and  pay  the  witness  fees  as  provided  by  law.  If  upon 
hearing  the  Excise  Board  should  find  that  such  complaint  is  true, 
said  board  shall  then  order  and  direct  that  the  license  theretofore 
issued  to  such  licensee  shall  be  revoked,  and  the  said  licensee 
shall  not  thereafter  be  authorized  to  sell  or  give  away  liquors 
under  such  license. 


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INDEX 


References  arc  made  to  paragraph  numbers  preceding  original  section  numbers. 


ACCIDENTS PARAGRAPH 

Duties  of  policemen  regarding 550 

Duties  of  Chief  of  Police  regarding 551,  552,  553 

Duties  of  City  Physician 551 

Form  for  reports 552 

Powers  of  City  Attorney 553 

ADDITIONS— 

How  made  to  city 19,  554 

Subdivisions,  how  made 555 

Plat  filed  with  Clerk 556 

Submit  plan  to  Council 556 

Council  may  replat 556 

Plat  must  be  approved  19 

Plat  unlawful,  when 557 

Sale  unlawful,  when 558 

Violations,  punishments  for 559 

ADVERTISEMENT— 

In  daily  paper 42,  49 

Irregularity  not  to  affect  lien  of  assessment 74 

ALLEYS— 

Authority  to  grade,  improve,  vacate,  etc 144 

Compel  owners  of  additions  to  conform  to 17,  554 

Authority  for  paving 144 

Contracts  for 145 

See  streets 19 

AMENDMENTS— 

To  ordinances 56 

AMUSEMENTS— 

Classification  of 560 

License 564 

Same,  subject  to  ordinance 571,  575 

Same,  fee  for 565 

Same,  by  whom  issued 566 


(713J 


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INDEX. 


A MUSK  ME  NTS — Concluded.  paragraph 

Same,  violation  of 572 

Classification,  determined  by 567 

Theaters,  licenses  for 568,  569 

Entertainments  defined 570 

Gift  enterprise  prohibited 572 

Concert  saloons  prohibited 573 

Penalty  for  violation 573 

Certificate  posted 574 

Destroy  bills,  posters,  etc.,  unlawful 576 

Sale  of  liquors  in  theaters  prohibited 577 

Aisles  kept  clear 578 

Same,  duties  of  police 582 

Doors  swung  outward 579 

Loitering  around  theaters  prohibited 580 

Duties  of  owners 581 

Violation 583 

ANIMALS— 

Cruelty  to 92 

Domestic,  running  at  large 125 

ANNUAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL— 

Estimate  for 53,  54 

Must  be  made,  when 54 

No  other  appropriations  allowed  53 

Exceptions 53 

What  must  contain 63 

Where  published 54 

Expenditures  limited  to  amount  provided 55 

APPEALS— 

From  allowance  of  claim 49 

Bond 49 

No  bond  if  city  appeal 49 

Warrant  not  to  issue 49 

Costs  of,  on  aflSrmation 49 

Notice  of 49 

From  Police  Judge  172 

From  Council 184 

APPROPRIATIONS 66 

AREA  WAYS— 

Establishing  size 585,  586 

When  may  be  left  uncovered 587 

When  iron  gratings 687 

Plans  approved  by  Street  Commissioner 588 


INDEX 


715 


ASSESSMENTS-  i*aragraph 

Irregularity,  not  to  invalidate 74 

Same,  relevy 75 

A N.  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISE— 

See  “Railroads.’’ 

auctions  and  auctioneers— 

Authority  to  regulate 127 

Permit  for 590,  591,  592 

Same,  sales  without  prohibited 591,  602 

Revoking  permit 593 

Bond 592 

Application  for  permit 593 

Purchaser  right  to  return 595 

Duties  of  auctioneers 594,  595,  597,  598 

Forfeiture  of  permit 595,  596,  597,  598 

Substituting  article 596 

Mock  auctions,  prohibited 597 

Clerk,  list  of  filed 598 

Same,  provisions  apply  to 599 

Death  of  partner,  rights  preserved  600 

Special  permits 601 

Violations,  penalty  603 

AWNINGS 1285 

BARBED  WIRE  FENCE— 

Prohibited 604 

Same,  removal  of 605 

Violation,  penalty 606 

BILLIARD  AND  BALL  ALLEYS— 

License  for 607,  608 

Application  for 608 

Issuance  of 609 

Bond 609 

Disorderly  conduct  in,  prohibited  610 

Time  of  opening  and  closing 610 

BILL  OF  EXCEPTIONS— 

What  contain 173 

Judge  must  sign 173 

BIRTHS— 

Registry  of. 611 

Duties  of  physicians,  midvvives,  and  others 611 

Reports  of,  regarding 612 

Neglect  of,  penalty 613 


716 


INDEX. 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION—  paiiagraiii 

• Election  of 818 

BOARD  OF  ENGINEERS— 

See  “.Stationary  Engineers.” 

BOARD  OF  EQUALIZATION— 

Sessions 

Powers 611 

Special  assessment 149 

BOARD  OF  EXCISEMEN— 

Rules  of 1 720 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH— 

Authority  for 128 

Establishment  of. 453 

Jurisdiction 451 

Meetings 453 

Powers  of. 454 

Employ  physician 455 

Quarantine  powers 456 

Penalty  for  violating  order  of. 456 

To  order  privy  vaults  cleaned 1038 

Provide  dumping  ground  for  scavenger  matter 1044 

Violation  of  rules  of 1056 

BOARD  OF  HOSPITAL  COMMISSIONERS 140 

BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS— 

Establishment  and  duties  of. 155 

Receive  bids 156 

Same 407 

Duties  regarding  viaducts 83 

Appointment  of 27,  155 

Same 264 

Confirmation  of 27 

Removal  of 155 

Salary  of  chairman 30,  155 

Same 281 

Same  of  members 30 

Same..  281 

Resignation,  by  acceptance  of  office 415 

Superintend  paving,  guttering,  etc 144 

Contracts  by 407 

Same,  advertising  for 401) 

Requirements  by,  of  contractor 407,  411 

Same 408 


INDEX. 


717 


BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  WORK^—Conchided.  paragraph 

Supervise  plans  and  construction  of’  sewers 409 

Sewers,  advertise  for  bids 409 

Book  of  specifications 409 

Book  of  board  proceedings 409 

Book  of  contracts 412 

Meetings  of 410 

Notice  of  meetings 410 

Quorum 410 

Attendance  of  members 410 

Power  to  contract 155 

Duties  of  chairman 155 

Same 414 

Same,  absence  of 413 

Temporary  vacancy 413 

Interest  in  contract  prohibited 414 

Inspectors,  appointed  by 416 

Ineligible  to  other  office 415 

Reports  regarding  inspectors 416 

BON  D— Appeal— 

From  allowance  of  claim 49 

Not  required  if  city  appeal 49 

Conditions  of 49 

None  required  of  city 49 

No  official  to  sign 107 

From  Police  Judge 172 

From  Council 184 

BONDS— 

Insurance  companies 237 

Contractors  on  public  buildings 211 

For  special  subjects,  see  that  subdivision. 

BONDS— Funding— 

Authority  to  issue 101 

Issues  of 1450-1475 

BONDS— Internal  Improvement — 

Statutory  provisions 213-221 

Interest,  statutory  provision 225 

Same 162 

Sale  of. 162 

Redeemable,  when 162 

How  paid 232 

Tax  for 165 

Water  repts  applied  on,  for  sewerage  and  water-works 165 


7J8 


INDEX, 


BONDS — Internal  Improvement— Conc/wded.  pauagraph 

Hospital 139 

Paving 144 

District  paving  bonds,  assessments  and  orders 1478-1517 

Intersection 144 

Issues  of  intersection  paving  bonds ISlS-lS'iS 

Curbing  and  guttering 114 

Sewer,  water-works,  and  parks 99,  159 

Issues  of 1526-1528 

Interest,  sale,  and  redemption 162 

Coupons  detached 212 

Sinking  fund 102 

Coupons  accepted  for  taxes 71 

Outstanding,  record  by  Clerk 38 

Water,  issues  of. 1530-1546 

Railroad,  issues  of. 1559-1563 

BONDS— Municipal— 

Statutory  provisions 210 

Issues  of. 1450-1546,  1559-1563 

BONDS— Official— 

Council  men 26 

Clerk,  Deputy 38 

Treasurer 39 

Officers  may  be  required  to  give 107 

Members  of  Board  of  Public  Works 155 

Amount  of 274 

BON  DS— Refunding— 

Statutory  provisions 222-224 

BORROWING  MONEY— 

For  emergency 55 

A u t hority  for 100 

BREAD— 

Material  for 614 

How  weighed 615 

Leaves,  weight  of 615 

Loaves,  how  stamped 617 

Violations,  penalty 617 

BRIDGE  TAXES— 

Especially  appropriated 53 

BUILDING  PERMITS— 

Authority  for  requiring 124 

Application  for. 618 


INDEX. 


719 


BUILDING  PERMITS— ConcZwder^.  paragraph 

By  whom  granted 618 

Record  of. 386 

Use  of  street  and  sidewalk 618 

Same,  permission  for 618 

Fees  for  permits 619 

Disposition  of  fees 619 

Violations,  penalty 620 

Special  permits  for  corrugated  iron  buildings..., 741 

BUILDINGS— 

Power  to  regulate  construction  of 124 

Inspector,  appointment  of 27 

Same,  qualifications  of 27 

Moving  through  streets 92 

Public,  eminent  domain 97,  192 

Same,  authority  to  erect 110 

Same,  limitation 110 

Same,  exit  and  entrance 123 

Same,  fire  escape 123 

Power  to  erect,  public 124,  126 

Doors  to  open  outward 695 

Building  permits 618 

How  constructed 621 

Unlawful  to  repair  frame 622 

Appraisal  of  damage ..! 623 

Arbitrators  to  be  sworn,  reports 624 

Unlawful  to  repair  condemned 625 

When  owner  neglects  to  ask  for  arbitrament 626 

Removal  of  condemned  building 627 

Same 628 

Same,  report  of 629 

Sheds,  dimensions  of. 630 

Shelter  sheds 631 

Circumscribing  walls 632 

Sills  and  lintels 633 

Business  buildings  14  feet  high 634 

Same,  two  stories  high 635 

Same,  three  stories  high 636 

Same,  four  and  five  stories  high 637 

Walls  in  five-story  buildings 638 

Partition  walls  in  business  buildings 639 

Height  of  stories  for  given  thickness  of  walls 640 

Table  of  thickness  of  walls  in  business  buildings 641 

Increasing  height  of 642 


720 


INDEX. 


BUILDINGS — Continued.  PARAGUArH 

Outside  walls  of  theaters,  churches,  etc 643 

Buttresses 644 

Cut  stone  facings  and  brick  backings 645 

Party  walls 646 

Domes,  mansard  roofs,  etc 647 

Slate  roofs 648 

Walls  in  buildings  for  business  and  residence  purposes 649 

Walls  in  two-story-and-basemeut  dwelling  houses 650 

Same  in  three-story-and- basement 651 

Same  in  more  than  three-story-and-basement 652 

Table  of  thickness  of  dwelling  house  walls 653 

Height  of  walls  above  roof  in  dwelling  houses 654 

Same  in  business  buildings  more  than  two  stories  high 655 

Rear  walls,  terminate  flush  when,  gutters 656 

Chimneys  and  flues 657 

Same  in  party  walls 658 

Disconnected  chimneys 659 

Footings  and  foundations 660 

Headers  every  seventh  course 661 

Fire  flues,  walls  anchored 661 

Hollow  walls,  not  bearing  walls 662 

Iron  fronts,  backing 663 

Height  of  wall  during  construction  of  building 664 

Roofs  to  be  incombustible,  composition  roofs,  pitch 665 

No  uncovered  tar  or  woodwork  texposed  on  roof. ! 666 

Appendages  to  building  defined 667 

Sky-lights 668 

Conductors 669 

Cornices,  gutters,  eaves,  and  parapets 670 

Scuttles,  all  roofs  reached  by 671 

Metallic  standpipes,  hose-couplings,  etc 672 

Signs...  673 

Piazzas  or  porches  not  to  be  inclosed 674 

Floor  beams,  etc.,  to  be  kept  away  from  chimneys 675 

Hearths  and  fire-places 676 

Joists  and  beams,  rests 677 

Joists  and  girders,  dimensions,  biidged 678 

Headers  in  floor-framers 678 

Plank,  board,  and  scantling  partitions 679 

Stairways,  plastered 680 

Stairways  in  factories,  etc.,  incombustible  681 

Hoistway  openings  to  be  protected 682 

Hoistway  openings  to  have  fire-proof  shaft 683 

Doors  in  elevator  shafts 681 


INDEX. 


721 


BUILDINGS — Continued.  ia  r ag  i;  a i'  1 1 

Elevator  openings  not  having  doors 685 

Open  passenger  elevators. 686 

Where  automatic  trap  doors  are  used 687 

Partitions,  when  regarded  incombustible 688 

Fire-proof  shutters 689 

Fire  escapes 690 

Penalty  for  not  affixing  tire  escapes,  etc 691 

Pilasters  and  columns  not  to  extend  beyond  line 692 

Porticos 693 

Smoke  houses,  how  constructed 694 

Egress  opening and  stairways  of  theaters 695 

Stairways  in  factories,  number  of ? 696 

Vaults  for  shavings 697 

Doors  and  stairways  for  escape  in  case  of  tire 698 

Penalty  for  neglect  to  provide 698 

Fire-proof  stairways  in  factories 699 

Belting  and  shafting  to  be  covered 700 

Hot  liquids  to  be  guarded 701 

Rain  to  be  kept  out  of  buildings 702 

Penalty  for  non-compliance 703 

Hot  air  and  steam  pipes,  furnaces,  etc 704 

Boiler  houses  and  boiler  rooms 705 

Floors  in  boiler  rooms 706 

Portable  boilers 707 

Brick  ovens,  coffee  roasters,  etc 708 

Wooden  fences,  height  of 709 

Cupolas  of  foundries 710 

Steam  pipes,  how  protected 711 

Pipes  not  let  into  joints 712 

Flag  poles,  permitted,  when 713 

Walls  to  be  braced  during  erection 714 

Business  building  detiued 715 

Wholesale  store  defined 716 

Basement  detined 717 

How  height  determined 718 

Chimney  foundations 719 

Doors  in  shafts  or  elevators  to  open  from  outside 720 

Inspector  not  to  be  hindered 721 

Iron  bars  not  to  be  driven  in  streets 722 

Po.sts,  derricks,  guy  ropes 722 

Repairs  and  alterations,  how  governed 723 

Theaters,  churches,  and  public  halls 724 

Stairways  in 725 

Exits  in 726 

32 


722 


INDEX. 


BUILDINGS — Concluded.  paragraph 

Proscenium,  walls  in 727 

Floors  of  theaters  to  be  fire  proof 728 

Partitions  in  theaters  to  be  fire  proof. 729 

Provisions  apply  to  future  erections 730 

Egress  openings  marked 731 

Aisles  kept  open 731 

Theater  defined 732 

Scenery  in  theaters,  incombustible 733 

Theaters  to  have  ventilators 734 

Standpipe  and  water  plug  in  theaters 735 

Hose  attached  in  theater 736 

Public  halls  to  have  standpipe  in  street 737 

Theater  to  have  fire-alarm  telegraph 738 

Fire  apparatus  kept  at  theater 739 

Penalty  for  violations 740 

Corrugated  iron  buildings 741 

Special  permits 741 

Use  of  streets  during  erection  of 1338a 

Moving  of. 1342 

Moving  across  street  car  tracks 1365 

Dangerous  condition  of,  prohibited 1123 

Numbering  of 1320 

BURIAL  PERMITS— 

Permits  required  for  all  burials 742 

Violation,  penalty 743 

B.  & M.  R.  R.  FRANCHISES- 
See  “ Railroads.” 

CAPITAL  CITY  STREET  RAILWAY— 

Franchise 1655 

CAPITAL  HEIGHTS  RAILWAY  COMPANY— 

Franchise 1660, 1669 

CEMETERY— 

Authority  to  own 131 

Authority  to  convey  lots  in 133 

Authority  to  regulate 134, 135,  136 

Power  of  eminent  domain 97 

CEMETERY  TRUSTEE— 

Election  of. 818 

CENSUS— 

Authority  to  take..,...., 109 


INDEX. 


728 


CHARTER— 

Population 

Proclamation 

Continuation  of  government, 

Wards 

Corporate  limits 

Contiguous  property 

Additions 

Corporate  name 

Service  of  process 

Rights  reserved 

Powers  granted 

Wards 

Precinct  lines 

Elections,  general 

Election  of  officers 

Excise  Board 

Appointive  officers 

Electors,  qualifications  of. 

Council  meetings 

Same,  special 

Same,  quorum 

Same,  power  of  minority 

Salaries 

Police  Judge 

Officers,  qualification 

Mayor,  powers  and  duties 

Same,  veto 

Same,  message 

Same,  vacancy 

Same,  pardoning  power 

Clerk,  duties  of, 

Treasurer,  duties  of 

Attorney 

Engineer 

Same 

Marshal  

Street  Commissioner 

Accounts  of  officers 

Contracts 

Streets,  care  of 

Market 

Claims 

Public  money i... 

Same,  special  funds,., 


PARAGHArn 

14 

15 

16 

17 

17 

18 

......  19 

20 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29 

29 

29 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

50 

......  51 


724 


INDEX. 


CH  A RTPjR — Contiiiucd/,  paragraph 

Fiscal  year 52 

Annual  appropriation  bill 53 

Same,  estimates  for 54 

Expenditure  of  money  55 

Appropriations 5G 

Ordinances 56 

Warrants 57 

Power  to  contract 58 

Contract,  officers  not  to  be  interested  in 59 

Ordinances,  rules  for  passing 60 

Same,  style  of. 61 

Taxes,  levy  of 62 

Equalization  of  taxes  63 

Tax  list,  correction 64 

Taxes,  delinquent 65 

Tax  warrant 66 

Treasurer,  power  of 67 

Same 68 

Taxes,  property  liable 69 

Same,  ordinances  for  collection 70 

Same,  how  paid  71 

Same,  sale  of  realty 72 

Tax  liens 73 

Assessments,  irregularity 74 

Same,  relevy 75 

Same,  county  treasurer 76 

Treasurers’  books 77 

Public  money,  removal  of  Treasurer 78 

Treasurer,  annual  report 79 

Ordinances,  power  to  act  by 80-143 

Paving  144 

Same,  contracts  for 145 

Same,  intersections.... 146 

Sewer  districts  147 

Same,  assessments 148 

Special  assessments,  how  made,  when  due 149 

Same,  proceeding  of  officers,  warrant 150 

Apportionment  of  assessment 151 

Completion  and  acceptance  of  work 152 

Railways,  use  of  streets,  liability 153 

Same,  special  assessments 154 

Board  of  Public  Works  155 

Finances,  published  statements 156 

Witnesses 157 


INDEX. 


725 


CHARTER — Concluded. 

County  jail 

Bonds  for  sewers,  water- works,  and  parks 

Same,  water-works 

Same,  contracts 

Bonds,  interest 

Water  Commissioner 

Same,  duties 

Tax  for  sewerage  and  water-works 

Liquors,  license 

Payment  of  taxes 

Printer’s  fees 

Special  engineer 

Police  Judge,  jurisdiction 

Same,  power,  duties 

Same,  appeal 

Same,  error 

Same,  complaints 

Same,  fines  and  penalties 

Trial 

Recognizance 

Same,  breach 

Witnesses 

Trial  by  jury 

Judgments 

Discharge  of  prisoner 

Proceedings  in  Police  Court 

Undertaking 

Continuance 

Challenges  to  jurors 

Punishment 

Working  prisoners 

Vacancy  in  office  of  Police  Judge 

Repealing  clause 

CHIEF  OF  POLICE  OR  MARSHAL 

C.,  B.  &Q.  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISES— 

See  “ Railroads.” 

C.,  R.  I.  & P.  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISES— 

See  “ Railroads.” 

CITY  ATTORNEY— 

Election  of 

Deputy 

Salary 


paragraph 

158 

159 

160 

161 

162 

163 

164 

165 

166 

167 

168 

169 

170 

171 

172 

173 

174 

175 

176 

177 

178 

179 

180 

181 

182 

183 

184 

185 

186 

187 

188 

189 

190 

,27,  43,  166,  265,  465,  473 


26 

30 

30 


726  INDEX. 

CITY  ATTORNEY — Concluded.  paragraph 

Same 281 

Term  of  office 26 

Bond 274 

Duties  of. 40 

Same 444-450 

Draw  ordinances 445 

Appear  in  Police  Court,  when 446 

Keep  register  of  suits 447 

Deliver  papers  to  successor 448 

Report  to  Council... 449 

Approve  form  of  bonds 283 

Order  Marshal  to  investigate  accidents 553 

CITY  ENGINEER— 

Election  of. 26,  261 

Salary 30,  281 

Duties  of 41,  417-422 

Same,  shall  make  estimates 42,  419 

To  inspect  improvements 152,  421 

Appointment  of  special 169 

CITY  LIMITS— 

Authority  to  fix 17 

Description  of 744 

CITY  PHYSICIAN— 

Appointment  of. 262 

Same 461 

Duties  of 461-464 

Same,  in  case  of  accident 551 

Reports  of 464 

CITY  PRINTING— 

City  Clerk  to  advertise  for  bids  for  doing 1376 

Bids,  how  made 1377 

Bids  for,  opened  by  Clerk  in  presence  of  Council 1377 

Awarded  to  lowest  and  best  bidder 1377 

Contract  for 1378 

Bond  for 1378 

Job  printing,  bids  for 1379 

Duty  of  Clerk  regarding 1379 

Contract  shall  provide  for  copies  of  paper  to  be  furnished 1380 

Supplies 1381 

CIVIL  RIGHTS— 

Granted  to  all 234 

Punishment  for  violation.... 235 


INDEX. 


727 


CLAIMS — PARAGRAPH 

Presented  iu  writing 49 

Verified  by  oath 49 

Head  in  open  Council  49 

Published  in  paper 49 

Vote  of  each  Councilman  recorded  49 

Statement  must  be  filed  in  three  months 49 

Fund  specified 57 

Appeal  from  allowance 49 

Warrant  not  to  issue  if  appeal  taken 49 

CLERK— 

Election  of..., 26 

Same 818 

Term  office 26 

Salary  of. 30 

Same 281 

Bond 274 

Issue  election  certificates 28 

Custody  of  all  laws,  etc 38 

Keep  record  of  outstanding  bonds 38 

Make  annual  report  of  bonds  sold 38 

Make  monthly  report  of  warrants  issued 38 

Issue  and  sign  warrants 57 

Certify  to  passage  of  ordinances 60 

Make  out  tax  list 64 

Dsliver  tax  list  to  City  Treasurer 64 

Annex  warrant  to  delinquent  tax  list 64 

Certify  to  special  assessment  list 150 

Custodian  of  official  bonds 279 

Certify  to  copies  of  complaints,  when 296 

Administer  oath  to  Mayor...- 310 

Office  and  office  hours 378 

Custodian  of  records 379 

Record  proceedings  of  Council 380 

Same 38 

Officers’  blanks,  preparing 552 

Draw  warrants 380 

Monthly  reports 380 

License,  issue  and  record 380 

Same 385 

Preserve  papers,  files,  etc 381 

Prepare  commissions  of  officers 382 

Preserve  copies  of  ordinances 383 

Preserve  original  ordinances 389 


728 


INDEX. 


CLERK — Concluded.  paragraph 

Preserve  copies  of  notices 384 

Record  building  permits 386 

Petition  for  public  works,  record  of 387 

Deliver  ordinances  to  Mayor 388 

Deliver  papers  to  committees 388 

Furnish  certified  copies,  when 389 

File  documents,  date  of. 390 

Index  of  books 390 

Custodian  of  corporate  seal 391 

Appoint  deputy 30,  38,  392 

Powers  of  deputy 392 

Issue  amusement  licenses 566 

Issue  licenses  for  billiard  and  ball  alleys 609 

Advertising  for  bids  for  printing 1376 

Open  bids  for  printing 1376 

Register  licenses  for  coaches,  etc 748 

Notify  judges  and  clerks  of  election 81 0 

Furnish  blanks  to  judges,  etc 811 

Deposit  election  returns  with 816 

Issue  election  certificates 818 

Issue  permit  to  keep  gunpowder 865 

Issue  license  for  intelligence  office 1083 

Countersign  licenses 1108 

Register  licenses 1109 

Secure  proof  of  publication  of  ordinances 1163 

Deliver  copy  of  revised  ordinances  to  city  officers 1168 

Issue  license  to  pawnbrokers 1173 

Issue  and  sign  plumbers’  license 1181 

Serve  notice  on  owner  of  impounded  animal 1201 

Issue  permits  to  use  steam  engines 1317 

Issue  permits  to  move  houses 1340 

Advertise  for  bids  for  city  supplies 1381 

COACHES,  CABS,  AND  CARTS— 

Unlawful  to  use  for  hire  without  license 745 

Authority  of  Mayor  to  issue  license 746 

Bond  for  license 747 

Register  of  license 748 

Length  of  license 748 

Name  and  number  of  license  to  be  painted  on  vehicle 749 

Lamps  on  carriages,  numbers  on  lamps 750 

Doors  to  have  knob  inside 750 

Omnibus  to  have  lighted  lamp 750 

License  designate  name  and  number 751 


INDEX. 


729 


COACHES,  CABS,  AND  CARTS— Conc/wt^ed  paragraph 

Driver  wear  badge  with  number  on 752 

License  transferable,  how 753 

Penalty  for  not  taking  out  license 754 

Price  of  licenses  for  passenger  vehicles 755 

Same  during  State  Fair 755 

Rates  of  fare  for  carrying  passengers,  etc 757 

Same  to  State  Fair  grounds 758 

Baggage 757 

Goods  left  in  coach  to  be  delivered  at  police  station 759 

Violation  of,  penalty 759 

Rates  of  fare  to  be  posted  in  carriage 760 

Disputes  as  to  distance 761 

No  pay  unless  rates  of  fare  posted 762 

Excess  of  fare  to  be  returned 763 

Offender  subject  to  fine 763 

Fare  may  be  demanded  on  entering 764 

Number  and  name  of  owner  to  be  given  when  asked 765 

Public  carts,  defined 766 

Carts  shall  be  licensed 766 

Fee  for  cart  licenses 767 

Number  of  cart  to  be  printed  thereon 768 

Rates  to  be  charged  by  carts 769 

Retain  articles  transported  until  paid 770 

Disposition  of  articles  retained 770 

Disputes  as  to  price,  settled  by  Marshal 770 

Number  and  name  of  owner  to  be  given  when  asked 771 

Disorderly  conduct  by,  prohibited 771 

Abusing  passengers 771 

Not  to  act  as  runner  without  license 772 

Racing  by,  prohibited 772 

Keep  to  the  right  in  driving 772 

Unlawful  for  driver  to  become  drunk 773 

Marshal  or  police  to  remove  driver,  when 773 

Depot  master  to  designate  place  for  hack  to  stand  at  depot 774 

Unlawful  to  stand  elsewhere 775 

Penalty  for  violation 775 

Unlawful  to  drive  on  or  approach  sidewalk 776 

Unlawful  to  obstruct  street 776 

Unlawful  to  delay  or  annoy  passengers 776 

Unlawful  to  stand  in  front  of  hotel 777 

Violations,  penalty 778 

COAL— 

Authority  for  inspection  of  weight,  etc 115 


730 


INDEX. 


COAL — Concluded.  paragraph 

Hundred  weight  and  ton 779 

Weight  per  bushel 1444 

Certificate  of  weight 780 

Purchaser  may  require  wagon  weighed 781 

Penalty  for  violating  article 781 

COMPLAINT— 

Of  special  assessment 63 

Notice 63 

CONCEALED  WEAPONS— 

Authority  to  regulate 118 

Unlawful  to  carry 782 

To  be  confiscated 783 

Arrest  of  person  carrying 784 

Penalty  for  violation 785 

Limitations  and  exceptions 786 

Mayor  may  grant  permits  to  carry 787 

CONSOLIDATED  TANK  LINE  CO.— 

Franchise 1553 

CONTAGIOUS  DISEASES— 

Appropriation  in  case  of. 55 

Ordinance  relating  to,  take  effect  when 61 

Authority  to  regulate 128 

Physicians  to  report 1013 

CONTIGUOUS  LANDS. 

Power  to  include. 17 

Defined 18 

CONTRACTS— 

Citizens  may  enforce  for  city,  when 40 

Estimate  by  engineer,  when 42 

Published  in  daily  paper,  when 42 

Improvements  requiring  special  assessments 42 

Passage  by  yea  and  nay  vote 46 

May  be  made,  when 58 

OflScers  not  to  be  interested  in 59 

Void,  when 59 

For  street  sprinkling 85 

For  sidewalks 86 

For  lighting 93 

For  paving 144 

Same..  145 

Board  of  Public  Works  not  to  be  interested  in 155 


INDEX. 


731 


CONTRACTS — Concluded.  paragraph 

For  supplies,  how  awarded 156 

For  water-works 161 

For  work,  shall  coutain  eight  hour  clause 789 

Officers  not  to  be  interested  in 233 

Punishment  for  violation 233 

Advertisements  for,  preserved 409 

How  let 4li 

Confirmation  of. 411 

Interest  in,  by  Board  of  Public  Works 414 

For  supplies  in  Water  Department 1407 


See  “Board  of  Public  Works,”  “Supplies  for  City 
Government,”  “Sewers,”  “Streets,”  “Engineer,” 
“Paving,”  “Mayor  and  Council,”  “Council  and 


COUNCILMEN.” 

CORPORATE  SEAL— 

Custodian  ot 391 

Description  of. 1227 

COUNCIL  AND  COUNCILMEN— 

Election  and  term  of... 26,  818 

Bond  of 26,  276 

Same,  liability  on 26 

Confirmation  of  officers. 27 

Canvass  return  of  votes 28 

Quorum ...29,  321 

Power  of,  less  than  quorum 29 

Salary 30,  281 

To  pass,  etc. , over  veto 34 

May  require  accounts  from  officers 45 

Vote  on  claims 49 

Liability  for  diverting  money  from  funds 50 

May  transfer  surplus 50,  51 

Shall  pass  annual  appropriation  ordinance 53 

Council  may  add  to  street  funds 63 

Required  to  make  estimate  for  annual  appropriation 64 

Emergency 55 

Power  to  contract 58 

Unanimous  vote  required 59 

Rules  for  passing  ordinances 60 

Publish  ordinances 60 

Poll  tax 62 

Dog  tax 62 

Road  tax,  expenditure  of. 62 

Act  as  board  of  equalization. 63 


732 


INDEX. 


COUNCIL  AND  COUNCILMEN— Cb/ifinMee?.  paeagraph 

May  correct  errors  in  assessment 75 

May  remove  Treasurer,  when 78 

President  of. 137 

Agreement  for  hospital  privileges 143 

Authority  for  paving 144 

May  require  sewer  pipes  to  be  laid 144 

May  make  sewer  districts 147 

Power  to  make  special  assessments 149 

Same,  board  of  equalization 149 

Shall  award  contracts  for  supplies 156 

May  compel  attendance  of  witnesses 157 

Appeal  from 184 

Eegular  meetings,  time  of. 29 

Same 321 

Special  meetings 29 

Same 321 

Eesignation  of. 322 

Vacancy  in  office  of. 325 

Assess  lands  omitted  from  tax  list 64 

Correct  errors  in  tax  list 75 

Improve  streets  and  alleys 144 

Correct  errors  in  special  assessments 144 

Designate  sewer  districts 147 

Provide  system  of  sewers 147 

Affirm  or  reject  reports 162 

Submit  proposition  to  vote  bonds 213 

Enter  proposition  on  record 216 

Levy  tax  to  pay  bonds 217 

Canvass  returns  of  elections 28 

Cause  election  certificates  to  issue 28 

Vote  on  claims  recorded 49 

Liable  for  damage  for  diverting  fund 50 

Absence  from  meetings 323 

Order  of  business 326 

Eules  of  Council 326 

May  replat  additions  and  subdivisions 556 

Direct  issuance  of  billiard  and  ball  alley  licenses 608 

Grant  building  permits 618 

Grant  special  building  permits 741 

Determine  character  of  fire  escapes 690 

Grant  permits  for  lumber  yards 856 

Direct  issuance  of  plumber’s  license 1181 

Cause  surplus  from  sale  of  impounded  animal  to  be  paid  to  owner,  1202 
Grant  permits  to  use  space  under  sidewalks 1274 


INDEX. 


733 


COUNCIL  AND  COUNCILMEN— Conc/wt/e^/.  paragraph 

Grant  permits  to  use  steam  engines 1317 

Provide  method  for  numbering  buildings 1320 

COUNTY  CLERK— 

Permit  City  Clerk  to  copy  records 62 

COUNTY  TREASURER— 

To  collect  taxes,  when — 69 

Receive  delinquent  tax  list 72 

Add  delinquent  city  tax  to  county  tax 72 

Sell  real  estate  to  collect  tax 72 

Pay  over  money  to  City  Treasurer 76 

CURBING— 

See  “ Paving.’* 

DAY— 

Number  of  hours  of  labor 788 

DEATHS— 

Registry  of,  by  physicians 790 

Report  of. 791 

Penalty  for  violation 792 

DEPOTS— 

Authority  to  regulate  grounds 95 

DEPUTY  ATTORNEY 30,  281,  451 

DEPUTY  CLERK 30,281 

DEPUTY  TREASURER 30,  268 

DOGS— 

Authority  to  tax 62 

Authority  to  license  and  regulating  and  keeping 88 

Same 125 

Tax 793 

Duty  of  owner 793 

Treasurer  to  furnish  tags 794 

To  have  collar  with  tag  attached 795 

Duplicates  furnished 795 

Unlawful  to  remove  tag  or  collar, 796 

Unlawful  to  kill  or  steal  licensed  dog 796 

Mayor  provide  pound 797 

Employ  poundmaster 797 

Impounding 126,  798 

Fee  for 798 

Must  wear  muzzle 799 

Impounding  dogs  without  muzzl  s 799 


734  INDEX. 

DOGS — Concluded.  paragraph 

Redemption  from  pound 800 

Disposiiion  of  unclaimed  dogs 800 

Disposition  of  pound  fees 801 

Limitations  and  exceptions 801 

Exemption  where  tax  is  already  paid 8U2 

Penalty  for  violations 803 

Set  to  fighting  prohibited 1122 

ELECTION  DISTRICTS— 

How  constituted 23,  24 

Names  and  boundaries  of. 828-835 

Unlawful  to  vote  except  at  legal  residence 835 

ELECTIONS— 

General 26 

When  held 26 

Polls,  where  located 25 

Same 804 

Provisions  concerning 104 

Primaries 104 

Election  districts 23 

Opening  and  closing  polls 25 

Canvass  of  returns 28 

Electors,  qualifications 28 

Registration 104,  804 

Certificate  of  election,  how  issued 28 

Excise  Board,  election  of 26 

Officers,  election  of. 26 

Same 805 

Notice  of 806 

Judges  and  clerks,  appointment  of. 807 

Qualifications  of. 807 

Appointment  to  fill  vacancy  of 808 

Oath  of. 809 

Notice  to,  of  appointment 810 

City  Clerk  furnish  poll  book 811 

Time  of  opening  and  closing 25,  812 

Inspecting  ballot  box 813 

Manner  of  conducting 813 

Governed  by  general  statutes 814 

Count  of  ballots 815 

Returns  to  be  made  to  Mayor  in  presence  of  Council 816 

Canvass  of 817 

Abstract  of  vote 818 

Certificates  of  election 818 


INDEX. 


735 


ELECTIONS — Concluded.  paraqkaph 

Refusal  of  judge  or  clerk  to  serve,  penalty 819 

Sickness  of,  vacancy  by  election 820 

Secret  ballot 821 

Penalty  for  examining  ballot 821 

Judge  have  power  to  preserve  order  at  the  polls 822 

Police  at  polls 823 

Special  elections,  how  governed 824 

Contests  of  elections 825 

Certificate  withheld  in  case  of. 825 

Tie  vote 826 

Illegal  voting 827 

Grant  of  street  railway  franchise /. 1353-1356 

ELECTORS— 

Registration  of. .28,  104,  804 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT— 

Authority  to  regulate 94 

Authority  to  contract  for  lighting  streets,  etc 93 

Wires,  how  erected 836 

Distance  from  other  electric  wires 837 

Not  to  interfere  with  electric  wires 838 

Duty  to  remedy  such  interference 839 

Failure  to  remedy,  penalty ;...  840 

Wires  subject  to  direction  of  Street  Commissioner 841 

Unlawful  to  maintain  without  payment  of  tax 842 

Penalty  for  violation 842 

Occupation  tax 843 

Destroying  property  of. 923 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  COMPANY— 

Franchise 1551 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT,  GAS,  AND  OIL  COMPANIES— 

Franchises 1551-1655 

EMERGENCY  — 

Power  of  Council  in 66 

EMINENT  DOMAIN— 

Exercise  of. 97,  193,  844 

For  water- works 160 

EMPLOYEES— 

How  paid  when  appropriation  exhausted 55 

Fire  Department 269 

Water  Department 1402,  1406 

Clerks  and  assistants 270 


736 


INDEX. 


EMPLOYEES — Concluded.  paragraph 

Laborers 272 

Employees  and  appointive  officers 262 

ENGINEER— 

Election  of 26 

Salary  of 30 

Same 281 

Bond 274 

Special  engineer 169 

Record  minutes  of  surveys,  estimates,  etc 41 

Make  maps,  plats,  estimates,  etc 41 

Preserve  records 41 

Turn  over  records  to  Successor 41 

Estimate  cost  of  public  works 42 

Make  surveys  for  public  improvements 42 

Duties  required  by  Council 42 

Make  estimates  before  work  let 42 

Preserve  specifications 42 

Make  detailed  plans 42 

Submit  plans  to  Council 42 

Supervise  public  works 42 

Inspect  improvements 155 

Report  to  Board  of  Public  Works 155 

Location  of  office 418 

Have  charge  of  instruments,  etc 418 

Record  maps,  plans,  surveys,  etc 418 

Make  surveys 419 

Report  intrusions  on  public  grounds 420 

Supervise  work  in  streets 421 

Issue  permits  for  work  on  streets 421 

Care  of  paved  streets 421 

Preserve  plans 422 

Reports  to  Council 422 

Duties  in  case  of  accidents 552 

Notify  gas  company  of  intention  to  pave 926 

Service  of  notice 927 

Issue  special  permit  for  laying  sewer  pipe 1239 

Issue  permit  for  excavating  in  street 1350 

EPIDEMIC— 

Appropriation  in  case  of. 55 

ESTIMATES— 

Appropriation  bill 54 

For  public  works 42 

For  annual  supplies 156 


INDEX. 


737 


EXCISE  BOARD — paragraph 

Composed  of, 26 

Election  of. 26 

Appointment  and  removal  of  Marshal  and  police 27,  166 

Granting  licenses 166 

Salary 30 

Powers  and  duties 163 

Rules  of., 1720 

EXPENDITURES-- 

Not  to  exceed  amount  provided 55 

Exceptions  and  limitations 55 

EXPLOSIVES— 

Authority  to  regulate 118 

Permit  for  keeping 865,  867,  877 

EXPRESS  COMPANIES— 

Occupation  tax  on 846 

Penalty  for  failure  to  pay 847 

Disposition  of  tax 847 

Tax  on  real  and  personal  property 848 

FEES 30,  31,  281,  290,  619,  798,  1098,  1198,  1182 

FINES— 

Authority  to  impose 116 

To  whom  paid 175 

FIRE-ARMS,  FIRE- WORKS,  AND  CANNONS- 

Authority  to  regulate 118 

Unlawful  to  discharge 881 

Not  to  be  sold  to  minors 882 

Toy  arms,  sling-shots,  etc.,  not  to  be  discharged 883 

Toy  arms,  sling-shots,  etc.,  prohibited 884 

Unlawful  to  furnish  minor  with 885 

Penalty  for 885 

Fire-works,  discharge  of,  prohibited 886 

Same  on  streets,  parks,  alleys,  etc.,  prohibited 887 

Duty  of  police  to  enforce 889 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT— 

Authority  for 113 

Tax  for  support  of. 237 

Receive  building  permit  fees ' 619 

Appointment  of  Chief 27 

Same 263 

Confirmation  of  Chief. 27 

Same 263 


738 


INDEX. 


FIRE  DEPARTMENT — Concluded.  paragraph 

Bond  of. 504 

Same 274 

Same 282,  283 

Term  of  oflSce 289 

Same 263 

Duties  of  Chief. 490-504,  510 

Certify  to  safety  of  public  halls 574 

Choose  arbitrators  to  determine  damages 623 

Powers  of,  regarding  damages  to  buildings 627-629 

Require  placing  of  fire  escapes 690 

Have  direction  of  fire  alarm  in  theaters 738 

Grant  permits  for  bonfires 850 

Examine  chimneys,  etc 863 

Give  directions  regarding 863 

Grant  gunpowder  permits 865 

Register  gunpowder  permits 867 

Penalty  for  obstructing  hydrant 890 

Persons  present  at  fire  subject  to  order  of  Chief 891 

Chief  may  demand  aid  from  draymen,  etc 892 

Penalty  for  refusing  to  obey 892 

Hindering  firemen 893 

Penalty  for 893 

Hose  not  to  be  driven  over 894 

Unlawful  possession  of  keys  to  fire  boxes 895 

Penalty  for 895 

Defacing  alarm  boxes 897 

Fire  apparatus  have  right  of  way 898 

FIRE  ESCAPES— 

Authority  to  regulate  and  require 123,  124 

On  buildings 690 

Penalty  for  omitting 691 

Public  halls  defined 899 

Means  of  egress  from  public  halls 900 

Doors  open  outward 901 

Aisles  and  passage  ways 902 

Fire  extinguishers  in  halls 903 

Violations  and  penalties 904 

Boarding  houses  and  hotels 905 

Iron  balconies  on  three-story  hotels 906 

Stairways  in  hotels 907 

Post  notice  that  ordinance  has  been  complied  with 908 

PenaUy  for  violations 909 

Opera  houses,  balconies  and  stairways 910 

See  “Buildings.” 


INDEX. 


739 


FIRE  LIMITS PARAGRAPH 

Authority  to  fix 113 

Boundaries  of 911 

Unlawful  to  repair  frame  buildings  within 622 

Damage  to  building,  how  ascertained 623 

Erection  of  buildings  within.  See  “ Buildings.” 

Permits  for  lumber  yards  within 856 

Paper  and  refuse  matter  in  streets  within 861 

FIREMEN  — 

Appointment 491 

Same 269 

Salary 281 

Duties  of 492,  498,  499,  505,  506,  509,  510 

Removal  of. 491,  509,  510 

Disability  of 506 

Badge  of 508 

Copy  of  rules  furnished  to 507 

Rewards  or  presents  to 509 

Absence  from  duty 510 

Obstructing  in  performance  of  duty 879 

FIRES— 

Giving  false  alarm  of. 849 

Bonfires,  permits  850 

Lighted  lamps  not  to  be  taken  into  stables 851 

Shavings  to  be  removed 852 

Stoves  and  candles  in  shops 853 

How  carried  through  streets 854 

Chips  and  shavings  not  to  be  scattered  in  streets 855 

Lumber  yards,  permits  for 856 

Storing  lumber 857 

Penalties  for  storing  lumber 858 

Boiling  pitch  or  tar 859 

Hay  or  straw  not  to  be  piled  near  building 860 

Penalty  for 860 

Hay,  staw,  paper,  and  refuse  matter  in  streets 861 

Penalty  for  placing 861 

Ashes  not  to  be  kept  in  wood 862 

Chimneys,  flues,  etc.,  examination  of 863 

Alterations  in,  required  by  Chief  of  Fire  Department 864 

Gunpowder  and  other  explosives 865 

Permits  to  keep 865 

Applications  for 866 

Registry  of 867 

Gunpowder  not  to  be  weighed  by  lamp  light 868 


740 


INDEX. 


FIRES — CoTicludcd.  paragraph 

Sign  for 869 

Keeping  gunpowder,  etc 870 

Storing  gunpowder,  etc 871 

Transportation  of  gunpowder,  etc 872 

Shipping  gunpowder 873 

Permits  expire,  when 874 

Seizing  gunpowder *. 875 

Manufacture  of  explosives  prohibited 876 

Penalty  for  violation 876 

Storing  dynamite,  etc.,  prohibited 877 

Sign  on  building  used  for  storing  dynamite,  etc 878 

Penalty  for  violation 878 

Obstructing  Fire  Department  in  examining 879 

Placing  rubbish  in  sewers,  penalty 880 

FISCAL  YEAR 52 

FLAGMAN— 

Where  stationed 1214 

FLAGS  ON  CITY  HALL— 

Power  to  display,  vested  in  Mayor 912 

FLOWER  POTS- 

Unlawful  to  keep  on  window  sills 913 

Penalty  for 913 

F.,  E.  & M.  V.  RY.  CO.— 

See  “ Railroads.  ” 

FRANCHISES- 

Capital  City  Street  Railway 1655 

Capital  Heights  Railway  Co 1660,  1669 

Consolidated  Tank  Line  Co 1553 

Electric  Light  Co 1551 

Electric  Light  and  Oil  Companies 1551-1555 

Lincoln  and  Salt  Lake  Co 1673 

Lincoln  City  Electric  Railway  Co 1670,  1671 

Lincoln  District  Telegraph  Co...  1676 

Lincoln  Electric  Railway  Co 1664 

Lincoln  Gas  Co 1552,  1555 

Lincoln  Rapid  Transit  Co 1657 

Lincoln  Street  Railway 1656,  1667,  1672 

Lincoln  Telephone  Co 1674 

Nebraska  Telephone  Co 1675,  1679 

North  Lincoln  Street  Railway  Co 1666 

Pacific  Telegraph  Co 16'77 

Standard  Street  Railroad  Co.. ’662,  1668 


INDEX, 


741 


FUNDS—  PARAGRAPH 

Must  be  devoted  to  purpose  intended 50 

Surplus 50 

Special,  how  used 51 

General,  limitation  of  taxes  for 62 

Viaduct * 83 

FUNERAL  TRAINS— 

Definition 914 

Has  right  of  way 915 

Violation,  penalty 916 

GAMING— 

Power  to  suppress 117 

Unlawful  to  keep  devices  for 917 

Unlawful  to  engage  in 918 

Unlawful  to  engage  in,  in  any  saloon,  etc 919 

Unlawful  to  frequent  places  used  for 920 

Penalty  for  violation 921 

GAS— 

Authority  to  regulate  sale  and  use  of 94 

To  contract  for  erecting  gas  house,  etc 93 

To  contract  for  lighting  city 93 

Destroying  property  of  Gas  or  Electric  Light  Co 922,  923 

Price  of. 928a 

GAS  MAINS— 

Authority  to  regulate 94 

Must  be  laid  in  paving  districts 924 

Must  be  done  before  paving 925 

Notice  to  gas  companies 926 

Served  by  City  Engineer ! 927 

Penalty  for  violations 928 

GRADES— 

‘ Datum  plane 929 

Grade  of  A street 930 

Grade  of  B street 931 

Grade  of  C street 932 

Grade  of  D street 934 

Grade  of  E street 935 

Grade  of  F street 936 

Grade  of  G street 937 

Grade  of  H street 938 

Grade  of  J street 939 

Grade  of  K street 940 


742  INDEX. 

• 

GR  A.DES^~  Cow^iWMcd!.  paragraph 

Grade  of  L street 941 

Grade  of  M street 942 

Grade  of  N street 943 

Grade  of  O street 944 

Grade  of  P street 945 

Grade  of  Q street 946 

Grade  of  R street 947 

Grade  of  S street 948 

Grade  of  T street. 949 

Grade  of  U street i . . 950 

Grade  of  V street 951 

Grade  of  Sixth  street 952 

Grade  of  Seventh  street 953 

Grade  of  Eighth  street 954 

Grade  of  Ninth  street 955 

Grade  of  Tenth  street 956 

Grade  of  Eleventh  street 957 

Grade  of  Twelfth  street 958 

Grade  of  Thirteenth  street 959 

Grade  of  Fourteenth  street 960 

Grade  of  Fifteenth  street 961 

Grade  of  Sixteenth  street 962 

Grade  of  Seventeenth  street 963 

Grade  of  Eighteenth  street 964 

Grade  of  Nineteenth  street 965 

Grade  of  Twentieth  street 966 

Grade  of  Twenty-first  street 967 

Grade  of  Twenty-second  street 968 

Grade  of  Twenty-third  street 969 

Grade  of  Twenty-fourth  street 970 

Grade  of  Twenty-fifth  street 971 

Grade  of  Twenty-sixth  street 972 

Grade  of  Twenty-seventh  street 973 

Grade  of  Twenty-eighth  street 974 

Grade  of  Twenty-ninth  street 975 

Grade  of  Thirtieth  street 976 

Grade  of  Thirty-fiis.b  street 977 

Grade  of  Thirty-second  street 978 

Grade  of  Thirty-third  street 979 

Grade  of  Garfield  street 980 

Grade  of  Fitzgerald  avenue 981 

Grade  of  Sumner  street 982 

Grade  of  Randolph  street 983 

Grade  of  Washington  street 984 


INDEX.  743 

GRADES — Concluded.  paragraph 

Grade  of  Vine  street 985 

Grade  of  Euclid  avenue 986 

Grade  of  Chestnut  street 987 

Grade  of  Ulysses  avenue 988 

Grade  of  Cedar  street 989 

Grade  of  Elm  street 990 

Same 998 

Grade  of  Nebraska  court 991 

Grade  of  Mulberry  and  Maple  streets 992 

Grade  of  Prospect  street 993 

Grade  of  Rose  and  Locust  streets 994 

Grade  of  Walnut  street 995 

Grade  of  University  Place 996 

Grade  of  Holmes  street 997 

Grade  of  Plum  street 999 

Grade  of  Pine  and  Poplar  streets 1000 

Grade  of  Wood  street 1001 

Grade  of  South  street 1002 

Grade  of  Harvard  street 1003 

Grade  of  Cherry  street 1004 

Grade  of  Gardner  and  Sycamore  streets 1005 

Grade  of  Peach  street 1006 

HACKMEN— 

Acting  as  hotel  runner 1069 

See  “Coaches,  Cabs,”  etc. 

HAWKER— 

Defined 1098 

License  of 1098 

HEALTH— 

Authority  to  establish  rules  for 128,  130 

Same 131 

Same 132 

Health  Officer 1008 

Duties 1009 

Powers  and  duties  of  Board  of  Health 1010 

Power  to  destroy  property 1010 

Employ  Health  Physician 1011 

Quarantine 1012 

Report  of  contagious  or  infectious  disease 1013 

Persons  having  small-pox  to  remain  in  room 1014 

Premises  to  be  fumigated 1014 

Vaccination 1015 

Registry  of  births 1017 

Registry  of  deaths 1017 


744 


INDEX. 


HEALTH — Concluded.  paragraph 

Eeports  to  be  filed  with  Health  Officer 1018 

Burial  permits 1019 

Burials,  where  allowed 1019 

Blanks  furnished 1020 

Vault  cleaner  must  be  licensed 1039 

How  work  must  be  done 1040 

Tanks,  carts,  and  tools,  how  stored 1041 

Must  be  inspected 1041 

Unlawful  to  allow  stagnant  water 1021 

Offensive  odors  from  cattle  pens,  etc 1022 

Storing  green  or  salted  hides  prohibited 1023 

Disposition  of  refuse  matter. 1024 

Disposition  of  matter  injurious  to  public  health 1025 

Business  detrimental  to  health  prohibited 1026 

Rendering  fat,  how  conducted 1027 

Privy  vaults,  how  constructed 1028 

Owner  or  occupant  must  provide  slop  receptacle 1029 

Placing  garbage  in  alleys  prohibited 1030 

Privy  vaults,  in  tenements 1031 

Same,  outside  of  sanitary  sewer  districts 1032 

Same,  prohibited  near  dwelling,  well,  etc 1033 

Cess-pool,  using  well  for,  prohibited .• 1034 

Cess-pool,  vault,  etc.,  condition  of. 1035 

Same,  contents  removed  before  filling  up 1036 

Same,  disinfected,  how  often 1037 

Same,  duty  of  Board  of  Health  regarding 1038 

Hydrophobia,  animals  having,  or  exposed,  to  be  killed 1016 

Same,  where  buried 1016 

Disposition  of  dead  animals 1042 

Same,  duty  of  Health  Officer 1042 

Dead  animals  not  to  be  placed  in  streets,  etc 1043 

Dumping  ground  for  scavenger  matter 1044 

Slaughterhouses,  provisions  regarding 1045 

Killing  animals  outside  of,  prohibited 1046 

Unwholesome  food,  sale  of,  prohibited 1047 

Same 1048 

Cattle  exposed  to  cattle  disease,  sale  of,  prohibited 1049 

Pregnant  animals,  killing,  prohibited 1050 

Calf,  pig,  etc.,  less  than  a month  old 1051 

Damaged  or  decayed  fruit  or  vegetables,  sale  prohibited 1052 

Adulterated  milk,  sale  of,  prohibited 1053 

Dealer  must  allow  Health  Officer  to  inspect 1054 

Hotels  must  keep  slop  receptacle 1055 

Violations  and  penalty 1056 


INDEX. 


745 


HEALTH  OFFICER—  PAnAGRAPII 

Authority  for 128,  130 

Appointment  of 266,  1008 

Same 457 

Duties  of. 458,  1009 

Keep  records  of  Board  of  Health 459,  1018 

Furnish  blanks 459,  1020 

Report  of. 460 

Permits  to  convalescents 1014 

Inspect  scavenger  wagons 1224 

See  “Board  of  Health.” 

HIGHWAYS— 

City  may  vacate 17 

HORSES— 

Power  to  regulate  use  of. 9 , 91,  92 

Not  to  be  driven  fas’er  than  six  miles  an  hour 1057 

Driving  around  street  corners 1058 

Driving  through  alleys 1059 

Running  at  large 1060 

Not  to  be  diiven  on  sidewalks 1061 

Racing  on  streets 1062 

Standing  attached  to  vehicle  and  unfastened 1063 

Penalty  for 1063 

Not  allowed  on  space  reserv  d lor  sidewalks 1296 

Driving  same  through  streets 1331 

HOSPITALS— 

Authority  for 139, 140 

Board  of  Commissioners 140 

Agreement  with  charitable  association 143 

HOTEL  RUNNERS- 

General  provisions  regarding 1064 

Lie  nse  lor 1065 

Badge  of 1066 

Praci icing  deception,  disturbing  peace,  etc 1067 

Line  for,  on  depot  platforms 1068 

Must  obey  police  officers 1068 

Hackman  acting  as  runner 1069 

Penalty  for  violating 1070 

HOUSES  OF  ILL-FAME— 

Authority  for  regulating \\1 

Defined 1071 

Unlawful  to  keep 1072 

33 


746 


INDEX. 


HOUSES  OF  ILL-FAME— Conc/w(7ed  paragraph 

Penalty  for 1140,  1072 

Inmates  thereof. 1073 

Penalty .• 1140,  1073 

Fieqnenters  thereof 1074 

Penalty 1140,  1074 

Allowing  prostitutes  to  visit  room 1075 

Sufficiency  of  proof 1076 

ICE— 

Sale  of  impure  ice  prohibited 1077 

Weight 1077 

Weighing,  apparatus  for 1078 

Scales  not  to  project  beyond  wagon 1079 

Penalty  for  violations 1080 

INSPECTION  OF  SEWERS— Inspector— 

Appointment  of. 27 

Term  of  office 289 

Creation  of  office 432 

Appointmentof 432 

Confirmation  of 432 

Act  under  City  Engineer 433 

General  charge  of  sewers 433 

Keep  same  in  repair 433 

Supervise  repairs  of  same 434 

Supervise  connections  with 434 

Require  excavations  filled 434 

INSPECTION  OF  SIDEWALKS -Inspector— 

Appointment  of 27,  263 

Confirmation  of 263 

Term  of  office 263 

Salary  of 281 

Duties  of 428 

Serve  notice  of  defective  walks 428 

Repair  defective  walks 428 

Report  cost  of  repairs 428 

Serve  notice  to  lay  walk 429 

Make  return  to  Council 429 

Keep  record  of  notices  served 429 

Report  weekly  to  Council 429 

Examine  place  of  accidents 430 

Secure  names  of  witnesses 430 

Report  same  to  City  Attorney 430 

Act  as  Street  Commissioner 431 


INDEX 


747 


INSPECTION  OF  SIDEWALKS— Inspector— Com c/?u/rf/.  PAKAfiKAi'n 

General  supervision  of  side  and  cross-walks  1291 

Keep  record  of  notices  served 1292 

Serve  notice  to  build  sidewalks 1272 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES— 

Statutory  provisions 237-240 

INTELLIGENCE  OFFICE— 

Defined 1081 

License  for 1082 

Bond  for 1083 

What  license  to  contain,  duration 1084 

Revocation  of,  by  Mayor 1084 

Penalty  for  deceit,  imposition,  etc 1085 

Penalty  for  keeping  without  license 1085 

INTEREST— 

Delinquent  taxes 65 

Refunding  of,  when 148 

JAIL— 

County,  use  of,  by  city . 158 

City,  rules  governing 1085a 

JAIL  FEE 181 

JUDGMENT— 

Police  judge,  appeal  from 172 

Same,  error 173 

On  conviction 181 

On  confession 181 

Execution  on 181 

Against  sureties 181 

JURY  TRIAL— 

When  allowed  in  police  court 180 

Jury  fee  180 

Challenges 186 

Selecting  jury 180 

JUSTICE  OF  THE  PEACE— 

Election  districts 24 

Act  as  police  judge  on  appointment 189 

Police  judge  has  same  jurisdiction,  when 170 

LAMPS— 

Power  to  erect  and  light 94 

Authority  to  require  railroads  to  use 96 


748 


INDEX. 


LAMPS — Concluded,  paragraph 

Under  charge  of  Sidewalk  Inspector 1086 

Post-oflSce  department  authorized  to  attach  boxes  to 1087 

Penalty  for  unauthorized  lighting 1088 

Breaking,  mutilating,  etc 1089 

Breaking  or  carrying  away  street  signs  on 1090 

Breaking,  defacing,  or  hitching  to  lamp-post 1091 

Same 1286 

LEVY— 

Ninety  per  cent  only  to  be  used 57 

LIBRARY— 

Authority  to  establish 98 

Establishment  of. 1092 

Directors,  election  of. 1093 

Bond  of. 1094 

Powers  of. 1095 

Same 245,  252 

Report  of. 1096 

Rules  and  regulations  of 1096 

Penalty  for  defacing  books,  etc.,  property  of. 1097 

Jurisdiction  of  Police  Judge  in  matters  relating  to 249 

LICENSES— 

Authority  to  require 87,  88 

Same 123,  127 

General  provisions  regarding 1098 

By  whom  issued 380 

Peddler  defined 1098 

Merchandise  defined 1098 

Street  fakir  defined 1098 

Fee  for 1 098 

Transient  merchant 1099 

Street  exhibitions,  public  balls,  etc 1103 

For  medicines,  gambling  devices,  etc.,  on  street,  prohibited 1104 

Fee  for,  paid  in  advance 1106 

Receipt  of  Treasurer  therefor 1107 

Signed  by  Mayor,  countersigned  by  Clerk 1108 

Register  of 1109 

May  be  issued  to  firm,  corporation,  etc 1110 

To  employers,  protect  employees 1111 

Limitations  and  exceptions 1112 

Sale  of  liquors 166,  1720 

Penalty  for  violations 1113 

(For  licenses  for  special  matters,  see  that  subdivision.) 


INDEX, 


749 


LIENS PARAGRAPH 

Special  taxes 63 

Same,  when 73 

General,  when 73 

Of  water  tax Ill 

Special  tax,  street  railway 154 

L.  c'fe  N.  W.  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISE— 

See  “ Railkoads.” 

LINCOLN  & SALT  LAKE  CO.— 

Franchise 1673 

LINCOLN  CITY  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  CO.— 

Franchise 1670,  1671 

LINCOLN  DISTRICT  TELEGRAPH  CO.— 

Franchise..  1676 

LINCOLN  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  CO.— 

Franchise 1664 

LINCOLN  GAS  COMPANY— 

Franchise 1552,  1555 

LINCOLN  RAPID  TRANSIT  CO.— 

Franchise... 1657 

LINCOLN  STREET  RAILWAY— 

Franchise 1656,  1667,  1672 

LINCOLN  TELEPHONE  CO.— 

Franchise 1674 

LIQUORS— 

License  for  sale  of 1720 

LOTS  AND  BLOCKS— 

Authority  to  require  filling  and  draining  of 121,  1152 

Defined 144 

Subdivision  of. 555 

Council  may  replat 556 

Plat  of,  unlawful  when 557 

Sale  of,  unlawful  when 558 

MARKET  HOUSE— 

Authority  for 110 

Eminent  domain  97 

Under  control  Mayor  and  Council 48 

Farmers  may  sell  their  own  produce 48 


750 


INDEX. 


MARKET  SQUARE-  pakagraph 

Legislative  grant 258,  259 

o 

MARSHAL  OR  CHIEF  OF  POLICE— 

Appointment  of 27,  43,  166,  265,  466,  473 

Removal 27 

Term  of  office 27 

Bond 274 

Salary  30 

Same 281 

Duties  of 43 

Same 466-473 

Same 489 

To  work  prisoners  when 188 

Duties  in  case  of  accident 551,  552 

Attend  Council  meetings 324 

Settle  disputes  as  to  hack  fare 761 

To  remove  drunken  hack  driver 773 

Station  police  at  polls  on  election  day 823 

Mark  line  for  runners  at  depots,  etc 1068 


MAYOR  AND  COUNCIL— Powers  and  Duties— 


Powers  granted  and  limitations 22 

To  divide  wards  into  election  districts 23 

Street  Commissioner  subject  to 44 

Have  care  of  streets,  etc 47 

Power  over  markets  48 

May  not  tax  farmer,  when 48 

Transfer  surplus  fund 50 

Money,  how  expended 55 

Power  to  levy  and  collect  taxes 62 

Limitation  on  taxation 62 

Tax  ordinance 70 

May  relevy  tax,  when 75 

Shall  prescribe  manner  of  keeping  books 77 

Viaduct,  powers 83,  192,  193 

Sprinkling  of  streets ^ 85 

May  fill  vacancies 105 

May  revoke  license 123 

Hospital  trustees 140 

Authority  to  create  paving  districts 144 

Special  tax  for  sewers 148 

]\lay  make  re-assessments  for  sewer,  when 148 

Power  to  pave  street  used  by  railway 154 

May  provide  method  of  paying  special  tax 154 


INDEX. 


761 


MAYOR  AND  COUNCIL— Powers  and  Concluded.  paragraph 

May  remove  members  of  Board  of  Public  Works 155 

Shall  publish  statemeut  ol  finances  15G 

Borrow  money  for  works  of  internal  improvements 159 

Authority  to  construct  water-works 160 

May  contract  for  water-works 161 

Investment  of  sinking  fund 167 

Ifimit  on  price  for  printing 168 

May  employ  special  engineer 169 

To  regulate  huckstering 48 

Pass  annual  appropriation  bill 53 

Prepare  estimate  for  annual  appropriation 54 

Publish  estimate 54 

Exceed  appropriation,  when 55 

Require  bond  of  contractors 211 

Fill  vacancy  in  Council 325 

Approve  contracts  of  Board  of  Public  Works 407 

Same 411 

Grant  permits  to  move  buildings 1340 

Improve  streets 1344 

Designate  polling  places 804 

Give  authority  to  lay  cross-walks 1291 

Condemn  land  for  streets 1345 

Order  street  car  tracks  taken  up 1361 

Direct  where  telegraph  poles,  etc.,  shall  set 1386 

MAYOR — Powers  and  Dvties— {Provided  by  Ordinance) — 

Take  oath 310 

Chief  executive  officer 311 

Examine  complaints  against  officers 312 

Fill  vacancies  by  appointment 313 

Remove  paupers 316 

Suppress  riot 315 

Assist  indigent  persons 316 

Call  special  meetings  of  the  Council 321 

Fill  vacancy  in  Council 325 

See  also  rules  of  Council 326-377 

Appoint  Health  Officer 265,  266 

Appoint  City  Physician 267 

Appoint  employees  of  Fire  Department 269 

Appoint  clerks  and  assistants 270 

Appoint  laborers 272 

Appoint  Street  Commissioner 263 

Appoint  Assistant  Street  Commissioner 263 

Appoint  Chief  of  Fire  Department 263 


752 


INDEX. 


MAYOR— Powers  and  Duties — {Provided  hy  Ordinance) — 

Concluded.  paragraph 

Appoint  Sidewalk  Inspector 263 

Appoint  Member  Board  of  Public  Works 264 

Appoint  Police  Judge,  when 189,  263 

Appoint  Sewer  Inspector 1243 

Grant  leave  of  absence 284 

Allow  presents  to  police 480 

Allow  firemen  to  retain  rewards 509 

Sign  amusement  licenses 566 

Revoke  amusement  licenses 572 

Approve  bond  of  auctioneers 592 

Grant  permit  for  auctions 590 

Revoke  auctioneers’  permits 593 

Approve  bond  for  billiard  and  ball  alley 609 

Sign  license  for  billiard  and  ball  alley 608 

Election  of 818 

Receive  returns  of  elections 816 

Canvass  returns 817 

Issue  election  certificates 818 

Grant  permits  to  carry  concealed  weapons 787 

Provide  dog  pound 797 

Employ  poundmaster 797 

Same 1198 

Appoint  judges  and  clerks  of  elections 807 

Cause  notices  of  election  to  be  published 806 

Grant  permits  to  transport  gunpowder  on  streets 873 

Grant  permit  for  storing  dynamite 877 

Has  authority  to  display  flags,  etc.,  on  city  hall 912 

Approve  bond  for  public  intelligence  ofiSce 1083 

Revoke  license  of  intelligence  office 1084 

Approve  bond  of  Library  Direct<»rs 1094 

Sign  all  licenses 1108 

Approve  bond  of  pawnbrokers 1172 

Sign  pawnbroker’s  license 1173 

Revoke  pawnbroker’s  license 1179 

Sign  plumber’s  license 1181 

Approve  bond  of  second-hand  dealer 1229 

Sign  license  of  second-hand  dealer 1230 

Issue  notice  of  election  to  grant  franchise 1354 

President  of  Excise  Board 26 

MAYOR — Powers  and  lyvTms,— {Statutory  Provisions) — 

Election  of 26 

Bond  of. 274 


INDEX. 


753 


MAYOR — Powers  and  Duties — {Statutory  Provisions) — 

Concluded.  paragraph 

Term  of  office 26 

Salary 30 

See  also 274 

Vacancy,  how  filled 36 

President  of  Council  may  act  as 137,  319 

Member  of  Excise  Board 26 

President  Board  of  Hospital  Commissioners 140 

Appoint  Police  Judge 189 

Special  meeting  of  Council 29 

Shall  preside  at  Council  meetings 33 

See  also 314 

Vote  in  case  of  tie 33 

Casting  vote 33 

See  also 314 

Superintend  all  officers  of  city 33 

See  also 312 

Enforce  ordinances  and  statutes 33 

See  also 311 

Sign  commissions  and  appointments 33 

See  also 312 

Sign  or  veto  ordinances 34 

Sign  or  veto  resolutions 34 

Neglect  to  sign  bill,  resolutions,  etc 34 

Inform  Council  of  condition  of  city 35 

Compel  inhabitants  to  enforce  law 36 

May  require  aid 36 

See  also 315 

To  remit  fines 37 

Reprieve  and  pardon 37 

Require  officers  to  exhibit  books,  etc 45 

Require  officers  to  report  in  writing 45 

Have  care  of  streets,  etc 47 

Sign  warrants 57 

Proclamation  of  ordinance 61 

To  convey  cemetery  lots 133 

MEAT  MARKET— 

When  to  be  kept  open 1374 

MIDLAND  PACIFIC  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISES— 

See  “Railroads.” 

MISSOURI  PACIFIC  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISES. 

See  “ Railroads.” 


754 


INDEX 


MISDEiVlEANORS-MISCELLANEOUS  PRACTICES—  FAKAfJRAPH 

Authority  to  punish 117-120 

Violation  of. 

Addition  ordinances 559 

Amusement  ordinance 572,  573,  575-577 

Areaway  ordinance 589 

Auctioneer  ordinance 594-596,  602 

Barbed  wire  ordinance 605 

Billiard  ordinance 610 

Birth  ordinance 613 

Bread  ordinance 617 

Building  permit  ordinance 620 

Buildings  ordinance 740 

Burial  ordinance 743 

Coach,  cab,  and  cart  ordinance 778 

Concealed  weapon  ordinance 785 

Death  ordinance 792 

Dog  ordinance 803 

Election  ordinance 819,  821,  822,  827,  835 

Electric  light  property  ordinance 842 

Express  company  ordinance..... 847 

Fire  ordinance 849-880 

Fire-arms  ordinance 881-887 

Fire  Department  ordinance 629,  890-898 

Fire  escape  ordinance 902,  909 

Flower-pot  ordinance 913 

Funeral  train  ordinance 916 

Gaming  ordinance 917-911 

Gas  and  electric  light  property  ordinance 923 

Gas  main  ordinance 928 

Health  ordinance 1056 

Horse  ordinance 1057-1063 

Hotel  runner  ordinance 1070 

Houses  ill-fame  ordinance 1140,  1072-1075 

Ice  ordinance 1080 

Intelligence  office  ordinance 1085 

Lamp  ordinance 1091,  1286 

Library  ordinance 1097 

License  ordinance 1113 

Oil  ordinance 1161 

Pawnbroker  ordinance 1179 

Plumber  ordinance 1183 

Pound  ordinance 1205 

Railroad  ordinance 1215 

Resident  merchant  ordinance 1219 


Index. 


755 


MISDEMEANORS— MISCELLANEOUS  PRACTICES— 

Continued.  paragraph 

Scavenger  ordinance 1226 

Second-hand  dealer’s  ordinance 1234 

Sewers  and  drain  ordinance 1242 

Sidewalk  ordinance 1297 

Stationary  engineer  ordinance 1308 

Steam  carousal  ordinance 1315 

Steam  engine  ordinance 1318 

Street  ordinance 1326-1351 

Street  railroad  ordinance 1372 

Sunday  ordinance 1375 

Telegraph  and  telephone  ordinance 1390 

Vagrant  ordinance 1140 

Water  ordinance 1412-1428 

Weights  and  measures  ordinance 1448 

Miscellaneous 

Ordinance  having  no  penalty  attached 1167 

Using  loud,  obscene,  or  indecent  language 1114 

Disorderly  conduct 1115 

Disturbing  religious  worship 1116 

Obstructing  sidewalk 1117 

Sparring  matches,  prize  fights,  etc 1118 

Wearing  policeman’s  star  or  badge 1119 

Wearing  garb  of  opposite  sex 1120 

Indecent  exposure 1121 

Indecent  publication  or  play 1121 

Dog  fights,  etc 1122 

Erecting  awning  contrary  to  ordinance 1285 

Structures,  dangerous  condition  of. 1123 

Destroying  property  of  another 1124 

Drunkenness 1125 

Depositing  filth  on  premises  of  another 1126 

Hitching  animals  to  trees 1127 

Weeds  growing  on  lot 1128 

Peddler  occupying  sidewalk 1129 

Possession  of  burglar’s  tools  unlawful 1130 

Defacing  fencing,  signs,  awnings,  etc 1131 

Obstructing  water  in  sewer,  etc 1132 

Throwing  refuse  on  street 1133 

Throwing  rind  or  peel  on  sidewalk 1134 

Defacing  public  buildings,  etc 1135 

Bill  posting 1136 

Corner  loafers 1137 

Disturbing  corner  stakes  or  marks 1138 


756 


INDPLX. 


M 1 SDEM  EA  NOKS— M LSiiELLANEOUS  PRACTICES— 

Concluded.  paragkaph 

Tearing  up  curbs  or  gutters 1139 

Destroying  city  property 1139 

Vagrants 1140 

Peddling  medicine  prohibited 1141 

Exhibiting  stud-horse  or  bull 11 12 

Abusing  animals 1143 

Exhibiting  deformity 1144 

Selling  tobacco  to  minors 1145 

Opium  joints 1146 

Permitting  bear  or  other  dangerous  animals 1147 

Fruit  or  book  stands 1148 

Driving  sleighs  without  bells 1149 

Receiving  stolen  goods 1150 

Penalty  for  violations 1151 

NEBRASKA  TELEPHONE  CO.— 

Franchise 1675,  1679' 

NORTH  LINCOLN  STREET  RAILWAY  CO.— 

Franchise 1666 

NUISANCE— 

Authority  to  prevent 121 

To  prescribe  rule^  for  prevention 130 

Lot  owner  to  fill  lot 1152 

Street  Commissioner  to  fill  after  ten  days 1154 

Cost,  assessed  against  lots 1157,  1158 

Notice 1159 

OFFICERS— 

Qualifica  ions,  electors 32 

Not  eligible  after  resignation  or  vacating 30 

Elective,  list  of.  26 

Same 261 

Failure  to  qualify 28 

Appointive,  list  of. 27 

Same 262 

How  appointed  by  Mayor 27 

Same 262-272 

Commission  of. 33 

Confirmation  of 27 

Same 263 

Term  of  office 263 

Same 289 

Removal  of 27 


INDEX. 


757 


OFFICERS — Concluded.  • pauagkapii 

Same 203 

Salaries 30,  281 

Power  to  contract 58 

No  pay  other  than  salary 59 

Deputy  Treasurer,  appointment 268 

Clerks  and  assistants 270 

Not  accepted  as  surety  on  bond 107,  282 

Leave  of  absence 284 

Deliver  books,  etc.,  to  successor 285 

Submit  books  to  inspection 286 

Dealing  in  warrants  prohibited 287 

Retaining  money  prohibited 288 

Reports  of  fees 291 

Same 108 

Required  to  give  bond 107 

Vacancies,  how  filled 105,  309 

Violations  of  provisions 292 

Vacating,  absence 30 

Contracts  with  city  prohibited  59 

Same 233 

Violations,  penalty 233 

Authority  to  fix  salaries 106 

How  paid 281 

How  fixed 30 

Amount  of 281 

Forfeiture  of. 284 

Same 30 

Cannot  be  changed  during  term 30 

Payment  of  more  than,  prohibited 59 

Exception 59 

No  lien  on  moneys  collected 288 

Fees 290 

Penalty  for  buying  of  others  than  contractor 156 

OFFICERS,  REMOVAL  OF— 

Authority  for 105 

Causes  for 293 

Complaints  for 279,  294 

Procedure 295-309 

OFFICIAL  OATHS  AND  BONDS— 

Oath,  form  of 273 

Filing  of 273 

When  filed 277 

Amount  of,  and  conditions 274 


?58  INDEX. 

OFFICIAL  OATHS  AND  BON DH— Concluded.  I'ARAGKAPH 

Same,  for  Treasurer 275 

Same,  for  Councilmeu  276 

To  whom  given  277 

Justification  of  sureties 278 

Custodian  of. 279 

New  bond 279 

Bonds  of,  statutory  provisions 107 

Same 197-209 

Water  Commissioner’s  bond 163 

Surety,  other  than  city  officer 282 

OILS— 

Amount  of,  dealer  may  keep  on  hand 1160 

Penalty  for  violation 1161 

Second  offense 1162 

O.  & R.  V.  RY.  CO.  FRANCHISES— 

See  “Railroads.” 

ORDINANCES— 

Style  of. 61 

Subject  expressed  in  title 56 

Amendments  and  repeal 56 

Read  three  times 56 

Passage  of 60 

Yea  and  nay  vote 46 

Publication  of. 60 

Same 61 

Proof  of  publication 383,  1163 

Take  effect,  when 61 

Delivered  by  Clerk  to  Mayor 388 

Veto 34 

Passing  over  veto 34 

Signed  or  vetoed  by  Mayor 34 

Neglect  of  Mayor  to  sign  or  veto 34 

Originals  preserved  by  Clerk 38 

Same 381 

Copies  preserved 383 

Certified  copies  of. 389 

Courts  take  judicial  notice  of  ordinances,  when 173 

Evidence  in  court 60 

Authority  to  punish  for  breach  of 116 

Appropriation  of  money,  majority 56 

For  collection  of  taxes 70 

Power  to  act  by 80 

Recorded  by  Clerk 1163 


INDEX. 


759 

ORDINANCES — Concluded.  paragraph 

Offenses  created  under  different  clauses 1164 

Repealing  clanses,  saving  provisions 1165 

Construction  of  singular  and  plural  number 1166 

Penalty  when  not  named  in  special  section 1167 

Revision  of. 1?>8 

Books  of  revised,  to  be  deposited  with  Clerk 1168 

Mayor  may  present  copies  of. 1169 

PACIFIC  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY- 

Franchise 1677 

PARDONING  POWERS— 

Where  vested 37 

PARKS— 

Control  of 84 

Authority  to  buy  and  maintain 99 

Same,  limitation  of  expenditures 99 

Bonds  for 159 

PATROL  WAGON— 

Fee  for  use  of. 181 

PAVING— 

General  provisions  for 144 

Special  assessment 144 

Petition  for 144 

Districts 144 

Intersections 144 

Street  railroad 144 

Bonds  for 144 

Contracts  for 145 

Street  intersections 146 

Refusal  street  railway  to  pave 154 

PAWNBROKERS— 

Power  to  license 87 

Defined 1170 

Unlawful  to  do  business  as,  without  license 1171 

Bond 1172 

License,  how  issued 1173 

Enter  loans,  etc.,  in  book 1174 

Furnish  copy  of  book  to  Marshal  each  day 1175 

Pledges  not  to  be  redeemed  within  twenty-four  hours 1176 

Sunday  not  included 1177 

Not  to  receive  pledges  from  minors 1178 

Not  to  receive  pledges  from  intoxicated  persons 1178 

Penalty  for  violation 1179 


760 


INDEX. 


PEDDLERS— 

Defined 

License  of. 


PAKAGKAPH 

1098 

1098 


PENALTY— 

Delinquent  special  tax 75 

Violation  of  license 123 

Authority  to  enforce 136 

To  whom  paid 175 

PLUMBERS— 

Obtain  license 1180 

Application  for 1181 

Bond 1182 

Fee  for 1182 

Duration  of 1182 

Forfeiture  of. 1183 

To  obtain  permit  for  use  of  water  before  tapping  main 1184 

Kind  and  size  of  lead  pipe  to  be  used 1185 

Stop-cocks 1186 

Same 1188 

Excavations  in  streets,  permits  for,  etc..  1187 

Work  of,  subject  to  inspection  of  Water  Commissioner 1188 

Attachments  for  water  supply,  how  made 1189 

Faucets,  sink  fixtures,  etc.,  kind  of. 1190 

Report  of  Water  Commissioner 1191 

Price  of  attachments  and  corporation  cocks 1192 

Application  for  permits,  approval  of  Water  Commissioner 1193 

Size  of  trap  in  dwelling  houses 1193 

Attachments  to  water  pipes  to  be  under  supervision  of  Water  Com- 
missioner   1 194 

Where  pipe  may  be  tapped 1194 

Improper  work  to  be  corrected 1195 

Permits  for  repairs 1196 

Must  report  repairs  within  forty-eight  hours ..  1196 

Not  to  turn  water  off  or  on 1196 


POLICE  AND  POLICEMEN— 


Organization  of  department 465 

Appointment  and  removal 27,  166 

Salary 30 

Same 281 

Qualifications 476 

Duties  of. 477,  484 

Same 43 

Same,  in  case  of  accidents 550 

Same,  respecting  theaters 582 


INDEX. 


761 


POLICE  AND  POLICEMEN— Cowc/Mrfef?.  paragraph 

Removal  of 485 

Property  seized  by,  disposition  of 489 

Firemen,  exercise  power  of 465,  492,  503 

Captain  of 474 

Salary  of. 281 

Same 30 

Sergeant  of 475 

Fund,  limitation  of  taxes  for 62 

Limitation  of  number 27,  166 

Salary  of 281 

Settle  disputes  as  to  hack  fare 761 

Remove  drunken  hack  driver 773 

Arrest  persons  carrying  concealed  weapons 784 

Seizing  gunpowder  875 

Enforce  ordinance  relating  to  fire-works 889 

Unlawful  wearing  of  star  or  badge  of 1119 

Notify  owners  of  defects  in  sidewalk 1293 

Remove  incumbrances  in  street 1325 

Special 27 

POLICE  JUDGE  AND  COURT— 

Constitutional  provision  for 2 

Same 3 

Election  of. 26 

Same 818 

Term  of  office 26 

Vacancy,  filling  same 189 

Reports  of 175 

Same,  failure  to  make 175 

Compensation 31 

Jurisdiction 170 

Same 400 

Same,  proceedings  in  case  exceeding 178 

Jurisdiction,  library  matters 249 

Powers  of. 171 

Change  of  venue  180 

Proceedings  by,  general  provisions 183 

Same 402 

Court,  sessions  of 401 

Same 171 

Security  for  costs 403 

Fees,  accounts  of 31 

Fees,  criminal  cases 404 

Fees,  disposition  of 405 


762 


INDEX. 


POLICE  JUDGE  AND  COUIiT— PARAGRAPH 

Fees,  jury  180 

Fines,  disposition  of 175 

Fees  of  witnesses  179 

Appeal  from  172 

Error  from 17.1 

Bill  of  exceptions 173 

Warrant,  issuance 174 

Immediate  trial  by  176 

Continuance  177 

Recognizance  on  continuance 177 

Recognizance,  breach  of 178 

Witnesses 179 

Same 185 

Same,  enforce  attendance 179 

Trial,  by  court 180 

Trial,  by  jury 180 

Same 186 

Same,  selecting  jury 180 

Jury  trial,  challenges 186 

Judgment,  on  conviction 181 

Same,  on  confession 181 

Sureties  for  judgment 181 

Sureties,  execution  against 181 

Punishment  by 187 

POLICE  MATRON— 

Authority  for  appointment 191 

Salary 191 

POLLS— 

When  opened 25 

POLL  TAX— 

Exemption  from 236 

POUND— 

Power  to  establish 125 

Power  to  provide 126 

Poundmaster,  appointment  of 1198 

Bond  of. 1198 

Authority  of. 1198 

Fees  for  impounding 1198 

Impounding  animals 1199 

Record  of. 1200 

Notice  to  owner 1201 

Sale  of  animals 1201 


JNDEX. 


763 


POUND — Concluded . paraciij’.aph 

Disposition  of  surplus  from  sale 1202 

Report  of  poundrnaster 1203 

Penalty  for  violations 1204 

Same 1205 

POWERS  OF  CITY— 

To  sue  and  be  sued 22 

To  purchase  and  hold  real  and  personal  property  for  the  use  of  the 

city  and  real  estate  sold  for  taxes 22 

To  sell  and  convey  any  real  or  personal  estate  owned  by  the  city, 
and  make  any  such  order  respecting  the  same  as  may  be  condu- 
cive to  the  interests  of  the  city 22 

To  make  contracts  and  all  other  acts  necessary  to  exercise  of  corpo- 
rate power 22 

To  exercise  all  powers  conferred  by  law 22 

How  exercised 22 

I.  To  levy  taxes,  general 81 

II.  To  levy  special  taxes 82 

III.  To  grade  streets,  etc 83 

IV.  To  open  and  improve  streets 84 

V.  To  sprinkle  streets  with  water 85 

VI.  To  set  aside  apace  for  sidewalk,  and  regulate  and  compel  walks 

to  be  built. 86 

VII.  To  impose  license  tax 87 

VIII.  To  tax  and  control  dogs 88 

IX.  To  regulate  building  areaways,  etc 89 

X.  To  compel  persons  to  fasten  their  horses 90 

XI.  To  regulate  use  of  streets 91 

XII.  To  prevent  encroachments  on  streets,  sidewalks,  etc 92 

XIII.  To  contract  for  the  erection  of  gas-works,  etc 93 

XIV.  To  provide  for  lighting  of  streets,  etc 94 

XV.  To  regulate  levee,  depots,  passage  of  railroads,  etc 95 

XVI.  To  regulate  crossing  of  railroad  tracks,  running  railway  en- 
gines, etc 96 

XVII.  To  exercise  the  power  of  eminent  domain 97 

XVIII.  To  establish  and  maintain  public  libraries 98 

XIX.  To  purchase  and  improve  public  parks 99 

XX.  To  borrow  money  and  pledge  credit,  etc 100 

XXL  To  provide  for  and  issue  funding  bonds 101 

XXII.  To  provide  for  a sinking  fund 102 

XXIII.  To  divide  the  city  into  wards 103 

XXIV.  To  provide  for  the  registration  of  voters 104 

XXV.  To  provide  for  removal  of  officers  of  city 105 

XXVI.  To  prescribe  powers,  duties,  etc.,  of  city  officers 106 


764 


INDEX. 


POWERS  OF  CITY — Concluded.  paragraph 

XXVII.  To  require  officers,  etc.,  to  give  bonds 107 

XXVIII.  To  require  reports  from  officers 108 

XXIX.  To  take  the  census 109 

XXX.  To  purchase  and  own  ground  for  a market  house 110 

XXXI.  To  fix  rate  of  water-tax Ill 

XXXII.  To  regulate  water-course,  establish  public  wells,  etc 112 

XXXIII.  To  organize  and  maintain  a fire  department,  etc 113 

XXXIV.  To  establish  standard  weights  and  measures 114 

XXXV.  To  provide  for  an  inspection  of  weight  of  coal,  etc 115 

XXXVI.  To  punish  breach  of  any  ordinance 116 

XXXVII.  To  prevent  miscellaneous  crimes 117 

XXXVIII.  To  prevent  and  restrain  riot,  etc 118 

XXXIX.  To  punish  disorderly  conduct 119 

XL.  To  punish  vagrants,  etc 120 

XLI.  To  require  all  lots  drained  and  filled 121 

XLII.  To  remove  dead  carcasses : 122 

XLIII.  To  regulate  and  license  halls,  etc 123 

XLIV.  To  prescribe  rules  for  erection  of  buildings 124 

XLV.  To  regulate  and  prohibit  cattle  running  at  large,  etc 125 

XLVI.  To  erect  a pound 126 

XliVII.  To  regulate  and  license  auctions 127 

XLVIII.  To  prevent  diseases 128 

XLIX.  To  erect  jail,  station  house,  etc 129 

L.  To  make  regulations  to  secure  general  health 130 

LI.  To  purchase  and  own  land  for  cemetery,  hospital,  and  water- 
works  131 

LII.  To  ornament  and  improve  cemetery  grounds 132 

LIII.  To  convey  cemetery  lots  to  purchasers 133 

LIV.  To  limit  number  of  cemetery  lots  owned  by  one  person 134 

LV.  To  pass  rules  and  ordinances  governing  cemetery,  etc 135 

LVI.  To  conserve  the  general  welfare 136 

LVII.  To  elect  a President  of  the  Council 137 

LVIII.  To  provide  for  revision  of  ordinances 138 

LIX.  To  purchase  ground  for  hospital 139 

LX.  To  provide  for  control  of  hospital 140 

LXI.  When  board  shall  hold  meetings 141 

LXII.  Board  to  establish  rules 142 

LXIII.  To  enter  into  agreement  with  charitable  societies  for  man- 
agement of  hospital,  etc 143 

PRECINCTS— 

How  formed 24,  828 

PRESIDENT  OF  COUNCIL— 

Shall  preside,  when ,...36,  319 

Authority  to  elect,  and  duties  of. 137,  319 


INDEX. 


765 


PRINTING-  PAHAGHAPM 

Compensation  for 168 

How  let 1376-1380 

PRISONERS— 

Working  same 188 

Fees  allowed  for  working... 188 

Discharge  of. 182 

PROCESS— 

Service  of. 20 

PUBLIC  MONEY- 

Di version  of. 50 

Same,  special  funds 57 

Must  remain  in  custody  of  Treasurer 78 

Penalty  for  violation 78 

To  be  paid  in  warrants 59 

Authority  to  borrow 100 

PUNISHMENT— 

Autority  to  impose 116,  119,  187 

QUARANTINE— 

Appropriation 55 

By  Board  of  Health  1012 

RAILROADS— 

Power  to  regulate 95,  96 

May  be  compelled  to  build  viaducts 83,  192,  193 

Statutory  provisions 226-230 

Speed  of  trains  through  city 1206 

Bell,  ringing  same 1207 

Obstruction  of  streets  by  cars,  etc 1208 

Flying  switches  prohibited 1210 

Lamps  at  certain  street  crossings — 1211 

Flagmen,  where  stationed 1214 

Penalty  for  violations 1215 

Bonds  in  aid  of 1559-1563 

Right  of  way  of  A.  & N.,  vacating 1595 

Same,  on  Seventh  street,  between  O and  S 1596 

Same,  on  Seventh  street,  between  O and  N 1597 

Same,  on  Sixth  street 1598 

Same,  on  Seventh  street 1606 

Same 1616 

Bellevue,  Ashland  & Lincoln  Railroad,  repealing 1607 


766 


INDEX. 


RAILROADS — Continued.  PARAGRAPH 

Right  of  Way  of  B.  & M— 

Ordinance  modifying  grant 1605 

On  Seventh  street,  between  P and  Q 1608 

On  Eighth  and  N 1609 

On  Fifth  and  U 1610 

On  Sixth  and  Seventh 1611 

On  Fifth 1612 

On  Seventh 1617 

On  L,  M,  and  N 1618 

On  Eighth,  between  O and  P 1620 

On  Sixth 1627 

Right  of  Way  of  C.,  B.  & Q. — 

On  Sixth 1619 

Same 1627 

Same  on  Q street 1628 

On  alley  and  Eighth  street 1632 

On  N street 1637 

Side  track  on  Seventh  street 1638 

South  half  Y street 1639 

Right  of  Way  of  C.,  R.  I.  & P.— 

Eighteenth  and  R street  addition 1633 

Territory  between  Seventeenth  and  Eighteenth  streets 1634 

Vine,  Y,  North  and  Eighteenth  streets 1635 

From  Twenty-seventh  to  R street 1636 

Salsbury  addition 1640 

Along  line  as  surveyed 1641 

From  L street  to  city  limits 1642 

Viaduct  North  and  Eighteenth  streets 1643 

Young’s  addition  and  Houtz  Place 1645 

X street 1647 

Right  of  Way  of  F.,  E.  & M.  V.— 

Over  blocks  18,  9,  and  6 1622 

On  Y street 1629 

On  X street 1644 

Right  of  Way  of  L.  & N.  W. — 

Certain  streets  and  alleys 1621 

Eighth  street,  north  of  R 1624 

Right  of  Way  of  Midland  Pacific— 

Repealing 1601 

On  Eighth  street 1602 

Same 1603 

Same  on  Third,  Fourth,  and  Fifth  .streets 1604 

Ordinance  modifying  grant 1605 


indp:x. 


767 


K A 1 1.  RO  A DS—  Co  n eluded.  PARAGKAI’II 

J^iGHT  OF  Way  of  Missouiu  Pacific— 

Certain  streets  and  alleys 1621 

On  T,  U,  and  V streets 1622 

On  W street 1623 

On  Ninth  street 1625 

On  Tenth  street 1626 

Right  OF  Way  of  O.  & R.  V.  Co. — 

Certain  streets 1613 

Same 1614 

Same 1615 

Buckstafif,  permission  to  maintain  track  on  Eighth  street 1630 

Bridge  across  Salt  creek 1648 

REAL  ESTATE— 

Delinquent  tax  list 72 

Same,  sale 72 

Sale  of,  for  tax  not  affected  by  irregularity 74 

REAL  ESTATE  BROKERS  AND  AGENTS— 

Power  to  tax 87 

REGISTRATION— 

Authority  to  provide  for 104,  804 

Special  elections 824 

REMOVAL  OF  OFFICERS— 

See  “Officers.” 

REPORTS  REQUIRED— 

Authority  to  require 108 

By  Clerk— 

Monthly,  of  warrants  issued 38 

Monthly,  of  condition  of  funds 38 

Annual,  of  bonds  sold 38 

Regarding  impounded  animals 1203 

By  Treasurer — 

Monthly,  on  state  of  treasury 39 

Same 397 

Annual 79 

On  delinquent  officials 396 

On  dog  tax 801 

By  Mayor  and  Council— 

Publish  financial  statement 156 

By  Engineer — 

On  acceptan(  e of  work 152 

On  request  of  Council 422 

Encroachment  on  public  ground 420 


7(58 


INDEX. 


liIjl*OKT.S  K l'..QIJl liiiD — (Joncludcd.  PAKAGiiArii 

By  Police  Judge— 

Monthly  list  of  cases 175 

Monthly  fines  and  costs 175 

By  Board  Stationary  Engineers — 

Monthly  to  Council 1310 

T ) Treasurer 1300 

By  Water  Commissioner— 

Quarterly,  on  condition  of  water  sy  stem 164 

Same,  itemized  statement  of  receipts  and  expenditures 1404 

By  Street  Commissioner — 

Weekly,  as  to  employees 425 

To  City  Attorney,  when  accident  occurs 426 

By  Sidewalk  Inspector- 

To  City  Attorney,  when  accident  occurs 430 

As  to  cost  of  building  sidewalks 429 

Report  notices  to  build  sidewalks 429 

Weekly  as  to  transactions  of  office 429 

Service  of  notices  to  build 1292 

By  Chief  of  Fire  Department — 

Semi-annual 496 

On  damage  to  building  by  fire 629 

Of  arbitrators  on  damage  by  fire 623,  624 

By  City  Attorney — 

Annual 449 

By  City  Physician — 

Monthly 464 

Regarding  deaths 791 

By  Library  Board — 

Annual 247 

Organization 1 096 

By  Board  of  Public  Works  — 

On  Engineer’s  estimate 152 

On  employment  of  inspectors..  416 

By  Health  Officer — 

Monthly,  on  condition  of  office 460 

By  Plumbers— 

To  Water  Commissioner 1191 

Same 1196 

By  All  Officers — 

On  request  of  JVIayor 291 

RESIDENT  MERCHANT— 

Defined 1216 


INDEX. 


769 


KESIDENT  MERCHANT— pakac 
Shall  not  sell  or  solicit  except  in  regular  place  of  business  without 


license 1217 

License  for  peddling 1218 

Not  applicable  to  hawkers  and  peddlers 1219 

Penalty  for  violations 1219 

RIGHTS  OF  PROPERTY— 

Preserved 21 

Transferred 21 

RIOTS— 

Authority  to  restrain 118 

Punishment 1115 

ROAD  TAXES— 

Especially  appropriated 53 

Expenditure  of 62 

To  whom  paid 76 

How  expended 76 

RULES— 

Of  Excise  Board 1720 

SALARIES— 

Officers 30 

Ordinance  fixing 281 

SCAVENGERS— 

Authority  to  license  and  regulate 87 

License 1220,  1225 

Bond  for 1220 

How  work  shall  be  done 1221 

Storage  of  implements  used  by 1222 

Work  must  be  done  at  night 1223 

Same 1224 

Contents  of  vault  not  deposited  within  city 1223 

Inspection  of  wagons,  etc 1224 

Post  number  on  wagons,  etc 1224 

Fees 1225 

Penalty  for  violation 1226 

SEAL— 

Description  of 391 

Custodian  of 1227 

SEAT  OF  GOVERNMENT— 

Location  of 253-257 

34 


770 


INDEX. 


SECOND-HAND  DEALERS—  paragraph 

Power  to  license  and  regulate 87,  136 

License 1228 

Bond 1229 

Fee  for  license 1230 

Application  for  license 1230 

Keep  record  of  goods  purchased 1231 

Book  to  be  open  to  Mayor,  police,  etc 1231 

Report  purchases  and  pledges  each  day 1232 

To  give  notice  of  advertised  goods 1233 

Penalty  for  violation 1234 

SEWERS  AND  DRAINS— 

Construction  of 83 

Power  to  provide  system 147 

Districts 147 

Special  tax  for 148 

Special  assessment  for 148 

Petition  for  sewerage 148 

Bonds  for 159 

Tax  for 165 

Contracts  for 409 

Specifications  409 

Placing  rubbish  in,  penalty 880 

Connections  with  must  accord  with  rules  and  regulations  of  council,  1235 

Same 1240 

Cannot  be  opened  or  connected  with,  without  permit 1236 

Application  for  permit 1237 

Bond  for 1237 

Excavations  for  sewer  pipe,  permit 1238 

Permits,  issued  by  City  Engineer 1239 

Applications  for 1240 

Record  of 1240 

Forfeiture  of 1240 

Plumber  responsible  for  damages  to  streets 1241 

Penalty  for  violations 1242 

Inspectors,  appointment  of 1243 

Rules  and  regulations  governing  use  of  sewers 1244-1264 

Rules  to  be  posted  in  shop 1265 

SIDEWALKS— 

Authority  to  reserve  space  for 86 

Assess  cost  of  construction 86 

Erection  of 86 

Brought  to  grade 86 


INDEX. 


771 


SIDEWALKS — Continued.  paragraph 

Authority  to  regulate 86 

Contracts  for 86 

Notice  to  lot  owner 86 

Liability  of  lot  owner 86 

Obstructions 89 

Encroachments  on 92 

Inspector  of. 428 

Defective,  repaired  by  city 428 

Notice  defect  in 428 

Service  of  notices 429 

Use  of,  for  storing  building  material 618 

Obstructing 1117 

Dangerous  condition  of,  prohibited 1123 

Fruit  or  book  stands  on 1148 

Occupation  of,  by  peddler  prohibited 1129 

Reservation  of  space  for 1267 

Width  of,  on  business  streets 1268 

Material  for  construction 1268 

To  incline  upward 1269 

Regulations  governing,  on  residence  streets 1269 

Brought  to  established  grade 1270 

Resolution  and  notice  for  building 1271 

City  may  build 1272 

Dilapidated  wooden  sidewalks  declared  a nuisance 1273 

Permits  to  use  space  under 1274 

Amount  of  space  under,  to  be  used 1275 

Entrances  and  openings  in 1276 

How  openings  in,  shall  be  constructed 1277 

Boilers,  furnaces,  explosives,  etc.,  not  permitted  under 1278 

Openings  not  to  be  left  open  or  broken 1279 

No  smooth  glass  in,  permitted 1280 

Must  be  kept  at  grade 1280 

Clean  snow  and  ice  from 1281 

Keep  free  from  incumbrances,  filth,  etc 1281 

Unlawful  to  tear  up  or  remove 1282 

Unlawful  to  hitch  animal  so  as  to  obstruct 1283 

Riding  or  driving  on 1284 

Awnings  on 1285 

Injury  to,  or  lamp  posts 1286 

Permitting  riding  or  driving  on ...  1287 

Permitting  merchandise  to  remain  on  1288 

Riding  bicycles  or  velocipedes  upon  ..  1289 

Occupying  more  than  five  feet  for  displaying  goods 1290 

Porches,  outside  stairways,  etc.,  no  more  than  three  feet 1290 


772 


INDEX. 


SI  DKW  ATjKS — Concluded.  paragraph 

Penalty  for  violation 1290 

Crossings,  authority  for 1291 

Record  of  notices  served  regarding 1292 

Policemen  to  notify  owners  of  defects  in 1293 

Shade  trees,  where  planted 1294 

Cultivation  of  trees 1295 

Horses,  cattle,  etc.,  not  allowed  on  space  reserved  for 1296 

Penalty  for  violation 1296 

Penalty  for  violating  article 1297 

Telephone  or  telegraph  poles  not  to  be  placed  in 1386 

Telephone  or  telegraph  companies  liable  for  damages  to 1387 

See  “Inspector  of  Sidewalks — Inspector.” 


SIGNS— 

Of  what  material 1266 

Height  from  ground 1266 

SINKING  FUND— 

Provided  for  in  annual  appropriation 55 

Authority  to  provide 102 

Water  rents  placed  in 165 

Taxes  for,  how  payable 167 

How  invested 167 

SPECIAL  ASSESSMENTS— 

Remain  special  fund 51 

Warrants 57 

Duties  of  Board  of  Equalization  63 

Lien  on  real  estate 63 

How  paid 71 

When  delinquent 75 

Same 144 

Interest  on,  when  delinquent 75 

Authority  for  levying 82 

For  viaducts ! 83 

For  street  sprinkling .• 85 

For  sidewalks 86 

For  lighting  railways  96 

For  filling  lots 121 

For  paving 144 

For  intersections 146 

For  sewer 148 

Re-assessment 148 

Distress  warrant 150 

For  paving  for  street  railway 154 


INDEX. 


773 


SPECIAL  ASSESSMENTS— Cone/««  paragraph 

Limitations  on,  for  paving 144 

Errors  in,  how  corrected 144 

How  determined  144 

For  improving  streets 146 

How  levied 149 

Same 151 

STANDARD  STREET  RAILWAY  CO.— 

Franchise 1662,  1668 

STATIONARY  ENGINES— 

Board  of 1298 

Qualification 1299 

Account  to  treasurer 1300 

Duties  of 1301,  1305 

Fee  for  examination  1302 

Rules 1303 

Post  certificate  1304 

Salary 1309 

Report  to  Council 1310 

Penalties  for  violation 1305,  1307,  1308 

STEAM  CAROUSALS— 

License  and  consent  of  property  holders 1311 

Penally  for  violation 1315 

STEAM  ENGINES— 

When  used  within  fire  limits 1316 

Permits  for 1317 

Application  for 1317 

Violation  of  article,  penalty 1318 

STREET  COMMISSIONER— 

Appointment  of 27 

Same 263 

Confirmation  of 27 

Salary  of. 30 

Term  of  office 263 

Powers  of 44 

Duties  of 423 

Same 425 

Same  respecting  railroad  crossings 424 

Same  respecting  street  railways 424 

Assistants 425 

Record  of  assistants 425 

Report  of  pay-roll  to  Council 425 


774 


INDEX. 


STREET  COMMISSIONER paragraph 

Examine  place  of  accident 426 

Report  to  City  Attorney 426 

Act  as  Sidewalk  Inspector 427 

Serve  notice  to  remove  barbed  wire  fence 605 

Supervision  of  electric  light  wires 841 

May  remove  incumbrances  in  street 1325 

STREET  RAILROADS— 

Constitutional  restriction 10 

Defined 153 

Paving  between  rails 144,  153,  13726 

Refusal  to  pave 154 

Unlawful  to  move  building  along  or  across  track 1342 

Filing  map  of  proposed  line 1352 

Calling  election  for  grant  of  franchise 1353 

Notice  of  election 1354 

Holding  elections,  canvass  of  vote 1355 

Expense  of  election 1356 

Gauge  of  track 1357 

Operation  of. 1357 

Conform  to  grade  of  streets 1358 

Conditions  under  which  track  may  be  placed  on  paved  street 1372a 

Track  placed  in  middle  of  street 1359 

Not  more  than  two  tracks  on  street 1359 

Turnout  or  switch  not  allowed  on  street  with  two  tracks 1360 

Taking  up  track 1361 

Use  of  same  track  by  different  lines 1362 

Use  of  streets,  including  bridges 1363 

Side  tracks  and  switches 1363 

Regulations  governing  operation  of 1364 

Right  of  way  on  tracks 1365 

Same 1366 

Fare 1367 

Sale  of  tickets 1368 

Minor  not  to  get  off  car  in  motion 1369 

Fare  must-be  paid 1370 

Limitations  of  article 1371 

Penalty  for  violation  of 1372 

STREETS— 

Power  to  lay  out 17 

Authority  to  compel  owners  of  additions  to  conform  to  width  of...  17 

Same 19 

Under  charge  of  Street  Commissioner 44 

Authority  to  name,  vacate,  etc 84 


TNDEX. 


775 


STREETS — Continued,  paragraph 

Authority  to  regulate  use  of 91 

Authority  to  sprinkle  with  water 85 

Grade,  improve,  repair,  etc 83 

Authority  to  improve 144 

Special  tax  for  improving 14G 

Authority  to  provide  for  lighting 93 

Survey  of. 419 

Intrusions  on,  reported  by  City  Engineer 420 

Works  supervised  by  City  Engineer 421 

Permits  to  work  in 421 

Earth  and  pavement  removed  from 421 

Supervision  of,  by  Street  Commissioners 423 

Care  of,  by  Mayor  and  Council 47 

Prevent  misuse  of 92 

Obstruction  of. 89 

Railways  in 96 

Eminent  domain 97 

Use  by  railways 153 

Authority  to  punish  indecencies  upon 119 

Use  of,  for  storing  building  material 618 

In  additions  must  conform 554 

Fire,  how  carried  through 854 

Street  signs,  penalty  for  breaking  or  carrying  away 1090 

Street  railroads  to  conform  to  grade  of 1358 

Conditions  under  which  track  may  be  placed  on  paved  street 1372a 

Obstruction  of,  by  crowd 1129 

Hay,  etc.,  not  to  be  thrown 1133 

Banana  peel  not  to  be  thrown 1134 

Obstruction  by  cars 1208 

Names  of. 1319 

Numbering  buildings 1320 

Method  of  numbering 1321 

Size  of  numbers 1322 

When  to  be  placed  on  building 1323 

City  Council  may  place  number  when  owner  refuses 1324 

Must  be  kept  free  from  incumbrances 1325 

Building  not  be  erected  in 1326 

Buildings  erected  in  streets  to  be  removed 1327 

Same 1328 

Rubbish,  stone,  mortar,  etc.,  to  be  hauled  in  tight  box 1329 

Dressing  stone  or  building  material  in,  prohibited 1330 

Cattle  driven  through,  regulations 1331 

Names  of,  placed  on  street  corners 1332 

Playing  ball  in,  prohibited 1332 


77() 


INDEX. 


ST  E EETS — Concluded. 

Excavations  in,  consent  of  Council 

Tamping  excavations 

Driving  across  curbing 

Use  of,  by  auctioneers  or  peddlers 

Curb  lines 

Refuse  matter  in,  unlawful 

Use  of,  during  erection  of  buildings 

Scales  in  street 

Moving  buildings  in,  permits 

Penalty  for  violation  of. 

Application  for  permit 

Bond  for 

Unlawful  to  move  building  across  street  railway  track. 

Sewer  pipes  in  paving  districts 

Open,  widen,  and  improve 

Condemn  land  for 

Proceedings  to  condemn 

Same 

Fee  of  appraisers 

Grade  or  repair  of 

Same,  two-thirds  vote  for 

Excavations  in,  permit 

Same,  barricades,  lights,  etc 

Penalty  for  violations 


PARAGEAPH 

: 1313 

1334 

1335 

1336 

1337 

1133,  1134,  1338 

1338 

1339 

1340 

1341 

1341 

1341 

1342 

1343 

1344 

1345 

1346 

1347 

1348 

1349 

1349 

1350 

1350 

1351 


SUNDAY— 

Violations  of 1373 

Same 1374 

Penalty  for  violations 1375 

SUPPLIES— CITY  PRINTING- 

HOW  let 1376-1380 

Bond 1378 

Job  printing,  how  let 1379 

Papers  to  be  furnished  officers 1380 

Not  to  exceed 168 


SUPPLIES  FOR  CITY  GOVERNMENT— 

Charter  provisions 156 

Advertisement  for 1381 

Bids  for 1382 

Bond  for  bid 1383 

Estimates  and  lists  to  be  furnished  Clerk 1384 

Contracts  for  furnishing 1385 


INDEX. 


777 


SURPLUS-  PAKAGKAPH 

Of  funds  may  be  transferred 50 

Same 51 

Water  rents,  applied 105 

TAXES— 

Municipal  property  exempt 5 

Levy  of. 62 

Limitations 62 

Board  of  Equalization 63 

List,  correction 64 

Delinquent 65 

Interest  on 65 

Demand  unnecessary 65 

Distress  warrants 66 

Same 67 

Fees  for  collecting 68 

How  collected 69 

Ordinances  for  collection  of, 70 

Coupons  of  bonds  accepted  for 71 

How  paid 71 

Lands  sold  for 72 

Lien  on  real  estate 73 

Lieu  of,  how  governed 73 

Irregularities  do  not  invalidate 74 

General  provisions 75 

Kelevy 75 

Authority  to  levy  general 81 

Authority  to  levy  special 82 

License 87 

Water Ill 

Limitations  on,  for  bonds 162 

For  sinking  fund,  how  payable 165 

Limitations  on 217 

Same 220 

For  internal  improvements 232 

Insurance  companies 237 

TELEGRAPHS  AND  TELEPHONES— 

See  Fkanchises.” 

Authority  to  regulate 94 

Tax  or  license 1098,  1393 

Poles  not  placed  in  sidewalks 1386 

Poles  placed  in  streets 1387 

Poles  placed  as  directed  by  Mayor  or  Council 1388 

Penally  for  violation 1388 


778 


INDEX. 


TELEGRAPHS  AND  TELEPHONES— ConcZwdef/.  paragraph 

Companies  liable  for  damage  to  sidewalk,  curbing,  area  wall,  etc...  13«9 

Penalty  for  violation 1390 

Tax  required  of  telegraph  company 1391 

Penalty  for  non-payment 1392 

Tax  required  of  telephone  company 1393 

Disposition  of  tax 1393 

THEATERS— 


See  “Buildings,”  “Amusements,”  “License.” 


TREASURER— 

Election  of 26 

Same 261 

Term  of  office 26 

Salary 30 

Same 281 

Vacancy  in  office  of 39 

Declared  vacant,  how. 39 

Deputy 39 

Same 399 

Duties  of  Deputy 399 

Bond  of. 39 

Amount  of 275 

Custodian  of  corporation  money ...  39 

Keep  each  fund  account  separate 39 

Give  receipt 39 

File  copies  of  receipts 39 

Reports 39 

File  vouchers 39 

Deputy 39 

Deputy,  appointment 268 

Hold  special  assessment  as  special  fund 51 

Correct  errors  of  names  in  tax  list 64 

Report  lands  omitted  from  tax  lists 64 

Make  out  delinquent  tax  list 65-72 

Collect  delinquent  tax 65 

Form  of  tax  warrant 66 

When  levy  on  personalty 67 

Fines  paid  to 175 

Levy  distress  warrant 66,  67 

Same 144 

General  authority 68 

Fees  for  collecting  taxes 68 

Deliver  delinquent  tax  list  to  County  Treasurer 72 

Notify  County  Treasurer  of  payment 72 


INDEX. 


779 


TREASURER — Concluded.  paragraph 

Receive  nil  money  belonging  to  city 77 

Keep  daily  cash  book 77 

Other  books 77 

Books  subject  to  inspection 77 

Retain  all  moneys  in  his  keepi'  g 78 

Penalty  for  violation 78 

Report  annually 79 

Report  when  required 79 

Keep  a register  of  warrants 79 

Give  notice  of  special  assessments 150 

Books  of  account  of 393 

Same 77 

Separate  accounts 394 

Cancel  bonds,  warrants,  etc 395 

Deliver  tax  receipts,  etc 396 

Report  delinquent  officers 396 

Monthly  report  of. 397 

Deliver  canceled  indebtedness  to  Clerk 398 

Place  pound  fees  in  special  police  fund 801 

Report  same  to  Council  monthly 801 

UNION  SQUARE— 

Location  of ..  260 

VACANCY— 

See  different  officers. 

VAGRANTS— 

Authority  to  arrest  and  punish 118,  120 

Ordinance 1140 

VENUE— 

Change  of 180 

VETO— 

Authority  to 34 

Pa  sing  over 34 

VIADUCT— 

General  provisions 83,  192,  193 

O street  viaduct  ordered 1709 

Ordinance  calling  election 1712 

Ninth  street  viaduct  ordered ..  1713 

VOTE— 

Yea  and  nay,  to  confirm  27 

On  contract 46 

On  street  grading 83 

On  sidewalk  assessment 86 


780 


INDEX. 


WARDS  PARAOKAPH 

Division  of  city  into 16 

Number  of,  and  of  election  districts 23 

Authority  to  divide  city  into 103 

Division  of  city  into 1394 

First  veard 1394 

Second  ward 1395 

Third  ward 1396 

Fourth  ward 1397 

Fifth  ward 1398 

Sixth  ward 1399 

Seventh  ward 1400 

Lines  extend  to  center  of  street 1401 

WARRANTS— 

Clerk  to  keep  record  of 38 

Not  to  issue  in  case  of  appeal 49 

Not  drawn  unless  fund  appropriated 55 

Not  to  exceed  ninety  per  cent  of  fund 57 

Exceptions 57 

By  whom  signed 57 

What  must  state..... 57 

Accepted  for  taxes,  when 71 

Treasurer  to  keep  register  of. 79 

Interest  on 225 

By  whom  drawn 380 

Form  tax  warrant 66 

Efifect  of 67 

WATER  COMMISSIONER— 

Election  of 26 

Same 163 

Same 261 

Term  of  office 261 

Salary 30 

Same 281 

Bond  of,  and  appointment 163 

Same 274 

Councilmen  ineligible 163 

Duties 164 

Same 1402 

Same 1411 

Collect  water  rents 1402 

Disposition  of  same 1402 

Receipts  therefor 1402 

Reports  to  Council 1404 


INDEX. 


781 


WATER  COMMISSIONER — Concluded.  pakagrapii 

Same 1405 

Control  of  department  employees 1406 

Estimates  for  department 1407 

Purchase  supplies,  when 1408 

Employ  laborers,  when 1408 

Supervise  laying  mains 1409 

Supervise  connections 1409 

Fix  price  for  water,  when 1410 

Inspect  plumbing 1188 

Control  of  water-works 1402 

Receive  and  account  for  moneys 1403 

Report  to  Council 1404 

Control  of  employees 1406 

Submit  estimate 1407 

WATER  RATES  AND  RULES— 

Authority  to  fix Ill 

Disposition  of  money  realized 165 

Table  of  rates 1435 

Persons  other  than  owner  of  building  or  occupants  not  to  be  sup- 
plied   1412 

Failure  of  one  of  two  persons  using,  to  pay 1413 

Permit  for  additions  or  change  of  pipes,  etc 1414 

Owner  must  keep  service  pipes,  etc.,  iu  repair 1415 

Water  not  to  be  left  running 1416 

Applications  for  water 1417 

Free  access  of  employees  of  Water  Department 1418 

Water  meter,  right  of  city  to  set 1436 

Sprinkling  permits 1428-1433 

City  may  stop  water  without  notice 1419 

May  shut  off  water  in  mains  for  repairs,  etc 1420 

Unauthorized  taking  of  water  prohibited 1421 

Each  house  on  lot  to  pay  rates 1421 

Interfering  with  apparatus  prohibited 1422 

Size  of  hose  used  in  sprinkling 1428 

Waste  of  water  prohibited 1430,  1431 

Penalty  for 1430,  1431 

When  rates  to  be  paid 1434 

No  reduction  on  account  of  wells,  etc 1425 

Rates  based  on  water  used  on  premises 1426 

Public  buildings  defined 1427 

Public  closets  defined 1427 

Penalties  for  violations 1423 

Unlawful  to. take  water  from  hydrant  during  fire., 1432 


782 


INDEX. 


WATER  RATES  AND  R\J LES— Concluded.  I'AKAUKAHH 

Penalty  for  violation 1432 

Size  of  nozzle  of  sprinkler 1428 

Unlawful  to  leave  nozzle,  etc.,  open 1431 

Rights  reserved 1436,  1442 

Rents  lien  on  property 1441 

WATER-WORKS— 

Construction  of 1558 

Charter  provisions 131,  159,  160,  165 

Under  control  of  Water  Commissioner 1402 


See  “Water  Commissioner,”  “Water  Rates  and 


Rules.” 

WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES— 

Authority  to  establish  standards  for 114 

Standards  of  state  adopted 1443 

Contracts  refer  to 1443 

Bushel  by  weight 1444 

Public  scales,  license  for 1445 

Weighmaster’s  register,  certificates,  etc 1446 

Testing  public  scales 1447 

Penalty  for  violation 1448 

WRIT  OF  ERROR— 

From  Police  Judge 173 

YEA  AND  NAY  VOTE— 

Confirmation  officers 27 

Called  on  ordinances 46 

Called  on  contracts 46 


ERRATA. 


Par.  850,  on  page  232,  should  read  Par.  859. 
Par.  1334,  on  page  371,  should  read  Par.  1344. 


